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Comprehensive prevention programs for people who inject drugs (PWID) and their partners

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Project Synopsis

CARE Bangladesh Consortium has started its journey in FR titled “Prioritized HIV Prevention and Treatment Services for Key Populations in Bangladesh” to minimize the spread of HIV and the impact of AIDS on the individual, family, community, and society. CARE Bangladesh, in association with Ashokta Punarbashan Sangstha (APOSH) and Mukto Akash Bangladesh (MAB), has been implementing the HIV prevention program since 2008, funded by The Global Fund and managed by Save the Children in Bangladesh. Under NFM3, a total of 15,035 PWIDs are targeted to be reached by 8 CDICs, 4 Oral Substitution Therapy (OST) centers, 2 Drop-in-Centers (DICs), and 21 outlets. However, the project targeted to cover 16,535 PWIDs in this period (NFM-3). CARE Bangladesh Consortium is working to minimize the spread of HIV and the impact of AIDS on the individual, family, community, and society, working towards Ending AIDS in Bangladesh by 2030.

Projects Coverage

Currently, the project is working on 13 Districts (Chandpur, Chapainawabganj, Cumilla, Dhaka, Dinajpur, Gazipur, Khulna, Manikganj, Munshiganj, Mymensingh, Narayanganj, Rajshahi, and Satkhira) for the key population. However, the area coverage is expanding gradually, and by the end of the project period, a total of 20 districts will be covered. New 07 districts (Faridpur, Narsingdi, Kishoregonj, Naogaon, Nilphamari, Rangpur, Maulvibazar) will be added to the list of service areas by September 2023.

Achievements and Milestones

Direct reach: 13,000+ PWIDs (Indirect reach 61,000+).

HIV testing service: A total of 33000+ (Frequency) tests are done serving 14,000+ PWIDs.

Opioid Substitution Therapy user: 2,500+ (Till July 2023).

Antiretroviral therapy (ART): 763 HIV-positive clients are receiving ART regularly.

Integration with Government hospitals: A total of 9 service centers are Integrated with Govt Health Facilities and Hospitals.

It is not photoshopped; it is a metamorphosis.

Changes occur naturally; sometimes, it needs a Catalyst to make a change. When it comes to the life story of 38 years old Md Wahiduzzaman Emon, who rose from the ashes of a street-based life, according to him, CARE Bangladesh played the role of a catalyst by providing his treatment, employment, and, above all, a life worth living for. He said, “I could have been destroyed by drugs, but look at me now! I have a family and a job. I am breathing with the air of hope. I may not have a huge amount of money, but what I have is sufficient to live a peaceful life, and it happened just for CARE Bangladesh”.

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