Lecture on HIV and AIDS prevention organised at PU: Chandigarh
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Chandigarh, January 10: Highlighting the significance of social
values in fighting AIDS, a lecture on `Cultural Values and HIV/AIDS'
was organised at Panjab University by the Centre for Adult,
Continuing Education and Extension (CACEE), PU, today.

Programme incharge, CACEE, Renu Gandhi said appreciation of family
institutions along with cultural values were important for the
prevention of HIV/AIDS. She said faithfulness to the partner was the
wisest form of HIV prevention.

Coordinator, AIDS Helpline, Chandigarh, Dr Avnish Jolly maintained
that HIV/AIDS was no more a sexual and medical problem but was
related to the social and cultural aspects of the society. He also
talked about the facts and myths surrounding AIDS.

Reader in the Department of Sociology Dr Kiranpreet Kaur said, "We
need an interactive society that helps us fight the social and day-to-
day problems."

Readers in the Department of Hindi Dr Baijnath and Dr Sat Pal Sehgal
and director of CACEE Dr Sween were also present along with more than
50 students.