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| Abstract #251 - Care and support of people living with dual disease (HIV/HCV) in Nepal | ||||
| Authors: Presenting Author: Mr. Anjan Amatya - National Association of PLWHA in Nepal (NAP+N) | ||||
| Additional Authors: Mr. Ramesh Thapa, | ||||
| Aim: There are support and care activities exist for people living with HIV/AIDS in communities in Nepal. The few organizations that give support and care to people living with HIV/AIDS but there aren’t any care and support program for people living with Hepatitis. Most of HIV positive people have co-infection of Hepatitis C virus and the main cause of death of HIV Positive people due to HCV co infection and Tuberculosis (TB) as well. We can’t find any care and support program for people living with dual disease (HIV and Hepatitis), and often people living with HIV/AIDS are discriminated by the communities. In order to eliminate the stigma and the discrimination of people living with HIV/AIDS and HCV, we planned this project in a small town called Hetaude. | ||||
| Method / Issue: To eliminate the stigma and the discrimination towards peoples living with HIV/AIDS and HCV and to strengthen their participation in HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis prevention programs, HCV/HIV education, Hepatitis/HIV care and support designed to give them support and care need to be integration . | ||||
| Results / Comments: 18 people living with dual disease (HCV and HIV/AIDS) joined the project. | ||||
| Discussion: In Nepal there is a high number of people living with HIV/AIDS who are co-infected by Hepatitis C virus need help, but there is no emotional and mutual care and support for them. Our project shows that we can do something for people living with dual disease (HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis) in additional. | ||||
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