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Awareness programs :
- More than 750 programs conducted in schools and colleges, women's
groups, industrial workers, citizens residing in the slums, health
care providers, etc.
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Training programs :
For trainers, animators, to conduct awareness programs, social workers
for development of community-based programs and counseling services,
medical practitioners for diagnosis and management of HIV/ AIDS.
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Creation of information
software: Publication of books, booklets, flipcharts, poster
sets, slide sets and other audio-visual material.
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Dissemination of information
: Our 'AIDS Networking and Information Centre' (ANIC) is
supported by a well-stocked and specialized library and documentation
Centre. The facilities are open to all.
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Counseling Centre:-
For individuals requiring information on HIV, for individuals infected
with HIV, both adults as well as children.
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Care and support system
for people with HIV: - We coordinate and arrange for diagnosis,
treatment, hospitalization and home-care of individuals with HIV,
both adults as well as children.
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Collaborations :
With other organizations dealing with the problems of HIV/AIDS,
especially the ones working with marginalized communities like women
in prostitution and their children, MSM, street children, unemployed
youth, etc.
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Research : We conduct,
collaborate and participate in research activities related to sexuality,
sexual behavior and social as well as medical aspects of HIV/AIDS.
Projects Completed
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Establishment of AIDS Networking and Information Centre (ANIC). (Grant provided by Overseas Development Network, 1995.)
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AIDS Awareness slides and posters set, gender sensitive Marathi slide show for AIDS awareness programmes. (In collaboration with CEHAT, 1994-97.) (Now translated into Hindi and English, 1999.)
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Health seeking behavior of women from low income areas regarding their reproductive tract illnesses. (A collaborative study with John Hopkins Institute, 1997-98.)
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Sexual behavior, networking, language of men having sex with men (MSM) in an urban setting. (A study completed under a grant provided by the Ford Foundation, 1997-99.) Under the same grant we prepared two book " Pudhe kay?" and "HIV / AIDS: Diagnosis and Management, A physician's Handbook", prepared a video film "Chandrapurchya janglat" and translated our Marathi slide set into Hindi, English and facilitated its translation into other languages.
Our HIV /AIDS Related Publications
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"HIV/AIDS vishayee he mala mahit have!" (Marathi) (I must know this about HIV/AIDS) (first edition 1995, second edition 1999)
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Children and AIDS (English) (1996)
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Handbook for animators (Marathi) (1997)
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'Pudhe kay?' (Marathi) (What next? )(1999)
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HIV /AIDS mhanaje ahe tari kay? (Marathi) and Madhyamanshi maitree (Marathi) (1999)
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HIV/ AIDS Diagnosis and Management - A Physician's Handbook, (editor Dr. Vinay Kulkarni ) (1999).
Prayas
Amrita Clinic,
Karve Road,
Deccan Gymkhana,
Pune - 411 004.
Ph.No. : 5441230
Tel /Fax : (020) 5420337
Email : prayas@vsnl.com
Website : www.prayas-pune.org
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