HIV PATIENT CARE PROGRAM ( PCP)
Since the programs started in 1997 through the HIV Intervention program many HIV Positive women were registered with this project at Tiruvannamalai and Tirunelveli. Currently there are 120 women who are HIV positive in the project. About 98 women who were HIV positive expired in between 1997 – 2001. During this period there was no anti- retroviral therapy available and even at private hospitals and the cost per month was more than INR 25,000.
Since 1997 CORA is providing support for treatment of Opportunistic infection of the patients and also meets out the incidental expenses incurred by a patient to obtain the ART Treatment or for Siddha treatment at the Government Hospital at Tambaram Chennai. Those HIV Positives who are bedridden are provided livelihood support such as providing complete ration for an interim period of six months for survival. Hence by providing continuous medical support and interim livelihood support ,the bedridden patient would regain health and would be able to go back to normal work within the six months period.
About 130 alive HIV positive women live in their villages after the death of their husbands either with their father and mother or live separately with their children. A few HIV Positive women are terminally ill and hospitalized.
Since 1997 CORA is providing support for treatment of Opportunistic infection of the patients and also meets out the incidental expenses incurred by a patient to obtain the ART Treatment or for Siddha treatment at the Government Hospital at Tambaram Chennai. Those HIV Positives who are bedridden are provided livelihood support such as providing complete ration for an interim period of six months for survival. Hence by providing continuous medical support and interim livelihood support ,the bedridden patient would regain health and would be able to go back to normal work within the six months period.
About 130 alive HIV positive women live in their villages after the death of their husbands either with their father and mother or live separately with their children. A few HIV Positive women are terminally ill and hospitalized.
PHOTO STORIES OF HIV HIV PATIENT CARE PROGRAM
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