Guwahati, June 12 -- Following similar initiatives in Assam's Nagaon, Tinsukia, and Cachar, Deputy Commissioner of Kamrup (Metro), Sumit Sattawan, flagged off a 40-day Integrated Health Campaign on Tuesday during a ceremony held at the District Commissioner's office premises in Guwahati.

The objective of this campaign is to reach out to at-risk populations for screening, testing, and linkages to treatment of STIs, HIV, TB, Hepatitis B & C through a hybrid outreach approach, according to a release.

Inaugurating the campaign, Sumit Sattawan said, "The Integrated Health Campaign in the district will help in not only detecting People Living with HIV (PLHIV) but also putting them into treatment immediately."

He further stated that the campa...