DAPCU Imphal West Response to the Theme of Women & HIV

Q. What are the ways your district ensures that women have access to HIV services?

1) By bringing up the issue of Women infected or affected by HIV at National and State Level Workshop or Seminar or Meeting etc.

2) By propagating for inclusion Women specific Program components at MACS (Manipur State AIDS Control Units) and NACO level.

3) By providing Home based care and Support to Women affected/infected by HIV/AIDS from organisation on contribution.

4) Since 1999, MLSS (TI- NGO, FSW) have given awareness to FSW and Children like knowledge and awareness skill to them including Women Leader through Free Toll Service (Telephone Help Line), to our District and other two districts of Manipur State. Through Free Toll Service, female inquiry (clients) increases day by day. Many IDU and FSW concerned the MLSS for Counselling and Testing, Condom Demonstration, HIV Transmission, and providing Self-Help Group.

Q. Have you made any special efforts to address their needs and vulnerability?

1) Self Help group including Poultry, Farming, Tailoring, Weaving etc. to arise Income as source of Income.

2) Inspire of absence of Program for spouses of IDUs in the existing TI program under SACS (Manipur State AIDS Control Society) , most of the NGOs implementing TI projects in the districts are giving care support from Organisation on contribution to ensure excess to HIV services which includes referral to ICTCs, PPTCT, CD₄ counting, RNTCP and ART Centres etc.

3) Counselling to develop hand shaking behaviour, build linkages with existing Government Scheme under Social Welfare, and Family Welfare etc. So also referral to NGO  implementing care and support for spouses and children infected or affected by HIV which are not partner of MACS (Manipur State AIDS Control Society) to avail services like Educational support, Medicinal support for OI, Vocational Program.