Requesting vote for CCM HIV/AIDS Election

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Solidarity and Action Against The HIV Infection in India (SAATHII) has

registered as one of the contestants under HIV/AIDS category to represent the

Civil Society Organizations (CSO) in Country Coordinated Mechanism (CCM) of

GFATM and hence we request your organization's valuable vote for SAATHII

(Dr. Sai Subhasree Raghavan is representing). Please visit the following link

for voting http://www.indiaccm-elections.org/

Profile SAATHII

Solidarity and Action Against the HIV Infection in India (SAATHII) is

headquartered in Chennai with offices in Kolkata, Hyderabad, Karur,

Bhubaneshwar, Jaipur and Imphal. Currently SAATHII works in Tamil Nadu, Andhra

Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Manipur, West Bengal, Orissa and Rajasthan.

Mission: SAATHII is a capacity building organization that helps to scale up HIV

prevention, care, support treatment services, through training, technical

assistance, information dissemination, operational research, networking and

advocacy.

Core Programs: SAATHII has been providing technical, programmatic and

coordination assistance to more than 150 Government and non government

organizations in the country since 2002.SAATHII's key contribution towards

technical, financial and programmatic technical assistance combined with

advocacy, and information dissemination has resulted in;

* Development of the first National Directory of HIV/AIDS services

* PPTCT services for more than 500,000 pregnant women in four high

prevalence states

* Comprehensive family centered care, support and treatment services to

18,000 adults, 12,000 affected and 3,000 infected children in Tamilnadu and

Andhra Pradesh

* Decentralization of HIV care in Salem and Karur districts of Tamil Nadu

* STI/HIV/AIDS prevention services to around 14,000 sexual minorities and

PLHIV in West Bengal, Orissa and Manipur

* Formation of CBOs for scaling up of HIV prevention among high risk groups

* Establishment of India-specific HIV/AIDS websites and popular e-forum that

reaches 3,000 individuals and organizations on daily basis

* Capacity building of more than 500 government and civil society agencies

* Mainstreaming of HIV as part of various ministries in Rajasthan

* Documentation of best practices in six high prevalence states.

Profile of Dr. Raghavan

Dr. Sai Subhasree Raghavan is the president of SAATHII which works towards

Universal Access to prevention, care, support and treatment services. Dr.

Raghavan has more than twelve years of experience in HIV/AIDS programs, advocacy

and research. Under the leadership of Dr. Raghavan, SAATHII has been

instrumental in scaling up of Prevention, PMTCT, and care, support and treatment

programs in eight states of India. Dr. Raghavan, along with SAATHII, has worked

at international, national and district levels to advocate for Universal Access

to HIV/AIDS services and involve civil society in the Global Fund process.

Dr. Raghavan will work towards equal involvement of the civil society in all

aspects of the global fund process in India.

How do I cast my vote?

Click on icon voting on the elections website

http://www.indiaccm-elections.org/

Log on using your registered email ID and voting number.

Based the login information , you would be directed to the page of

candidates of your sub-sector ( Priority Area selected at the time the

registration).

You may click on the candidate you wish to select and click on confirm.

Elections started from Tuesday 7th April 2009 at 9.00 a.m. and end by

Thursday 9th April 2009 at 5.00 p.m. sharp.

Dr. Sai Subhasree Raghavan

President

SAATHII (Solidarity and Action Against the HIV Infection in India)

78 Pushpa Nagar Main Road,

Nungambaakam, Chennai 600034

Tamil Nadu, India

E-mail: Subhasree_raghavan@... /saathii@...

Mobile: +91 9840033302

Landline: + 91 44 28173947 (Chennai)/ +91 40 27674757 (Hyderabad)

Skype: Subhasree

e-mail: <subhasree_raghavan@...>