MLA opens renovated Jyothis centre at Kozhikode Government Medical College

KOZHIKODE: A Pradeep Kumar MLA inaugurated the renovated Jyothis Centre (Integrated Counselling and Testing Centre ) and state Reference laboratory at Kozhikode Government Medical College campus here on Tuesday.

The centre was closed down following reporting of a fire mishap in the centre last month. The centre was damaged in the fire mishap. The fund of the Kerala State AIDS Control Society was utilised for the renovation of the centre which is used by people in Malabar to conduct HIV test and counselling. More than 1000 persons from the five districts of Kozhikode, Malappuram, Wayanad , Kannur and Kasaragod approaches the Jyothis centre to conduct HIV tests and counselling.

A total of 40 jyothis centres have been functioning in the various parts of the district. The jyothis centre are attached to various government and private hospitals, district hospital, general hospital and Taluk and community health centres.

Dr V R Rajendran, medical college principal presided over the function. District AIDS Control officer Dr P P Pramod Kumar , Medical college hospital superintendent Dr K G Sajith Kumar, Dr Beena Philomena, head of the department of Microbiology and others attended the function.