Kodagu (Coorg), the thickly
wooded grandeur on the Western Ghats, is one of the most beautiful hill
stations of Karnataka. It is one of the smallest districts in Karnataka
comprising of 3 taluks and its economy is based on agriculture, plantations,
and forestry. Coffee, Paddy, Cardamom, Pepper, Rice, Ginger, Oranges and many
other cash crops are grown in the district.In recent years , tourism of various
types have gained prominence. In particular, plantation houses have been
converted to take visitors, and walking and trekking holidays have become
common. And there are lot of tourists visiting the District.
In the present situation, there are lots of Migrant
population in the District. Most of them come as labourers to work in
plantation and construction sites. from Orissa, West Bengal, Assam, U.P, Chhattisgarh,
Rajasthan, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Bellary, Chamarajnagar & other parts of Karnataka. Most of them come to
work, leaving their family in their own native. Chances of High risk behaviours
are high and HIV positive cases are found in the ICTC Centre’s.
In order to prevent further infection & also to provide
care, treatment & services to the infected, the need of HIV-AIDS awareness
along with the services were felt in the Kodagu District.
In order to effectively reach these populations, DAPCU
Kodagu and Migrant TI NGO started discussing the risk of migrants to HIV and
STI with the plantation owners and large estates. A general health camp
approach was found to be a strategy to initiate these discussions with workers.
We would like to share our work on this through this presentation
We would like to share our work on this through this presentation
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