HIV screening to be intensified in Malappuram
Health officials in Malappuram have decided to intensify HIV screening as part of the National AIDS Control Programme. The initiative will focus on high-risk hotspots and private hospital testing services.
Why it matters
Increased screening is a critical public health strategy for managing infectious diseases and improving community health outcomes.
HIV testing in the district will be intensified as part of the National AIDS Control Programme. The decision was taken at a review meeting held here on Tuesday (October 13) to assess the Mobilisation of AIDS Safety (MAS) activities in the district.
The meeting discussed conducting tests in identified hotspots and strengthening HIV testing services at private hospitals.
M. Peeyush Namboothiripad, Additional Director of the Health department and project director of the Kerala State AIDS Control Society, presided over the meeting. Disha cluster programme manager S. Sunil Kumar welcomed the participants.
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