Port Blair, Nov 11: A & N AIDS Control Society (ANACS) conducted State Level Red Ribbon Club (RRC) Quiz competition for the youth of Colleges/Institution and Youth Clubs of A&N Islands on 10th November 2021.
Ms. Harshavardhini Thangarajan & Ms. Anuja Majumder of ANIIMS won the First prize, Mr.K Hema Rao & Ms.R Sheeba of Panighat Youth Club bagged the Second prize and Ms. Diksha Marillyn Biju & Ms. Jace Jackson of ANIIMS won the Third prize
All together 28 teams ((22 from college/institution + 6 from youth club) participated in the district level competition. The eligible three teams from college and three from youth club participated in the state level quiz competition held on 10th November 2021.
The first winning team has qualified for the Regional level quiz competition to be hosted in the first week of December in which State level winners from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Odisha and Puducherry will be participating. The winning team from this Regional level will then be participating in the National level which will be organized by National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, GoI.
Dr. M. Joy, Project Director, ANACS, congratulated the winners and all the participants for their effort in making the objective of this programme successful. This competition had provided an interactive platform for information exchange on issues related to health & well being, remove social taboos & myths, discuss reproductive health issues, sanitation, hygiene diet & nutrition.
Mr, AbhijitAgarwal was the quiz master for the State Level RRC Quiz competition.
Earlier in the district level competition the teams were selected for the State Level competition through google form quiz on the virtual platform on 05 and 06 November 2021.
