Bangalore

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Name of the Project	Child Supplementary Nutrition and Health Care
Geographical Area	Bangalore and Neighbour Districts
Target Group	Children Living with HIV/AIDS
Aims & Objectives	Aim of this project is to increase the immunity levels of the children by offering them proper nutrition and health monitoring.
Goal of the Project	To expand the life expectancy of children living with HIV/AIDS.
Enrolled Beneficiaries	Around 150 children being served as on today.
Activities	Since pediatric formulations were not available, majority of the children living with HIV/AIDS were not able to get proper nutrition and treatment in India. Another big concern for those working in the field of HIV/AIDS is to reach out to the large number of children who have not been tested and who could be potential carriers of the virus. Identifying children who are vulnerable to HIV infection and verifying their status would therefore be a priority in this program. Currently this project is able to support up to 150 children in Bangalore. Core activities of the project Nutritional Support Diagnosis of HIV infection in infants and children Enumeration of CD4 Cells in children found to be HIV Positive ART initiation for children needed treatment Diagnosis and management of Opportunistic Infections Psycho-social Support Travel and logistical Support
Date & Venue	Second Saturday of every month at Ramnagara and 3rd Saturday at Mandya in Karnataka.
Outcome	By offering these services will enable the stigma free environment among the children suffering with HIV/AIDS. Therefore, this will reduce the stigma associated with the HIV disease in our society. While treating their opportunistic infections and offering them proper nutrition will also enable them to attend the school regularly and psycho-support (counseling) can impact on children to adopt good behaviour. In addition this support will strengthen the positive thinking to lead happy life among CLHAs.