A leader of the rights movement for sex workers in India and a public health expert known for his contribution to the prevention of HIV in the country, Smarajit Jana, passed away. He was also a member of the National Task Force on COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jana spearheaded the first rights-based HIV intervention programmes in India by collectivising the sex workers of Sonagachi. He was also a member of the NACO\u2019s steering committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr Smarajit Jana, who helped the children of sex workers a chance to fight discrimination through football, and was the founder of the Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Samiti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr Jana was also the founder of Durbar Sports Academy. The Samiti is a collective of 65,000 sex workers in West Bengal. Established in 1992 in Sonagachi, the largest red-light area in Kolkata, it has been working for the rights of women and sex workers, and causes such as anti-human trafficking and HIV\/AIDS prevention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The organisation also used football to fight discrimination against the children of sex workers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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