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1.
To support home based care
2.
To provide supplementary nutrition and hospital outreach
services for PLHAs.
3.
To build the capacity of family caregivers through
regular home visits and counseling.
4.
To provide access to education for infected and affected
children
5.
To support family members in skill development for
income-generation.
6.
To sensitize and build the capacity of the community to
address issues of stigmatization
7.
To encourage PLHAs to participate in celebrations as
milestones for an improved quality of life and to celebrate
festivals with the community and families of PLHAs for bonding.
8.
To support community initiatives in improving hygiene and
sanitation of their locality.
9.
To sensitize local government officials for easy access
to services for PLHAs and their families.
The
HIV Project receives referrals from various departments of the
Hospital, and from General Medical Practitioners in the
vicinity, from NGOs, as well as self-referrals.
On any given day there are 15-18 indoor PLHAs in the
wards. The Hospital is perhaps the only private hospital in
Mumbai, which admits and supports HIV patients with no
discrimination or segregation. The Project carries out pre and
post-test and follow-up counseling activities.
The
Hospital also offers access to facilities to pregnant HIV
positive mothers for deliveries. The Mumbai District Aids
Control Society has approved the Obstetrics & Gynecology
Department as a Center for the Prevention of Parents to Child
Transmission program as well as the Voluntary Counseling Center.
The Hospital also has a Revised National T.B. Control Program (RNTCP
- DOT Center).
The
Project has strong outreach activities in the neighborhood slums
and has introduced a community home-based care program. The
Program covers supplementary nutrition, home visits,
psychosocial counseling, yoga and meditation, participation in
events and celebrations and income generation opportunities
through skill training. The Somaiya HIV Project set up the
Positive Community Polytechnic on November 30th 2005.
It offers tailoring and has 15 trainees.
Mehendi, paper-bag making, and chalk making are soon to
be started.
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