Components
 

The programme consists of two main components:

Prevention assists local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to:

  • Strengthen prevention efforts of information dissemination and behavior change in order to significantly reduce the risk of additional infections.

  • Increase the focus on high-risk groups.

  • Strengthen VCT in order to better identify unknown HIV cases and better estimate the current prevalence of HIV infection.

Care and support

  • Strengthen the health sector's ability to provide adequate diagnosis, care and support through the training of specialists, link the clinical specialists to the support services in the community provided by NGOs, and establish adequate social referral systems within clinics. 

  • Strengthen the primary health care provider's ability to recognize warning signs, refer patients to specialists while also participating in their care and to approach suspected or confirmed HIV/AIDS patients without fear and without discriminatory behaviour.

Projects
 

Various projects are currently being conducted by local NGOs in the participating countries.  These projects range from setting up Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) centres, working with vulnerable populations (i.e.intravenous drug users (IDUs), men having sex with men (MSM), and ROMA populations) and providing care and support for people living with HIV (PLHIV).  Please select a country from the list on the right to view their NGO projects.