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Following Nepalese Workers Across Borders with HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment
ASHA Project Rolls Out Early Infant Diagnosis Initiative
Reaching Across Borders (2006–08)
The ASHA Project
Community and Home-Based Care in Nepal
Effectiveness of MSM Programs in Nepal Analyzed OCTOBER 2007 — A study prepared by FHI's Asia Pacific Regional Office (APRO) reveals an overall positive effect of FHI programming on knowledge, sexual risk behavior, and access to commodities and services through a variety of interventions such as behavior change, advocacy, networking, community mobilization, and capacity building. However, quality and coverage were inconsistent from one site to another and there is a need to promote a minimum package of priority interventions along with improved organizational capacity and program monitoring.
Featured Donor: USAID Through donors such as USAID, FHI supports Nepal and its organizations in preventing the spread of HIV and improving HIV/AIDS care and support among those at highest risk.
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FEBRUARY 2010 — The ASHA Project has made a major contribution to Nepal's national HIV program through its strategic information (SI) expertise. FHI provides technical assistance to the Government of Nepal through the National SI Technical Working Group under the National Center for AIDS and STD Control (NCASC). The ASHA Project has trained more than 750 individuals in monitoring and evaluation, surveillance, and strategic information tools. 
JANUARY 2010 — The Reaching Across Borders initiative is an FHI-pioneered approach to ensuring continuous access to ART for Nepalis who cross international borders to work in India. The program focus is on prevention of HIV and provision of integrated health services. 
JUNE 2009 — For the first time in Nepal, HIV-exposed babies between six weeks and 18 months old can be accurately tested for HIV infection. In January 2009, early infant diagnosis (EID) service was initiated by the FHI-led ASHA Project, funded by USAID. HIV-infected babies will now be able to access lifesaving antiretroviral therapy (ART) and other treatments, greatly increasing their chances of survival. 
AUGUST 2008 — With nearly 70,000 people living with HIV in Nepal, community and home-based care is vitally important to ensuring that all have access to care and defense against stigma and discrimination. This review details a national assessment of service models of community and home-based care across Nepal. The goal of the assessment is to use the findings and recommendations to guide future implementation and scale-up of community and home-based care services in areas of need.
