An NGO NKP Has Been Working Towards The Rehabilitation Of HIV Patients Child, 47 Get Job Kolhapur : Society has A Different Perspective on HIV-infected people. NKP Plus is working to bring HIV-infected people into the mainstream. The Administration has succeeded in bringing 47 HIV Negative Children into the mainstream of education With the help of this organization. Some are infected with the life-threatening disease from their mother's womb, while others take the first breath of life as children of AIDS-infected people. While those who are related by blood refused, some threw them away. However, while maintaining the will to live, they are marked as children of AIDS-infected people at birth. These children dreamed of erasing this mark and taking flight as eagles to conquer the world, and some of them even fulfilled it. Children of those affected 20 years ago have now come into the mainstream of society. Some of them are doctors, teachers, and some are going to serve in the army. The District AIDS Prevention and Control Team along with various NGOs in the district have so far given wings to the lives of 47 Youth. The District AIDS Prevention and Control Cell at Chhatrapati Pramila Raje Hospital in Kolhapur and NKP Plus, an organization that works for AIDS sufferers, have registered 400 people. Some of them have lost their parents at birth. Out of these, 82 are pursuing primary education, 169 are studying in secondary school, 82 are in junior college and 47 have completed postgraduate degrees and BAMS-like courses. Children born from immoral relationships have lost both their parents and have said bye to the world. NKP Plus has provided a new basis for such children to live. Many of them are now living a good life like the general public. A project called Samagra is being run by NKP for AIDS sufferers. District AIDS Control Officer Deepa Shippurkar said that "These young souls are getting the strength to take on new challenges in life through such initiatives." "When Anita ( Name Change ) came to District Control Officer Deepa Shippurkar, she was pregnant. Her husband died while battling an incurable disease. However, Anita decided that living for the innocent life in the womb was the goal of her life. Her mother-in-law supported her in this fight. After delivery, the baby also became HIV negative due to medication. Anita, who got married after completing her 12th standard education, decided to study again. With the baby and the encouragement given by her mother-in-law, she completed her education up to M.A. B.Ed. and is now raising a new generation in a school. They have remarried and their married life is going on like normal people," said Deepa Shippurkar. Sonali ( Name Changed) lost her parents' support at A young age. Both were HIV-infected. Sonali was negative. She is now living a normal life after taking treatment from the District AIDS Control Cell from time to time. Sonali, who was raised by her maternal uncle, instilled in her child a desire to pursue higher education and she completed it. She recently completed her BAMS degree and is currently pursuing further education in the medical field. "The theme of AIDS Day 2024 was 'Take the Right Path'. That is, without discrimination against AIDS patients, they should also live their lives like the general public, for which the District AIDS Control Room, Chhatrapati Pramilaraje Hospital is working under the theme 'Choose your right path' this year. Under the guidance of District Surgeon Dr. Supriya Deshmukh, this department is ready to make the lives of AIDS patients easier according to this year's theme," said Deepa Shippurkar.
