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The Delhi Network of Positive People
(DNP+) received the Red Ribbon Award at the December 2012 XIX International
AIDS Conference. The award recognized the network’s advocacy efforts for access
to treatment and human rights for HIV-infected people in India. Loon Gangte and
a friend founded DNP+ in an addiction rehabilitation center to support
HIV-infected people. According to Gangte, DNP+ membership has grown from two
people to 1,300 members since 2000.
Overcoming high levels of stigma and
discrimination is a challenge in India, which has the highest number of
HIV-infected people in all Asian Pacific countries. Gangte expressed hope that
the Red Ribbon Award would put the international stamp of approval on DNP+ work
and attract financial support for the organization. DNP+ will continue to lobby
for free antiretroviral treatment and affordable HIV treatment for HIV-infected
people in India.
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.
TOGETHER WE REMAIN STRONG!
