Speaker made a reference of the World AIDS Day in LS

New Delhi, Dec 1 (UNI) Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee today called for increasing awareness, fighting prejudice and improving education about HIV/AIDS.

In a reference made in the House the World AIDS Day today, Mr Chatterjee said cutting across the nationalities, caste, creed and religion, AIDS is a threat to mankind.

''Let us today rededicate our efforts in increasing awareness, fighting prejudice and improving education about HIV and AIDS and giving all support and assistance to the unsuspecting victims of this dreaded disease.

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