Varanasi: Banaras Hindu University ART Center along with Integrated Counseling and Testing Center (ICTC), Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PPTCT), Blood Bank, Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS) Center, Suraksha Clinic arranged a World AIDS Day was celebrated on Friday at the OPD premises of Sir Sunderlal Hospital. Established in 2005, the center is the largest and first ART center in UP, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar: It is also the only one in the region, said Professor Jaya Chakravarty, Nodal Officer and Project Director, ART Centre. Center of Excellence in HIV Care. There are 26,900 registered people living with HIV, 4,300 of whom are currently taking antiretroviral drugs. “Our CoE provides guidance, training, conducts distance learning workshops, improves research in the HIV community and cares for critically ill HIV patients,” she said, adding that it is the only center in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to provide third-line treatment . It provides free baseline blood, CD4 and viral load testing, as well as anti-tuberculosis and opportunistic infection medications, all under one roof. She said the disease cannot be contained without community awareness and involvement. It is the only center in eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar that provides dialysis facilities for HIV patients. ” she said. More than 500 people attended the awareness event and more than 100 free HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C tests were conducted. Subsequently, the Arts Center organized a Cultural programs were organized. Professor SN Sankhwar, Director, Dean (Research), Institute of Medical Sciences, Professor Ashok Chaudhary, Professor RC Shukla, Director, SS Hospital and others participated in the program.
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