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”.