To educate jawans posted in the Northeastern region on HIV/AIDS, a regular health programme would be organised by paramilitary forces in the different outposts. This decision was taken at a five-day training workshop given for counselors on HIV/AIDS at the BSF headquarters on Friday.

As part of its effort to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) conducted training for paramilitary forces — CRPF, BSF, CISF and Assam Rifles — at the BSF headquarters in Shillong. Twenty-two para-medics staff also attended the camp.

BSF Inspector General (Assam-Meghalaya) P K Misra asked the counselors to be “practical” when educating the men in uniform. He said that the jawans posted in NE region like Imphal, Churachandpur, Lunglei Demagiri and Chupkacharing have to know about the deadly disease thoroughly. Misra said, “We have men infected by HIV/AIDS and this is the right time to wage a war against it.”