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Truckers' Intervention Program
Truckers are both victims and carriers of STD/HIV because of the innumerable encounters they have with sex workers on the highways. They carry the infection from one place to another, even to their spouse at home. No hard data was available till Bhoruka conducted the sexual behaviour and sero prevalence study in 1993 at Uluberia in West Bengal.
At present Bhoruka implements interventions at 5 major halt points located in the five states of Eastern India, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Bihar and Assam.
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Objectives
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To ensure adoption of safer sex practices among the target community through behaviour Change communication (BCC) |
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To promote condom usage |
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To promote community based VCCTC (GOU/no) |
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To minimize the STI among the target community through syndromic case management |
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To provide primary care and support for the HIV infected and affected people |
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To build ownership of the target audience to the programme |
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| The 3 Components of the program are: |
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Providing Core HIV / AIDS Services |
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Involving the industry and other key stakeholders and strengthening their response capacity |
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Creating enable environment |
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