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AIDS Education & Training Cell
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Coordinator / Faculty Incharge:
| Professor of Community Medicine |
| AIIMS |
| New Delhi-110029 |
| Phones: Office - 011-2659 4985 |
| 011-265 88 333 |
| 011-265 89 815, 265 88 663 |
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Public Health Nurse / Counsellor
Ms. Sosamma Shyam
Secretary
Ms. Manju Sidhu
CENTER FOR COMMUNITY MEDICINE AIIMS
"AIDS Education & Training Cell" was established at Center for Community Medicine in November 1998. This cell is in continuation of the erstwhile NGO-AIDS cell which has ceased to exit w.e.f. September-October 1998.
"AIDS Education & Training Cell" works in the areas of HIV/AIDS prevention, education, training and counselling.
Dr. Bir Singh, Additional Professor of Community Medicine is the Co-ordinator of this Cell.
This Cell runs a Telephonic Helpline called "Shubhchintak" (Phone No. 91-11- 265 88 333) which works from 10AM to 5PM on all working days and answers queries of the clients about HIV/AIDS, sexuality issues and problems and family-life education. This service came into force from December 1, i.e. World AIDS Day, 1998.
Apart from the telephonic AIDS helpline “Shubhchintak”, the AETC also launched an internet based helpline AIDS “e-Shubhchintak”.
AIDS Education & Training Cell
"AIDS Education & Training Cell" was established at Center for Community Medicine in November 1998. This cell is in continuation of the erstwhile NGO-AIDS cell which has ceased to exist w.e.f. September-October 1998.
The "AIDS Education & Training Cell" works in the areas of HIV/AIDS prevention, education, training and counselling. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , Professor of Community Medicine is the Co-ordinator of this Cell.
This Cell runs a Telephonic Helpline called "Shubhchintak"(Phone No. 91-11- 265 88 333) which works from 10AM to 5PM on all working days and answers queries of the clients about HIV/AIDS, sexuality issues and problems and family-life education. This service came into force from December 1, i.e. World AIDS Day, 1998.
Recently we have launched an Internet based helpline called "e-Shubhchintak". This can be accessed by visiting the web site www.aiims.edu
Objectives and Activities of this Cell are –
- Preparation, printing and dissemination of educational /awareness material (Print, Audio & Video) on HIV/AIDS, Sex Education & Family Life Education amongst the identified communities/groups.
- Conduction of training programmes on HIV/AIDS and Family Life Education for School and College Students, Communities and other identified groups.
- Co-ordination and interactions with various NGOs working in the area of HIV/AIDS and Family Life Education and providing them necessary technical inputs for their functioning.
- Provide Educational & Counselling services in the areas of HIV/AIDS, Sex Education and Family Life Education.
- Conduction of AIR/ T.V. Programmes in English/Hindi on HIV/AIDS, Sex Education, Family Life and Sexual Problems.
With effect from December 1, (World AIDS Day), 1998 this cell has also started a Helpline called Shubhchintak (Phone No. 91-11-265 88 333) which works from 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM and answers queries of clients about HIV/AIDS, Sexuality issues & problems and family life education. This helpline being individualised and interactive has already become hugely popular and on an average receives 32 calls per day. Recently we have launched an Internet based helpline called "e-Shubhchintak". This can be accessed by visiting the web site www.aiims.edu
Four of the latest publications of the AIDS Education & Training Cell are shown in the AIDS CELL main page:
These booklets are free of cost. Please contact Dr. Bir Singh, Coordinator of AETC at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for your copy.
If you have any query on HIV/AIDS prevention, blood tests for HIV etc., you can also ask the same at this e-mail address :
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DR. BIR SINGH
Dr. Bir Singh, was born on 05 January 1956 . He completed his MBBS (1978) and M.D. (Community Medicine, 1984) – both from All India Institute of Medical Sciences. He currently is a Faculty Member at AIIMS as Additional Professor in Community Medicine. He also heads the AIDS Education & Training Cell of AIIMS as its Coordinator and is also the Faculty Incharge of Sex and Marriage counseling at AIIMS Hospital.
Besides being a Community Health (Public Health) expert, his areas of interest are HIV/ AIDS Prevention; Health of Mothers and Children (Reproductive & Child Health); Counselling (Family Welfare; Sex & marriage) and Health Education. He has provided consultancies to many national & International organisations.
A prolific writer in English and Hindi, Dr. Bir Singh – apart from having 40 scientific articles & research papers in national and international medical journals – has also authored 19 books & booklets on health topics; more than 110 columns and articles on health in leading magazines and newspapers. He also has been a regular presenter of health programmes on Radio and T.V. with close to 200 programmes to his credit. Through the AIDS Education & Training Cell, Dr. Bir Singh operates a popular telephonic aids Helpline “Shubhchintak” (Phone No.011-265 88 333) as well as its internet based AIDSHelpline “e-Shubhchintak" at www.aiims.edu
His active contribution to his areas of interest has resulted in conferring of 3 National Awards of him in last 7 years apart from the Fellowship of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine.He is also a member of or on the executive councils of many professional bodies as well as on editorial boards of some reputed journals.
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