HIV Prevention Interventions by Aghaz-e-Nau
Aghaz-e-Nau (AeN) is a non-profit, non-governmental
and non-religious organization registered under Societies Act 1860. AeN is
working for the treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention of drug abuse problem
since 1993. At the same time AeN is working to create awareness about HIV/AIDS
amongst the general population and also working tocarry out HIV prevention
activities.
AeN started working in Gujranwala & Sialkot
(Lot-3) from February, 2014 with the following objectives:
·
To halt the HIV prevalence
in IDUs at the current level or it should not increase more than 5% above the
current level.
Specific Objectives:
To deliver a defined
package of services to all categories of IDUs including:
- Harm reduction
services through syringe exchange
- Primary healthcare
services
- Management of STIs
- Sexual and
reproductive health education
- Behavior & communication change services (BCC)
HIV Prevention Interventions by Aghaz-e-Nau
a)
Structural Interventions
- Establishment
of drop-in centers/clinics
- To
promote an enabling environment in the project area
b)
Behavioral Interventions
- To
implement appropriate behavior change interventions
c)
Biomedical Interventions
- Providing
harm reduction services including syringe exchange
- Providing
condoms and information on proper use and disposal
- Providing
primary healthcare wound dressing, abscess drainage and syndrome
management of STIs using national guidelines
- Providing
education on sexual and reproductive health and STIs, and access to
acceptable and appropriate services for STIs
- To
provide access to Voluntary Confidential Counseling and Testing (VCCT)
services for Street-based IDUs and their regular sexual partners
- To
ensure the HIV Positive Street-based IDUs receive appropriate “care and
support”
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