World Aids Day

World AIDS day is celebrated worldwide on December 1st every year to mark prevention and elimination of the spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) by the World Health Organization. The staff and students of Srinivas Institute of Dental Sciences marked the event by organizing a rally to create awareness about the spread, prevention and control of HIV/AIDS. The rally was inaugurated by the Dean, Prof. Dr. Manoj Varma, who emphasized that awareness was the need of the hour. Dr. Sharath Karanth, HOD, Periodontics, spoke about the increasing incidence of HIV in India and vulnerable population affected by it, while Dr. Sreevidya Bhat, HOD, Public Health Dentistry, spoke on how HIV translates into AIDS, and the role of dentists in creating awareness and prevention of this syndrome. The newly installed student's council along with the staff then marched from the college via the national highway 66 with awareness banner and placards.