Priorities

Reduce new HIV infections across high risk populations in rural and urban areas

Reduce AIDS-related deaths in urban and rural areas

Increase knowledge of HIV infection management among high-risk groups

Our Current Projects

Vihaan

Improving the quality of life of people living with HIV

PLACE AIDS

Enhancing institutional and community care of children living with HIV

Latest Updates

Voices from the Ground

“I was widowed eight years ago. When I registered in the Vihaan program, the Peer Counsellor counselled me on the importance of treatment adherence and social linkages and helped me get a widow pension and Dhanashree benefit from the staff at the Care and Support Centre (CSC). My treatment adherence is now more than 95% and I am able to work and earn Rs 5000-6000 every month,”

Ms Nagamma, a PLHIV living in Chamarajanagara district

“During the COVID-19 lockdown, I was not able to visit the ART Centre to collect medicine. The Vihaan staff provided me medicine and food kit for two months and they counselled me on disclosing my HIV status to my family. I then shared my HIV status with my family members and now they support and care for me”

Ms. Siddamma, a PLHIV from Bagalkot district

“With the support of Mr. Kumar, the Vihaan Outreach Worker, I have done a CD4 test twice. At the time of registration at the Link ART Centre LAC my CD4 count (of white blood cells that fight infection) was 473, now it is 547. Every month I attend a health camp where I receive vitamins and nutrition support, and now my adherence increased has increased above 95% and my weight has increased to 62kg!”

Mr. Parashurama, a PLHIV from Hospet, Bellary district

Previous Projects

Estimating the burden of Paediatric HIV in an ‘A’ Category District in India Phase-II

Research on the burden of paediatric HIV

India Learning Network

Influencing global HIV prevention through knowledge exchange

Supporting community mobilisation initiatives in Manipur and Nagaland

Providing technical support to community-based organizations

Sampoorna

Creating linkages to HIV services for high-risk groups

Sankalp

Scaling up targeted interventions with sex workers, men who have sex with men and transgenders

Chronic care curriculum development

Piloting a chronic care curriculum for medical students

Samastha

Reduce HIV transmission among vulnerable and high-risk groups in rural areas

Mainstreaming District AIDS Prevention and Control Units (DAPCU)

Capacity building to facilitate enabling environments

Capacitating Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) Counsellors in Targeted Intervention (TI) counselling

Providing technical assistance to streamline counselling training

Give 2 Asia: Evolving a community foster care model for children affected or infected by HIV/AIDS

Evolving a community foster care model for children affected or infected by HIV/AIDS

Project Spruha

Expanding coverage and access to HIV care

HIV Partners