Akola
district situated in the central part of Vidarbha in Maharashtra having
population 18 lack plus. The Akola ART has a burden of more than 7500 PLHIV.
The MSM population contributed approximately 30% of HRG in the district. TS/TG
and MSM population also registered and getting ART from ART center. Recently SACS has allotted MSM TI project to
the Gunavant Shikshan Sanstha Akola by analyzing all these facts.
It
was a great challenge to identify and coordinate this entire HRG group. It’s
important to implement new strategy to identify this group, to aware them, to save
them from HIV and those who are infected link them to ART services. The NGO has
chosen the different way to work for this group. The NGO has organized the mega
cultural event only for this group with vast advertising of the program. The
NGO has coordinated more than 200 TS/TG populations in very short span of time.
In
the event, HIV/AIDS awareness message given to this group. STI services
provided to the needful and HIV facilities were also made available by DAPCU.
It has been found that out of 36 HIV testing 4 persons were found positive,
which shows more than 11% positivity. These all four PLHIV linked to ART. Its
today’s need to work differently for TI, implement new strategies and find out
the new way to work out for this group.
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