🩺 Health & HIV/AIDS Support Programme

Siri Mahila Sadhikaraka Welfare Society (SMSWS) delivers comprehensive health and HIV/AIDS services focusing on prevention, testing, treatment linkages, nutrition, and long-term care. Our programme is designed to reach marginalized communities, especially women, PLHIV families, and vulnerable populations through integrated, community-centered health interventions.

🎯 Programme Objectives

• 🧪 Expand access to HIV testing, screening and early detection
• 🔗 Ensure smooth linkage to ART centres and treatment adherence
• 🍎 Improve nutritional support for PLHIV and vulnerable children
• 🏥 Strengthen referrals to public health systems and DAPCU services
• 🛡️ Reduce stigma and promote safe, supportive environments for women

📘 Core Health & HIV/AIDS Services

• 🧪 HIV Testing & Counselling (HTC) — community camps, targeted outreach, pre/post-test counselling
• 💊 ART Linkages & Follow-Up — registration, appointment tracking, adherence counselling
• 🩻 General Health Screening — BP, diabetes, vision, anemia & TB symptom screening
• 🍱 Nutrition Kits for PLHIV — monthly immunity-boosting kits & dietary counselling
• 🏥 Aarogyasri Surgical Support — coordination for essential surgeries at network hospitals
• 🦠 COVID-19 Support — vaccination mobilisation, PPE distribution, ART home delivery
• 🧑‍⚕️ Mental Health & Psychosocial Support — one-on-one counselling & peer support groups

🛠️ Programme Implementation Process

• 📍 Mapping hotspots & vulnerable clusters (FSW, PLHIV families, migrants)
• 🤝 Coordination with DAPCU, ART centres, government hospitals & TI NGOs
• 📆 Scheduling testing camps, screening days and follow-up visits
• 🚀 On-ground mobilization through peer educators and community facilitators
• 🔁 Post-test & post-camp follow-up to ensure complete linkage to treatment

📦 Key Components & Tools

• 📝 Health tracking registers & community health cards
• 📚 IEC materials on HIV prevention, treatment adherence & nutrition
• 🧴 PPE kits, sanitizers, masks & emergency COVID supplies
• 🍎 Nutrition kits (dal, eggs, fruits, multivitamins for PLHIV)
• 📱 SMS reminders for ART follow-ups and clinic visits

🤝 Key Partnerships

• 🏥 Government Hospitals & ART Centres — ART initiation & follow-up
• 🧪 DAPCU — testing kits, reporting and linkages
• 🏛️ TI NGOs — field coordination and hotspot outreach
• 🤲 CBOs & Peer Networks — mobilization & adherence support
• 🎗️ CSR & Donors — nutrition kits, health camps, PPE support

📋 Monitoring & Indicators

• 🔢 Number of individuals tested for HIV
• 📈 Number of ART linkages completed
• 🍱 Nutrition kits distributed monthly
• 🩺 Health camp attendance & number of screenings
• 📊 Treatment adherence rate (monthly follow-up)
• 🧑‍⚕️ Referrals completed to hospitals, TB units, mental health services

🔒 Safeguards & Ethics

• 🔐 Strict confidentiality for HIV status, health records and referrals
• 🫶 Non-discriminatory and stigma-free service delivery
• ⚖️ Informed consent for all tests and information sharing
• 🩹 Trauma-informed counselling for sensitive topics

💰 Indicative Budget Elements

• 🧪 HIV Testing Camp — ₹8,000–₹15,000 (mobilization, counsellors, IEC materials)
• 🏥 Health Screening Camp — ₹12,000–₹25,000 (diagnostics + referrals)
• 🍱 Nutrition Kit (Per PLHIV) — ₹1,800–₹2,500 / month
• 🚑 Emergency Medical Support — variable based on case severity

🗣️ Voices from the Community

“Because of SMSWS, I never missed my ART medicines — the team helped with follow-ups, nutrition kits and hospital support.”
– PLHIV Beneficiary

📞 Contact for Health & HIV Services

Location: SMSWS Health & HIV Programme Unit
Phone / WhatsApp: +91 939 827 6995
Email: smswscbo995@gmail.com
Next Step: Share your area, beneficiary group and required services — our team will plan a customised health intervention.