The contributions made by organisations such as YRGCare has been of help in tackling the issue of HIV treatment in the State, project director of Tamilnadu State AIDS Control Society (TNSACS) Shambu Kallolikar has said.

Shambu was speaking at a function to inaugurate a new family health centre at the VHS-YRGCARE Medical Centre at Taramani in Chennai recently.
He said that the State has become a haven for those affected by HIV-AIDS thanks to help rendered by civil society.

Director of YRGCare Suniti Solomon said a fully-equipped theatre has also been constructed, so that persons with HIV/AIDS requiring surgical interventions can be taken care of.

Suniti said the new block which adds about 12,000 sq ft to YRGCare’s existing medical centre would be a sort of one-stop medical unit for people with HIV.

Chief Medical Officer at YRGCare N Kumaraswamy said that surgeons have volunteered to perform operations at the new medical centre.
‘Recovery rooms have also been constructed and space allocated for an extensive laboratory, ‘ he added.

Many present on the occasion were of the opinion that such facilities should also be made available to those in the rural areas, and also noted that alternative methods of treating AIDS should be actively promoted. MAC- AIDS Fund is the sponsor for this project.