Important NGO and Private Programs working on PMTCT in India

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Important Regarding NGO-Private programs interested in Prevention of Mother to

Child Transmission in India:

A consortium of NGO and Private sector programs in India are working together

to apply for funding from Global fund to reduce Mother to Child Transmission in

India. This consortium was formed in January 2002 and dedicated towards

providing technical and administrative assistance for NGO and Private sector

interested in expanding PMTCT services in India.

This is a collaborative effort, and interested in assisting as many groups as

we can.

If you are an NGO and Private Hospital/clinic with ACCESS TO LARGE NUMBER OF

PREGNANT WOMEN and interested in EXPANDING/ STARTING, PMTCT services and

interested to join our efforts, please contact us immediately.

This is an opportunity for the whole NGO/Private sector to come together and

also it is an opportunity to involve the private sector in PMTCT care. More

than 50% of the institutional deliveries take place in private settings in India

Following are some ideas:

1. NGOs working on HIV issues can contact large private/corporate hospitals

near you to initiate collaborative efforts. Please contact us only after you

made these efforts.

2. We certainly need more initiatives in the North, North East, East and West

India. We have identified many programs in the South and West.

3. BEFORE YOU CONTACT US, THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:

** Willingness to work with HIV Positive Individuals or deliver HIV positive

women

** Have access to large number of pregnant women

** Should have an Ob-Gyn and a Pediatrician Interested in assisting you with

your efforts

4. In addition to these groups, we also need assistance of positive women

networks, federation of Ob-gyn (to assist us with training), and Indian

association of Pediatrics (to assist us with). if you are interested please

contact us.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Consortium of NGO/Private Sector PMTCT Programs in India.