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An NGO NKP Has Been Working Towards The Rehabilitation Of HIV Patients Child, 47 Get Job Kolhapur : Society has A Different Perspective on HIV-infected people. NKP Plus is working to bring HIV-infected people into the mainstream. The Administration has succeeded in bringing 47 HIV Negative Children into the mainstream of education With the help of this organization. Some are infected with the life-threatening disease from their mother's womb, while others take the first breath of life as children of AIDS-infected people. While those who are related by blood refused, some threw them away. However, while maintaining the will to live, they are marked as children of AIDS-infected people at birth. These children dreamed of erasing this mark and taking flight as eagles to conquer the world, and some of them even fulfilled it. Children of those affected 20 years ago have now come into the mainstream of society. Some of them are doctors, teachers, and some are going to serve in the army. The District AIDS Prevention and Control Team along with various NGOs in the district have so far given wings to the lives of 47 Youth. The District AIDS Prevention and Control Cell at Chhatrapati Pramila Raje Hospital in Kolhapur and NKP Plus, an organization that works for AIDS sufferers, have registered 400 people. Some of them have lost their parents at birth. Out of these, 82 are pursuing primary education, 169 are studying in secondary school, 82 are in junior college and 47 have completed postgraduate degrees and BAMS-like courses. Children born from immoral relationships have lost both their parents and have said bye to the world. NKP Plus has provided a new basis for such children to live. Many of them are now living a good life like the general public. A project called Samagra is being run by NKP for AIDS sufferers. District AIDS Control Officer Deepa Shippurkar said that "These young souls are getting the strength to take on new challenges in life through such initiatives." "When Anita ( Name Change ) came to District Control Officer Deepa Shippurkar, she was pregnant. Her husband died while battling an incurable disease. However, Anita decided that living for the innocent life in the womb was the goal of her life. Her mother-in-law supported her in this fight. After delivery, the baby also became HIV negative due to medication. Anita, who got married after completing her 12th standard education, decided to study again. With the baby and the encouragement given by her mother-in-law, she completed her education up to M.A. B.Ed. and is now raising a new generation in a school. They have remarried and their married life is going on like normal people," said Deepa Shippurkar. Sonali ( Name Changed) lost her parents' support at A young age. Both were HIV-infected. Sonali was negative. She is now living a normal life after taking treatment from the District AIDS Control Cell from time to time. Sonali, who was raised by her maternal uncle, instilled in her child a desire to pursue higher education and she completed it. She recently completed her BAMS degree and is currently pursuing further education in the medical field. "The theme of AIDS Day 2024 was 'Take the Right Path'. That is, without discrimination against AIDS patients, they should also live their lives like the general public, for which the District AIDS Control Room, Chhatrapati Pramilaraje Hospital is working under the theme 'Choose your right path' this year. Under the guidance of District Surgeon Dr. Supriya Deshmukh, this department is ready to make the lives of AIDS patients easier according to this year's theme," said Deepa Shippurkar.

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00:00District AIDS Prevention and Control Board is the board which is working in CPR.
00:10It is fully cooperating with Kolhapur's HIV-AIDS program.
00:16It is providing medicines to them.
00:18It is providing medicines to the staff who have been registered from the beginning.
00:26In this way, our work is going on.
00:29In the beginning, if you feel that you are HIV positive,
00:34then you can go to the ICTC, Integrated Counseling Testing Centre
00:38and check the reports.
00:41But if the work does not stop here,
00:43how can a person who is HIV-positive remain HIV-positive all his life?
00:46And if he is HIV-positive,
00:48then he is sent to the ART Centre for medicines.
00:52Today, there are almost 14,000 HIV-positive patients.
00:56We do not call them HIV-positive patients.
00:57We call them clients.
00:59These HIV-positive patients are living a good life by taking medicines.
01:04They are living a life like a patient taking medicines for BP and diabetes.
01:08If you see here,
01:10when the children were young,
01:12there was a time when both the parents were HIV-positive.
01:15When the parents were at home,
01:17they used to bring their children and the children were HIV-positive.
01:19These children are now young.
01:21There are many of them.
01:23We have a project called Veehan.
01:25It is an NGO called NKP Plus in Kolhapur.
01:27It is called Network of Kolhapur People Living with HIV.
01:30We come together and provide them with many types of facilities.
01:33For example, we give them social benefit schemes,
01:36guidance for education,
01:38help,
01:40stigma and discrimination.
01:42If there is discrimination,
01:44we go there and advocate for them,
01:46explain to them.
01:48Today, we have seen that
01:50almost all the children
01:52are getting some sort of education.
01:56I am proud to say that
01:58one of them has become a doctor.
02:00I just remember one case.
02:02She came to me.
02:04I do not take her name.
02:06I call her by a fictional name, Anita.
02:08When Anita came to me,
02:10she was pregnant.
02:12She came with her mother-in-law.
02:14Her child was delivered at that time.
02:17At the time of delivery,
02:19she came to know that she was HIV positive.
02:21Her test results were positive.
02:23She was very sick.
02:25She died.
02:27Her mother-in-law took care of her like a daughter.
02:29She used to take her child and examine her.
02:31Her child was negative.
02:33Her education was only 12th standard.
02:35She used to give 12th standard exams
02:37and got married.
02:39After that,
02:41she tried to commit suicide three times.
02:43At that time,
02:45her counseling was done in a different way.
02:47Her mother-in-law also supported her.
02:49Her mother-in-law also died of cancer.
02:51Because of her support,
02:53she got education after 12th standard.
02:55She got B.Ed and M.Ed.
02:57Today, as a teacher,
02:59she is permanent in the school.
03:01We met her in our program yesterday.
03:03She got married again.
03:05She got married
03:07through our organization.
03:09She is HIV positive.
03:11She has another child.
03:13Her other child is HIV negative.
03:15She is living a good life.
03:17She is very happy now.
03:21Actually,
03:23I got B.M.S.
03:27There are many more examples.
03:29We have a doctor
03:31who got B.M.S.
03:33He is taking further education.
03:35Since childhood,
03:37the society criticized her.
03:39Her parents died young.
03:41Her parents taught her.
03:43Her confidence is like a shield.
03:45We have to be
03:47respectful to the society.
03:49We cry every time.
03:51Even if we are HIV positive,
03:53we have to take medicines.
03:55She got a marriage proposal.
03:57But she gave priority to education.
03:59She gave priority to standing on her own feet.
04:01She got education in this way.
04:03Today, she has become a doctor.
04:05She is taking further education.
04:07What is the purpose of this year?
04:09The theme of this year
04:11is
04:13Take the Right Path.
04:15The person who has to face
04:17discrimination and discrimination,
04:19the society should think about it.
04:21We should help the society.
04:23We should give them strength.
04:25They should not be afraid.
04:27They should try to
04:29maintain their rights.
04:31We are ready to
04:33support them
04:35and give them strength.

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