Enquiry regarding care and support program for AIDS patients

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Hi all.

I am a 3rd year medical student undertaking 1 research year at the

Australian International Health Institute, affiliated to the University of

Melbourne, Australia.

I have been assigned to BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) at

Dharan, Nepal for 2 months at the end of the year, concentrating on applying

the principles of Primary Health Care to setting up a care and support

program for HIV/AIDS persons in the Eastern Region of Nepal, working out of

Sunsari. (This is an identified research need for the people at BPKIHS who

are beginning to see more full blown AIDS cases and thus need to consider

setting up of chronic care programs for these patients)

As such, I need to dissect the issues and obstacles surrounding this

subject. Staff attitudes, cultural behaviour, social stigma, sustainability

and resources - drugs, money, manpower. Being a non Nepali, I am even more

foreign to this field.

If anyone would have any useful articles or information, or even suggestions

regarding this matter, I would appreciate any replies whatsoever.

Thank you for your time!

Regards,

Joyce Leong

E-mail: <juiceleong@...>