Access to antiretroviral treatment (ART) has helped enable people living with HIV (PLHIV) to live longer, fulfilling lives. Improved health and wellbeing has allowed PLHIV to plan for their futures, […]Read More
Action, BlogAdvocating for Stigma-free Healthcare for Female Sex Workers
indiaaidsallianceWhile conducting community consultations in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, the Koshish programme team learned that female sex workers (FSWs) in the district faced numerous challenges in accessing healthcare […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogProtecting Rights to Ensure Health: International Drug Users Day 2013
indiaaidsallianceNovember 1st is International Drug Users Day. Initiated in 1995 by the Dutch drug user organization, Landelijk Steunpunt Druggebruikers (LSD), the day aims to raise awareness and increase action to […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogInternational Youth Day 2013: Putting Youth Living with HIV in the Mix
indiaaidsallianceFifty percent of India’s population is below 25 years of age. As they mature sexually, adolescents—especially those from high-risk groups—face vulnerability to HIV and experience a range of unmet sexual […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogWorld Hepatitis Day 2013: Making Hepatitis C a Priority
indiaaidsallianceA dear friend of mine was struggling as a single mother, working two jobs and balancing drug use. To make things simpler, she quit the jobs and started working from […]Read More
Action, BlogNew Advocacy to Address Cervical Cancer in Women Living with HIV
indiaaidsallianceAlliance India’s Koshish programme advocates for policies and strategies on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and rights for people living with HIV (PLHIV) in India. The programme is implemented in […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogFalling Through the Net No More: Community Advocacy Expands Sexual & Reproductive Health Services for PLHIV
indiaaidsallianceSexual & reproductive health (SRH) services must become responsive to the specific needs of people living with HIV (PLHIV). Unfortunately, this is typically not the case in India. PLHIV face […]Read More
Action, BlogAdvocating for Cervical Cancer Testing for Women Living With HIV
indiaaidsallianceThe Koshish Project recently held an advocacy meeting to discuss frequent non-compliance with the National AIDS Control Organisation’s (NACO) Revised Technical Guidelines on ‘Laboratory Monitoring for Patients at ART Centre/LAC/LAC Plus’ to […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogConfidentiality: A Health and Human Rights Issue for PLHIV
indiaaidsallianceCommunity action lies at the core of the Koshish project, which advocates for policies to improve the SRH and rights of PLHIV in India, and strives to ensure that PLHIV […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogCreating Change One Peer Group at a Time
indiaaidsallianceThe Action Project empowers youth by educating them about issues that are important to them and discussing subjects that no one has talked to them about before. In conservative areas […]Read More