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FHI Leads Consortium Offering Family-focused Approach to Helping Children Affected by HIV/AIDS in India
FHI-Supported Demonstration Projects Focus on Vulnerable Children and Youth
FHI Implements Four Projects Funded by Grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Aastha Project Cited as Model The FHI-implemented Aastha Project was cited as a model by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation at the 2006 International AIDS Conference in Toronto. The foundation recognized the project's innovative approaches to the challenge of reducing the incidence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections for sex workers in the Mumbai and Thane districts of Maharashtra.
FHI Supports Research on Antiretroviral Therapy in India As the coordinating and operations center for the National Institutes of Health-funded HIV Prevention Trials Network, FHI is providing expertise in site assessment, study design, protocol development, and staff training for a study on the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy in preventing transmission of HIV in couples in which only one partner is infected. Expanding Contraceptive Options for Indian Couples To expand the number of contraceptive options available to women and couples, we are studying the factors that lead women to adopt or reject Depo Provera, an injectable contraceptive, as a family planning method. We are also promoting Depo use among women who desire a long-acting method and for whom injectable contraceptives are safe and appropriate.
New Tools to Help Improve STI Clinic Care
JULY 2008—Family Health International, with support from the India AIDS Initiative (Avahan) of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has developed several guides to help clinic supervisors and staff provide the best possible level of care for their clients.
FHI's strong partnerships with U.S. and host-country governmental agencies, international NGOs, universities, and local and faith-based organizations play a vital role in our high-quality research and programs.
FHI's office in India is here to help. If you want to learn more about the office, visit the Contact Web page. |
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FHI and its partners are working to avert a major HIV/AIDS epidemic in India. In this video, former country director 
JUNE 2008 — FHI is leading a pioneering five-year, US$14 million project to support children and families affected by HIV/AIDS in Andhra Pradesh, India. The Balasahyoga program ("active support to the child" in Hindi) is expanding comprehensive, integrated HIV care, support and treatment services in all of the state's 23 districts. Meet one family who has new hope for the future thanks to the program.
FEBRUARY 2008 — The 
