Pinetown SAPS lights candle of hope
World AIDS Day was started in 1988 to raise awareness about the disease.
PINETOWN SAPS hosted a World Aids Commemoration Day programme.
Started by the World Health Organisation (WHO) back in 1988, the day brings together people from around the world to raise awareness about the disease and to portray international solidarity in the face of the epidemic.
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The attendees were addressed by the guest speaker, a community development practitioner from the Medical Research Counsel of the Department of Health, Gerald Mphisa.
The highlight of the event, inspired by Colonel Shireen Ramchunder, was the lighting of candles and writing messages of encouragement and hope, all embraced by the soothing sounds of the trumpet playing.
“This culminated in igniting a positive outlook, promoting a message of hope,” said Pinetown SAPS spokesperson Jennifer Naidu.
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