Children rally against AIDS

Another rally was organised by the District Aids Control Cell in which thousands of children and medicos took part. The rally culminated at the Gandhigruh where Mayor Umakanat Joshi later lighted lamps and addressed the participants. The rallyist were also addressed by Dr Pathak.

The rally organised by the Foundation and IMA had, among others, the presence of Mayor Umakant Joshi, Councillors Yogendra Sukhadia and Ashok Pawar and other senior citizens. Children from six schools 8212; Sardar Vinay Mandir, Karelibaug; Experimental school, Sayajigunj; Vidyakunj High School, Vishwamitra; Ambica Vidyalaya, Channi Padra and Pratapnagar 8212; took part in the rally.

About 1,000 school children in their uniform with placards and banners were part of the rally. Medical Director of the Foundation, Dr Vijay Shah and President of the Vadodara chapter of IMA, Dr Chetan Patel, addressed the rally and welcomed Dr Uday Vaidya of the Bharatiya Janata Party8217;s Doctor8217;s Cell and Superintendent of Sir Sayaji General SSG Hospital.

The rally finished at the Collector8217;s office. It dispersed with a vote of thanks given by Senate members R R Patel and Rajnikant Darji. The Foundation declared that it would organise a programme every month in different city schools to sensitise adolescents and youth in the age-group of 15 to 25 about the AIDS menace.

The programmes will begin in January next year, the Foundation declared, and will be managed by a group of doctors from Vadodara and other cities.