NEPAL REDCROSS SOCIECTY, BHAKTAPUR

 AIDS counselling training organised in Changunarayan

BHAKTAPUR, Nov. 5: A five-day counselling training on HIV/AIDS organised by the HIV/AIDS control project of Nepal Red Cross Society district unit Bhaktapur began in Changunarayan on Thursday.
Twenty persons are taking part in the training.
Speaking at the inaugural function, trainer at the Red Cross Central HIV/AIDS Department Jagdish Bhattarai said the Red Cross is running various programmes to stop the spreading out of HIV/AIDS.

Coordinator of Red Cross junior youth committee, Bhaktapur Krishna Gopal Lageju presided.

Likewise, a two-day training on safe motherhood and fertility health organised by the district development committee, Bhaktapur and women awareness management group began here on Thursday.

Altogether 45 women are taking part in the training.

Inaugurating the training, programme officer at Bhaktapur DDC Madan Raj Bista pointed out the need to provide health education to one and all.

Street Drama

 BHAKTAPUR, July 27 : The Nepal Red Cross Society, Bhaktapur Branch Office HIV/ AIDS Control and Awareness Generation Programme organised a street drama at the Sudal Village Development Committee with a view to generating awareness about HIV/AIDS among the general public.

About one thousand local people thronged the scene to see the street drama.

Altogether twelve artistes participated in the street drama, which has both sides of entertainment and awareness generation. The Nepal Red Cross Society, Bhaktapur branch has prepared five street drama teams to generate awareness about HIV/AIDS, Nhuchhe Kumar Twayana of the Society remarked.

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  First aid post in the capital     

Keeping in view the growing tension in the capital, Nepal Red Cross Society has started a first aid post in Baneshwor of Kathmandu on 5th February 2006. This post will be transfer to New Road, Bhugol Park from 6th February 2006. The first aid post has been set up to provide first aid services in case of violence in the demonstrations, which is going on from last months. This post will also provide service for the other emergencies as well. First of its kind in the capital, the first aid post is expected to provide immediate first aid services to the people hurt in the possible clashes. After assessing the situation and effectiveness of this service, posts will be further expanded in other areas of the city in coming days.

The post is established as a temporary post with a support of a standby Red Cross car with at least six first aid volunteers. The volunteers are capable of providing all the first aid services that the people may need before they are run to hospitals. They are equipped with necessary skill and minimum accessories.

Nepal Red Cross Society is planning to operate first aid post of this kind in other situations which may lead to emergency need. Head of Nepal Red Cross First Aid Section Mr. Bipin Prasad Dhakal said, "Nepal Red Cross first aid service has been appreciated by all and there are demands that we should provide this service in all emergency situations. And we are rendering first aid service to all victims in an impartial and neutral basis as a humanitarian work".(source:nrcs site)