Good practice examples from India
India has the third-largest number of people living with HIV in…
Good practice examples from India
India has the third-largest number of people living with HIV in the world. Misereor supports Indian partner organisations dealing with development work and health care services. Misereor aims to strengthen partner organisations to deliver good-quality health services where it is needed most.
This document gives an overview of the HIV epidemic in India and describes good practice examples in comprehensive HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, focusing on cen-tres providing medical and community care. These three community care centres (two in Andhra Pradesh and one in Tamil Nadu) are members of the Catholic Health Association of India, who is supported by Misereor. For each of these centres, it describes the history and current activities, illustrated by stories of the centre’s staff and the patients, who benefit from their services. The document ends by identifying some key aspects, which have led to the centres’ success.