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Project Title |
HIV Prevention and Control among High-Risk Populations and Vulnerable Young People in Bangladesh |
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Package Number and Title |
Provisional of Essential Services to Street Based & Hotel/Residence based Female Sex-workers (GF-909) |
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Objective of Project |
To rapidly scale up HIV essential services to Street-Based and Hotel/Residence-based Female Sex Workers (SB & H/RB FSW) Populations at higher risk and vulnerability. |
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| Assignments |
- Mapping of current services delivery gaps to SB & H/RB FSW at national and local levels
- Development of BCC materials on essential services for SB & H/RB FSW
- Training activities for master trainers, peer educators, outreach supervisors and DIC In-Charge
- Establish and operate DIC in assigned districts
- Provision of supplementary income generation services for street and hotel/resident based female sex workers
- Creating an enabling environment within local communities through advocacy meetings and distribution of print materials
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| Donor |
- Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFATM)
- National AIDS/STD Program (NASP), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh
- Save the Children Fund, USA
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| Working areas |
| Dhaka, Khulna and Chittagong divisional 25 districts |
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| Outcome |
The HIV/AIDS programs has already produced some encouraging results. Several reports in the central and divisional newspapers and periodicals have been published highlighting the positive aspects of the AIDS situation in the country. Since the beginning of the Training and Refreshers program no report has been published causing violation to the rights of the infected and affected people. Journalists started writing on the NGOs highlighting their activity on HIV/AIDS and the resulting impact among the vulnerable populations and their high-risk behaviours.
Gradually BMSF has been developed as an Information Resource Centre for the Journalist community as they now seek information from BMSF for writing reports/features and articles on HIV/AIDS. District based journalists now send their write ups on HIV/AIDS to BMSF for editing and publishing in the national dailies/weeklies. On the other hand, 6 journalists at six divisions are involved with BMSF as Divisional Co-ordinators and 64 journalists in 64 districts of Bangladesh are now working as Focal Point.
BMSF provided Legal Aid support for the journalist’s community in co-operation with Bangladesh Bar Council. |
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