Bhubaneswar: On the anniversary of World AIDS Day, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has taken the pledge to ensure quality healthcare and remove the stigma associated with AIDS patients so that they can lead normal life.
Taking to Twitter, Patnaik said, “Amidst prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, let’s not forget that millions of people are living with HIV/AIDS across the globe. On World AIDS Day, let’s pledge to ensure quality & affordable healthcare, end inequities, remove stigma, so that people affected by AIDS can lead a normal life.”
Amidst prolonged #COVID19 pandemic, let’s not forget that millions of people are living with HIV/AIDS across the globe. On #WorldAIDSDay, let's pledge to ensure quality & affordable healthcare, end inequities, remove stigma, so that people affected by AIDS can lead a normal life. pic.twitter.com/wn0QXzCH2T
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) December 1, 2021
Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik also sculpted a creation with the message “Keep the Promise” at Puri beach.
On #WorldAidsDay My SandArt with message “Keep the Promises “at Puri Beach ,Odisha pic.twitter.com/3R8vqhYjav
— Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsansand) December 1, 2021
Observed on December 1 every year since 1988, World AIDS Day is an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic and mourning those who have died of the disease.
