Srinagar, Dec 1: Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar commemorated World AIDS Day with a day-long programme organised by the Department of Community Medicine in collaboration with the J&K AIDS Control Society (JKACS) at the college auditorium.
Prof Iqbal Pandit of the Department of Community Medicine delivered the keynote address, highlighting the global and regional challenges of HIV/AIDS and the need for sustained awareness and preventive measures.
In her inaugural remarks, Principal and Dean GMC Srinagar, Prof Iffat Hassan Shah, stressed the importance of wider awareness among all stakeholders and underscored this year’s theme, “Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the AIDS Response.”
She appreciated the Department of Community Medicine for organising the event. Assistant Director JKACS, Imtiyaz Khan, presented an overview of the HIV/AIDS scenario in J&K and the efforts being taken by the society to strengthen prevention, diagnosis, and treatment services.
Several faculty members including Dr Irfan Ali, Associate Professor, General Medicine, Prof Samina Sultana of Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Dr Inamul Haq, Associate Professor, Community Medicine, Danish Zahoor, Assistant Professor, Microbiology, and Dr Muzaffar Rasool Bhat, Assistant Professor, Periodontics, Government Dental College Srinagar addressed the gathering,
As part of the event, a health education skit and a poster competition were held for medical students of GMC Srinagar.
The winners of the poster competition were Nashwa Anjum (1st), Rumaan Rafiq Mir, Aisha Aijaz, and Priyanshi Raina (2nd) and Luqman Javed (3rd).
The competition was adjudged by Prof Ghulam Muhammad Bhat, HoD Anatomy; Prof Rehana Tabassum of the Department of Pharmacology; and Dr Sheikh Bilal Ahmed, HoD Pathology.
The event was organised under the supervision of Organising Secretary Malik Waseem Raja, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, GMC Srinagar.
Certificates and mementoes were distributed by Organising Chairperson Prof Iqbal Pandit among participants, skit performers, poster winners, and members of the organising team including Dr Rifat, Dr Iram Sabah, Dr Shifana, and Dr Nida Sultan, Senior Residents, Department of Community Medicine.
The programme concluded with a vote of thanks delivered by Dr Waseem Raja, Assistant Professor, Community Medicine.
