World AIDS Day in Goshing Gewog

As reflected in the approved Annual MSTF Work Plan, the World AIDS Day was celebrated in Goshing Gewog on December 1, 2013 at the football field, Goshing CPS with the theme ‘Getting to Zero’.

Presided over by the MSTF Chairperson, Dasho Dzongdag, over 100 people comprising of civil servants and village dwellers of Goshing Gewog and students of Goshing CPS took part in the celebration.

Talks on AIDS were delivered by various resource persons wherein a demonstration on how to use a condom was also carried out. 

Condoms were distributed to the participants towards the end of the session.

The MSTF sponsored lunch and refreshments for the celebration.

AIDS Facts 
Worldwide estimates in 2012 (UNAIDS):
Over 60 million have been infected since 1981:

35.3 million living with HIV/AIDS

·         Over 25 million have died

2.3 million infected in 2012 (6,300 per day)
1.6 million deaths in 2012
260,000 children infected in 2012

Source: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/diseases/hiv/worldaidsday/index.html