Khelen Thokchom Trust (KTT), Manipur supported by Manipur State AIDS Control Society organised a one day media sensitisation programme on ‘Newly Adopted HIV/AIDS (Prevention & Control) Act 2017’ at Meetei Council Moreh Conference Hall in Moreh on Friday.
KTT Advisor Irengbam Arun, MCM president M Thoiba and ACODOM president Th Budha Meitei attended the programme as dias members.
Irengbam Arun highlighted the activities, role and career of Khelen Thokchom as a journalist. He recalled that Khelen Thokchom as a journalist wrote various articles and covered subjects related to education, sports, environment conservation and health related topics. He pointed out today's generation have different specialisation on different topics.
In memory of his activities, Khelen Thokchom Trust had taken up various programmes and spread awareness to the present generation. The sensitisation programme is also organised to give awareness to media persons on how to write news on HIV/AIDS related issues, he added.
M Thoiba stressed on the importance of the activities of the trust. He further said that the department concerned should take up special initiatives to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS in the state. The KT Trust has taken up various projects to give awareness on different issues such as water scarcity, sports activities, education and media-related issues, he said. Lastly, he appreciated the organisers for organising such a programme in the border area of the state.
Th Buddha expressed gratitude to the KTT for organising such a programme and pointed out that it will be very helpful to the residents of the border area.
Editor ISTV Helendro Maibam as a resource person spoke on the importance of media coverage and news writing on HIV/AIDS. He highlighted the objective of the HIV/AIDS prevention and control Act 2017. He also spoke on how a media person should write and cover news on HIV/AIDS-related issues.
Good terminologies and language of infected persons should be used while writing news on HIV, he said. Media should be very careful in publishing any unrelated news on HIV; only authorised sources should be developed, he further said, adding media ethics should be maintained during coverage of any news related to victims. Visual media is highly sensitive and should be used with extreme caution while delivering news, he added.
Advocate High court of Manipur K Rabei; project manager, New Generation Joimati; project coordinator, DPU L Luckyboy; programme coordinator, OSOM Babili also attended the programme as resource persons. Various issues and topics were discussed by the present resource persons. Various media persons from different media houses attended the programme.
