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HIV/AIDS

India Program Final Report

October 1997 – September 2007

USAID'S Implementing AIDS Prevention and Care (IMPACT) Project

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NOVEMBER 2007 — The IMPACT project in India was developed to support USAID India's program priorities and the National AIDS Control Organization's (NACO) strategic plan. A major focus of the project was to strengthen the capacity of Indian organizations, including the government, nongovernmental organizations, and private and informal sectors, to better respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The IMPACT project developed innovative demonstration projects in underserved program and technical areas so that these projects could be replicated and scaled-up, ultimately contributing to national policy and programming in India.

During IMPACT, FHI developed 63 projects and provided technical assistance to 93 implementing partners working in HIV prevention, care and support for vulnerable, infected, and affected population groups. These projects reached a total population of 1,607,561 direct beneficiaries, including 49,455 orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), 17,919 drug users, 36,998 men who have sex with men (MSM), 391,180 migrants, truckers and industrial workers, 41,560 people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) and 1,070,459 general community members.

In addition, FHI provided technical assistance in HIV/AIDS research, program management, and technical areas to 40 collaborating partners including the government, USAID-supported bilateral partners, and other development agencies. FHI's major areas of technical assistance included formative assessments, technical studies, and capacity building in program management and technical areas including:

  • implementing the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (O/GAC) guidelines on abstinence, being faithful and consistent condom use (ABC);
  • creating a computerized management information system (CMIS); and
  • operationalizing three important cross-cutting themes—gender, greater involvement of people living with HIV/AIDS (GIPA), and reducing stigma and discrimination.