Patna: Short stay home for PLHAs in Bihar

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Dear All,

It is glad to inform you that, HIV/AIDS interventions in Bihar have

got another feather for the patients. A short stay home is soon

going to be opened at Patna (from 1st July 2007). This will be run &

managed by Bihar Network for People Living with HIV/AIDS Society

(BNP+), the State level network of INP+. The Bihar State AIDS

Control Society, Patna and the staff members of UNDP TAHA Project,

Bihar will provide technical support to run this Home.

The UNDP TAHA Project (SPMU, Bihar) has conceived this idea and

dedicatedly funded it in the service of poor patients who are coming

from remote villages, and have to stay at Patna for 3-4 days for

treatment purposes in ART Center at PMCH.

Since the facilities in the home is cost free, hence the financial

burden related for boarding & lodging of the patients will be eased

off.

The available Free of Cost facilities are –

1. Free boarding & lodging

2. Free Counseling

3. Referral Facilities

4. Testing & Treatment Related services

5. 24 hour information Helpline facility. (TollFree No.1800 180 1000)

" Rajesh "

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