Project Summary:

a). Project Objectives:

HIV Prevention among most at risk population groups (People who inject drugs (PWIDs), female commercial sex workers (FSWs), Men who have sex with men (MSM) and prisoners); ensuring universal access to Antiretroviral treatment (ART) and related clinical and laboratory monitoring for People living with HIV (PLHIV); providing treatment of hepatitis C with pegilated interferon and ribavirin along with relevant clinical and laboratory monitoring to PLHIV  confected with hepatitis C virus; providing palliative care and supporting operations of self-support centers of PLHIV; scientific and operational studies for assessment of program outcomes.

b). Project implementation:

• HIV prevention among FSWs, MSM and prisoners;

• ART provision among AIDS patients;

• Supporting ART adherence though operation of mobile units;

• Providing home-based palliative care to PLHIV;

• Supporting operations of self-support centers of PLHIV;

• Advocacy for development of supportive environment for implementation of HIV prevention programs;

• Reduction of HIV related stigma and discrimination among health care workers ;

• Mobilization of LGBT community for HIV prevention;

• Implementation of media campaign for reduction of HIV related stigma and discrimination Needle and syringe exchange programs implementation among PWIDs, methadone substitution treatment programs implementation among opioid dependent PWIDs;  

• Behavioral and biomarkers prevalence assessment and population size estimation studies among PWIDs, FSWs and MSM.

c). Expected results:

Maintaining low HIV prevalence (<5%) among PWIDs and FSWs;

Stabilize HIV prevalence among MSM (<15%);

60% of PLHIV have access to ARV Treatment.