HIV and poverty

GLOBAL POVERTY PRAYER WEEK: 

GLOBAL POVERTY PRAYER WEEK November 12 – 18, 2007 Monday 12th November : HIV AIDS

Poverty Indicators : 

Poverty Indicators Poverty is hunger. Poverty is lack of shelter. Poverty is being sick and not being able to see a doctor. Poverty is not being able to go to school and not knowing how to read. Poverty is not having a job, is fear for the future, living one day at a time. Poverty is losing a child to illness brought about by unclean water. Poverty is powerlessness, lack of representation and freedom, assetlessness, isolation.

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EHA has large stand alone HIV & AIDS projects mainly in North-East India , the Community Health & Development projects have also integrated HIV & AIDS components in their work Manipur Nagaland Maharashtra Delhi Uttranchal Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Chattisgarh Bihar Jharkhand

HIV AIDS interventions in EHA ( North East)‏: 

HIV AIDS interventions in EHA ( North East)‏ Needle exchange programme STI management Support group formation Drug substitution programme Home Based Care Critical Care Centers Church Mobilization for Care and support of PLWHA Capacity building of NGOs and FBOs in HBC and HIV counseling

Interventions in Community Health projects & Hospitals : 

Interventions in Community Health projects & Hospitals Adolescent Health Young couple sensitization (HIV, STI and Gender)‏ Gender mainstreaming in HIV Prevention Capacity building of community leaders. Targeted intervention programme with truckers and CSWs Infection control and waste management systems in Hospitals. VCTC services Mainstreaming HIV and AIDS

HIV - Globally: 

HIV - Globally Every day HIV AIDS kills 6,000 people and infects another 8,200 people with the deadly virus The HIV/AIDS pandemic, along with declining soil fertility and land degradation, have led to a 23 per cent decrease in food production per capita

HIV - India: 

HIV - India More than 5.7 million people infected Overall average adult prevalence rate is 0.9 percent Infection is spreading to the general community. The epidemic is shifting toward women and young people, with about 39 percent of all HIV infections occurring in women. Coverage of ART is very low (India is one of the biggest producers of the drugs that have transformed the lives of people with AIDS. But for millions of Indians, access to these medicines is a distant dream) TB and HIV persist as a deadly partnership.

Challenges: 

Challenges India's adult HIV prevalence will peak at 1.9% in 2019. The number of AIDS deaths in India (which was estimated at 2.7 million for the period 1980-2000) will rise to 12.3 million during 2000-15, and to 49.5 million during 2015-50. Economic growth in India will slow by almost a percentage point per year as a result of AIDS by 2019.

Call To Change: 

Poverty has many faces, changing from place to place and across time, and has been described in many ways. Most often, poverty is a situation people want to escape. So poverty is a call to action -- for the poor and the wealthy alike -- a call to change the world so that many more may have enough to eat, adequate shelter, access to education and health, protection from violence, and a voice in what happens in their communities. (One fifth of the world’s inhabitants – cannot fulfil their most basic needs)‏ Call To Change

Prayer Time - Bible Portion : Mark 5: 21- 43: 

Prayer Time - Bible Portion : Mark 5: 21- 43 Pray for all the People infected and affected with HIV AIDS Churches throughout the nation would be sensitized to take up the challenge Positive people will receive hope and eternal life. Access to ART will increase Communities will be empowered and be responsible. Stigma and discrimination will reduce Productivity of the affected people will increase. Orphans will find good homes and have a meaningful life Equal opportunities will be given to the affected Government plans and policies will be focussed on the poor. NGOs and Faith Based Organisations will play a vital role in addressing the issue of HIV AIDS and Poverty. EHA's initiatives will have better coverage and impact.