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Khush Raho Na Yaar. Vivek Anand Chief Executive The Humsafar Trust Mumbai,India. Khush Raho Na Yaar. Beginning. 1990 : Started as a magazine ‘Bombay Dost’ 1994: Registered as a CBO in 1994 Strategic decision to work with Public Health Care Providers
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Khush Raho Na Yaar Vivek Anand Chief Executive The Humsafar Trust Mumbai,India
Khush Raho Na Yaar Beginning 1990 : Started as a magazine ‘Bombay Dost’ 1994: Registered as a CBO in 1994 Strategic decision to work with Public Health Care Providers Strategic decision to work with the local and national government. 1999: Country’s Pilot Project with MSM & TG
Khush Raho Na Yaar Now Over 225 staff – 95% from MSM and TG community Diverse range of programs, some for specific sub-populations, some integrated Centre for Excellence : Independent research unit that helps shape our ongoing practice Advocacy unit to mainstream MSM and Tg issues Capacity Building of MSM and TG CBOs
Khush Raho Na Yaar Innovative approaches to partnership between MSM/TG CBOs and clinical services – The Humsafar Model.
Khush Raho Na Yaar Humsafar MSD Package ~Community Mobilisation ~ Street Outreach and Condom Distribution ~STI Service and HIV Testing Facility ~ Care, Support and Treatment ~ IEC Development and Distribution ~ Advocacy and Networking ~ Research and Training ~ Project Management
Khush Raho Na Yaar Community Mobilization ~ 10 Drop-in-centers ~ Library and Archives ~ Help-line (Telephone and E-Mail) ~ Community Workshops ~ Skills Building Programs
Khush Raho Na Yaar Street Outreach Outreach education on safer sex practices and increasing awareness on STIs among MSM and Tg and HIV and AIDS
Khush Raho Na Yaar STI and HIV Services HST offers increased accessibility to high quality STI examination / treatment, HIV testing facilities HST links with Private Medical Practioners (PMPs) around hotspots to provide STI care and referrals for HIV testing
Khush Raho Na Yaar STI and HIV Services HST also provides general examination of routine illnesses to the MSM / TG Community at the HST Clinics HST counselors provide pretest and post test counselling to MSM and TG clients at HST clinics and its other referral linkages
Khush Raho Na Yaar Partner Notification HST encourages partner notification to MSM-PLWHA under its partner notification program
Khush Raho Na Yaar Referral Linkages 3 In house clinics and strategic linkages with public Health care providers for care, support and treatment ~ Lokmanya Tilak Medical General Hospital ~ JJ Hospital ~ Thane Civil Hospital ~ MSF Treatment Center
Khush Raho Na Yaar Care, Support & Treatment To meet the specific requirements of the MSM-PLWHA, HST initiated “Sanjeevani” a group formed by and for MSM-PLWHA
Khush Raho Na Yaar Sanjeevani Safe space for positive men to meet and discuss their issues Initiate activities for getting family and community support Professional mental health support
Khush Raho Na Yaar Sanjeevani Initiating programs to promote healthy minds and healthy bodies Treatment of Opportunistic Infections (OIs) and enrollment in accessing ART Nutrition counseling and nutritive supplement support
Khush Raho Na Yaar Reflections Clear sense of purpose Tried to accept projects from donors that fit squarely with this purpose Focused in setting and maintaining standards of quality in each component of our work Community Involvement at all levels
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