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Our Correspondent Kohima, Sep. 19 (EMN): The taboos around HIV/AIDS still exist in the society unlike other diseases, and most people suffering from the disease lose confidence to live a quality life owing to the circumstances, said Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Kohima, Shanavas C, on Monday. He was addressing the inaugural programme of Sampoorna Suraksha Kendra (SSK) at Conference Hall, School of Nursing, Naga Hospital Authority Kohima (NHAK). Maintaining that the prevalence rate is still high in Nagaland with 1.45%, he recalled his early days of service as Assistant Commissioner at Tuensang, where despite high prevalence rate, people didn’t come forward (to take a test or seek help). He asserted that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030 to end HIV/AIDS is not an easy task, pointing out that ‘there is taboo, people don’t come forward and not much awareness is created’. In this regard, he stressed on the importance of awareness and protection, adding that coordinated effo

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