Aghaz-e-Nau

Lack of access to HIV services Many young people report that healthcare workers have negative attitudes towards young people seeking healthcare services, particularly those having sex under the national age of consent, engaging in homosexual relationships or using drugs.   This deters them from seeking contraception, sexually transmitted infection (STI) check-ups and HIV testing. Some young people are also fearful of stigma from their partners, families and communities, making them unwilling to come forward for HIV testing in case their families find out that they are sexually active or living with HIV.   Other sexual and reproductive health services deny access to people who are not married. Gender inequality and HIV vulnerability Of all adolescents aged 15-19 who were diagnosed as HIV-positive during 2012, two-thirds were girls. Globally, young girls are more vulnerable to HIV for a number of reasons, but universally the level of HIV knowledge among girls is less th

AeN worked to provide treatment services to female with drug abuse problem from 2006-2009 and the project was funded by UNODC. AeN established two Drop-In Centers in Kachi Basti and Red Light Area, Lahore. The project was implemented with the following objectives: To provide drug addiction treatment and rehabilitation services to females with drug abuse problem To Provide primary health care services and treatment of STIs to females with drug abuse problem To provide HIV/AIDS awareness and education to females with drug abuse problem Implementation of behavior modification tools for assertiveness training, communication skills, role modeling, role rehearsal and negotiation skills for behavioral change and safer sex To develop linkages with existing VCCT facilities for HIV testing http://www.unodc.org/documents/evaluation/ProEvals-2008/PAKI35%20-FINAL.pdf