Training of AASHA Mitras in Andhra pradesh

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Dear forum,

Andhra pradesh State AIDS Control society(APSACS), Hyderabad in

collaboration with Andhra pradesh Academy of Rural Development (APARD)

Hyderabad designed the programme called " Traing programme of AASHA

Mitras. "

In the first level around 80 persons from all districts were trained

for 5 days. Out of them 70 members choosen from Para Medical staff

working in the National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) and

remaing 10 from PLHIV networks. These 80 members were designated as

State Resource Persons (SRPs).

In the second level 25 persons from each distric were trained for 3

days. They were designated as District Resource Persons(DRPs). The

team of 25 members comprises of 10 members from NLEP .5 members from

women Self Help Groups (SHG), 5 members from Nehru Yuvak kendra (NYK)

and 5 members from Positive networks.

In the third level these DRPs members with the help of SRPs are

goining train 40 women and 40 male youth from each mandal (sub

district).Thease persons(AASHA Mitras) are going to be trained for 3

days on the issues of HIV/AIDS with special emphasis on the Behavioral

change for the prevention of HIV.

Our Project Director (APSACS), Sri.Ashok Kumar,IAS has inspired the

people of the state with 2 novel programmes called' " Be Bold

Campaign " and 0/07.

We hope these programme can raise the awareness level and bring

behavioral change in the rural masses of our state for the

stabilizing the epidemic of HIV.

NARASIMHA SWAMY THAMATAM

e-mail: <tnswamy123@...>