A unique HIV-AIDS awareness caravan covered about 242 towns and villages and touched 263,297 lives through 807 live demonstrations in twenty districts of Andhra Pradesh. Well ahead of the Red Ribbon Express initiative. Interesting finds. From a person reporting being positive on stage, to one fellow even pledging to quit drinking (fearing the callous trap of vulnerability). The virus has spread enough. Now it's time for the word to follow suit. The world's second most affected country, with an estimated 4.58 million HIV positive cases, India accounts for 11.4 per cent of global HIV infections. The world's largest advocacy initiative, the Red Ribbon Express would do just that. While covering India, spreading a word about AIDS; the special locomotive's motive would be to bridge the distances between:
- Positives and Peers
- Information and Audiences
- Knowledge and Practice
Much like the introduction of the Railways was the first frontier in the Indian Identity formation and freedom movement, the Red Ribbon Express would certainly be a big frontier in the India's journey against AIDS.
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