HIV/AIDS is the dreaded disease of our times. The best way to get rid of this cureless disease is prevention. Educating people and making them literate on the disease helps them to keep away from it. It also helps to reduce stigma attached to it.
GOAL :
Reduced vulnerability among communities to HIV/AIDS and improved quality of life of PLWHAs (People living with Hiv/Aids).
Target Area :
6 Panchayats around Kinnigoly of Mangalore Taluk, Dakshina Kannada District.
OBJECTIVES :
* PLHAs utilize quality care and support services without the fear of stigma and discrimination.
* Increased community resilience to manage HIV and AIDS.
* Stake Holder Committees and Village Health Committees formed and strengthened to carry on the work.
ACHIEVEMENTS :
> Awareness given to more than 200 SHGs (5000 members), 3000 students and to over 10,000 people through public gatherings.
> 7 village level health camps conducted.
> 126 HIV+ people have been identified out of whom 28 are children.
> 33 Village Health Committees (VHC)are formed. The VHCs mobilize local resources and use it for the care and support programmes.
> Two Support Groups are formed.
> World AIDS Day is observed every year.
Future Thrust :
- Strengthening the Support Groups and making them self-sustainable.
- Extend this programme to other areas covering the entire Mangalore Taluk of Dakshina Kannada District.
