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Several HIV-positive patients in
Nashik, India, have formed a support group called Network of People and
Children Living with HIIV (NPCLH) and registered it as a charity organization.
The organization, composed of two
men and five women, aims to not only identify HIV patients and fight for their
health care issues, but also to strengthen confidence among persons with HIV,
help them regain self respect, and improve their quality of life. The
organization began two years ago and was given a legal framework in October
2012.
A nongovernmental organization, Yash
Foundation, has helped and guided NPCLH. Members of NPCLH have visited
treatment centers to interact with other patients, fought for proper treatment
for patients in hospitals, traced and counseled patients and their relatives,
cooked meals for patients and their families during hospital stays, and
provided legal aid.
The group has also worked to
rehabilitate people based on their education and ability to work. NPCLH works
with 300 HIV-positive people. Some women who are not willing or are unable to
leave their homes to work are provided with work that they can do from home. A
large number of people with HIV have been employed in engineering,
pharmaceuticals, and other companies. The organization is planning to open a
hostel to house women and children and maybe some men. They have received donations
of money for the project, but have not yet found available land.
The Friends of AIDS Foundation is
dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.
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