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HIV/AIDS and Infectious Diseases
HIV/AIDS education to whole families including children is key to an AIDS free future.
HIV/AIDS education to whole families including children is key to an AIDS free future. IMC is making it possible for parents to talk about HIV/AIDS with their children.
IMC counselor helps Kenyan couple
Door-to-Door counseling and testing pioneered by IMC in Kenya has enabled thousands of couples to know their HIV status within the comfort of their homes.Living with HIV: One Woman’s Story
July 20, 2007
Caren has faced one trauma after another since being diagnosed with HIV,
but IMC’s support groups and community outreach efforts make her feel less alone in her struggle.
but IMC’s support groups and community outreach efforts make her feel less alone in her struggle.
The scope of the HIV/AIDS pandemic is staggering. 40 million people are currently infected, and 24 million have died over the last two decades. Tragically, the vast majority of those living with the disease reside in developing nations where medical care is unavailable or unaffordable. Hardest hit is sub-Saharan Africa, where HIV/AIDS has slashed life expectancy rates, orphaned 13 million children, and now threatens to reverse decades of socio-economic progress.
International Medical Corps' (IMC) hands-on knowledge and field experience, combined with a global network of highly trained staff, logistical expertise, and financial accountability, have helped IMC develop an innovative and multi-faceted response to this pandemic. IMC now works in many African countries to offer voluntary testing and counseling; deliver treatment for HIV/AIDS and associated opportunistic infections; train local health care workers to do the same; educate communities on HIV/AIDS prevention and fight stigma and ignorance; prevent mother-to-child transmission; and support the livelihood of families and communities struggling with the economic impact of the disease. To ensure the longevity of programming, IMC enlists the support of local organizations to help provide medical care, health information, and psychosocial support to the affected.
The global tide of HIV/AIDS infections will not be turned with any single approach, which is why International Medical Corps’ HIV/AIDS programs are as diverse as the populations they serve. From testing to transmission prevention, education to treatment, IMC is on the ground, combating a disease that knows no ethnic, geographic, or gender barriers, working to give communities a fighting chance in their struggle to beat the pandemic.
International Medical Corps' (IMC) hands-on knowledge and field experience, combined with a global network of highly trained staff, logistical expertise, and financial accountability, have helped IMC develop an innovative and multi-faceted response to this pandemic. IMC now works in many African countries to offer voluntary testing and counseling; deliver treatment for HIV/AIDS and associated opportunistic infections; train local health care workers to do the same; educate communities on HIV/AIDS prevention and fight stigma and ignorance; prevent mother-to-child transmission; and support the livelihood of families and communities struggling with the economic impact of the disease. To ensure the longevity of programming, IMC enlists the support of local organizations to help provide medical care, health information, and psychosocial support to the affected.
The global tide of HIV/AIDS infections will not be turned with any single approach, which is why International Medical Corps’ HIV/AIDS programs are as diverse as the populations they serve. From testing to transmission prevention, education to treatment, IMC is on the ground, combating a disease that knows no ethnic, geographic, or gender barriers, working to give communities a fighting chance in their struggle to beat the pandemic.
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Living with HIV: One Woman’s Story
July 20, 2007
Caren has faced one trauma after another since being diagnosed with HIV,
but IMC’s support groups and community outreach efforts make her feel less alone in her struggle.
but IMC’s support groups and community outreach efforts make her feel less alone in her struggle.
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