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Orations
Awards
Dr.Saradarilal
Memorial Award
Dr.V.Govindan
Nair Memorial Award
Dr.P.S.Ranganathan
Memorial Award
Award
of Excellence
Quiz Competition
Journal
Other Activities & Training Programmes
Some of the past activities of members have included:
State and National government: This
includes strategic planning input into the National
AIDS Control Programmes, membership of the NACO technical
resource group on STIs, STI advisors for NACO and members
who have held the positions of project directors/deputy
directors of National & State AIDS Control Societies.
International: This includes work
with bilateral agencies e.g. DFID as well as prominent
international NGOs e.g. Family Health International.
Some members have been appointed Chairperson and the
Secretary General for the South East Asia and Western
Pacific Regional Branch of IUSTI and our Overseas members
have acted as consultants to other governments on their
STI programmes.
NGOs: IASSTD & AIDS members are
consultants for most of the NGOs in the country, especially
within Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The NGOs include APAC,
CAPAC, TAI, PASHE and KHPT.
Members have competence in areas such as development,
communication, social research, clinical management,
training etc.
Our members have been resource persons for
- Awareness programmes on STI / HIV to nurses, para
medical persons and to the public
- Targeted intervention programmes for Barbers, Truck
Drivers, Factory workers, unskilled labourers, uneducated
rural mass, CSWs, MSMs, Police, Military and Antenatal
women.
- Programmes for Higher Secondary School, College
students and Sociology students to create awareness
on the prevention of STD/ HIV
- Family Health awareness programmes
- STD survey among CSW
- Screening for STD / HIV among prison inmates
- Training or Trainers programme on surveillance
for STD core Trainers
- Care and Support for Medical Officers and Nurses
- Care and Support training for NGOs who deal with
parents and children who are affected and infected.
- Sentinel Surveillance for NACO
Syndromic management of STD for Resident Internees,
Medical officers, District Nodal Officers and Private
practitioners
- Training Programme on STIs for Medical Officers
at Andaman
Radio and TV talks on STIs / HIV awareness and prevention.
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