What is Red Ribbon Express?
Red Ribbon Express is an AIDS/HIV awareness campaign train by the Indian Railways.
The ‘Red Ribbon Express’ is a special train being run in order to propagate information on primary prevention and services, developing an understanding the infection to reduce stigma and discrimination against the people living with HIV/AIDS, strengthening people knowledge about the measures to be taken to prevent HIV/AIDS and adopting preventive health habits and lifestyle.
- The Red Ribbon Express was launched in India on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2007.
- Motto: The motto of the Red Ribbon Express is “Embarking on the journey of life”
- The Red Ribbon Express seeks to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS, promote safe sex and reduce discrimination against AIDS victims in India, especially those in rural regions.
- India has the third largest population of HIV/AIDS victims worldwide (with over 2.4 million people affected in 2007), after South Africa (5.7 million) and Nigeria (2.6 million).
- Government launched 3rd Phase of Red Ribbon Express in New Delhi on January 12, 2012