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| Kathmandu, Saturday March 15, 2003 Chaitra 01, 2059. |
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Income generating scheme for
HIV infected people
Post Report
KATHMANDU, March 14: The Himalayan Social
Welfare Organisation (HSWO) formally announced its income-generating programmes for
HIV-infected people, in co-ordination with Public Services International, a non-profitable
international non-government organisation.
According to the HSWO officials, the HIV/AIDS
infected would be involved in the packaging of new condoms (Number 1) that is to be
launched by April 2003, specially targeting HIV prevention among youths.
"Recently around twenty HIV-infected are
selected for this newly launched programme, who were compelled to live stigmatised
life," said Anupama Shrestha, chairperson of the HSWO.
HSWO’s main targets are those working in
transport line (mainly bus and truck drivers and conductors) in the Ring Road side.
"We make them aware about the deadly infection of HIV virus, give them classes about
the disease and the importance of condom and counsel those who are infected," said
Shrestha, shedding light on the organisation.
"The main aim of the programme is to
communicate a message that HIV-infected are also productive for their family," said
Steven Honeyman, Country Representative of PSI. "This kind of programme will
successfully reach the grassroots level."
At the programme, chairperson Shrestha handed
over a souvenir to Honeyman.
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