A BOUQUET OF
DIAGNOSTIC FACILITIES
In line with the latest diagnostic protocols, the Foundation has developed specialized diagnostic facilities at Bangalore and Hyderabad. The umbrella of services covers an entire range of diagnostic needs for communities affected by HIV/AIDS. Various clinical and operational research initiatives also stem from these units.
ART
Decades of ART (Antiretroviral Treatment) rich experience, has led the Foundation to set up an impressive and inspiring ART facility based on a graduated cost recovery model that is equipped to make ART accessible to 4500 clients (treatment and care) at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Many, especially women and children are benefited by free ART from this project.
COMMUNITY CARE
Comprehensive Community Care and support Centers (CCSCs) located across Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Goa have addressed the care and support needs of more than 35,000 PLHIVs to date. There are 10 such CCSCs with 280 beds for transitional care of adults which accounts for over 10% of the national care and support facilities bed strength.
CCSCs links a large number of positive people to the Government ART centers for treatment and actively promotes the uptake of free ART services. It thus complements and strengthens the Government initiatives. The main objective of the CCSCs is to reduce morbidity, enhance health-seeking behaviour among positive people and in turn enhance the Quality of their life.
EAP
Yet among the many firsts of the Foundation is its entry into EAP (Employee Assistance Programmes) in various public and private sector companies in India. Working extensively with various trade unions and senior management in the public sector, the Foundation successfully demonstrated EAP programmes in large public sector industries as well as the private sector.
