AIDS awareness and support services suspended

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Press Trust of India Gangtok
Last Updated : Feb 06 2014 | 1:58 PM IST
HIV/AIDS awareness and support services have been stopped in Sikkim after the staff of the department joined the nationwide ongoing strike.
Sikkim AIDS Control Employees Association struck work since February 4 in support of the ongoing pan-India strike called by All India AIDS Control Employees Association demanding fulfillment of its six-point charter of demands.
During the indefinite strike, except supply of ARV drugs, other facilities like ICTC centres, DAPCU, STI, OST, Mobile ICTC, Blood Safety, including SSACS Head Office have been closed until the demands are fulfilled.

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First Published: Feb 06 2014 | 1:58 PM IST

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