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TBB BUREAU
ANGUL, DEC 1, 2022
JSP Foundation, the CSR arm of Jindal Steel & Power (JSP), observed World AIDS Day 2022 in association with the District AIDS Prevention and Control Unit (DAPCU) and others on Thursday.
On this occasion, the field functionaries of JSP Foundation made the people aware about the consequences of the pandemic and how people should take actions against HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care.
Besides, the volunteers of JSP Foundation also tagged around 20,000 red ribbons to all the employees, truckers, migrant labourers and community members in and around the Plant vicinity to show their solidarity and support towards the people living with HIV.
To spread awareness about AIDS and its prevention, JSP Foundation also mounted a large number of posters, banners, stickers, etc. at different strategic locations of the district; and organised a camp with the help of Integrated Counselling & Testing Center (ICTC) to provide personal counselling to truckers. Stickers containing the Helpline number of HIV/AIDS were also pasted on various trucks.
As a street awareness program, cultural programme with local folk dance form (Dalkhai Dance) was also conducted at various places to sensitise people; and a mass signature campaign was also done by JSP Foundation.
Notably, JSP Angul has signed the Employer Led Model with National Aids Control Society in 2015; and as an ethical partner to address HIV/AIDS, so far 4,76,986 people have been covered under HIV counselling and 4,49,713 HIV tests done and infected cases referred for treatment at Govt. ART centre.
