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Moving the National CLM agenda

Peduli Hati Bangsa was involved in the development of the Indonesian CLM Technical Guidelines, adapted from tools that are available now, in the second half of 2023. This is aimed at providing a standard tool for CLM implementors in the country. It is proposed to be published as CLM national guidelines in 2024.

Easing access to HIV treatment for differently abled

Data enumerator came across a visually challenged person living with HIV at Labuang Baji Regional Hospital, South Sulawesi, Indonesia while collecting data during July. The person was facing consistent difficulty in collecting the HIV medicines every month from the facility. Action taken: An agreement was reached with the manager at the facility that our data […]

Hepatitis C medicine stock-shortage resolved

During third week of October 2023 various call were received from the community regrading shortage of medicines (DAAs) used for treatment of hepatitis C in the Treatment Centre at Bishnupur district. Some patients coming to access medicine from Bishnupur district hospital were not given monthly doses of the medicines needed. Action taken: The State Nodal […]

Hepatitis B still is a struggle: one at a time

During October 2023 our data enumerator came across a respondent. He fulfilled all criteria to initiate treatment for hepatitis B (HBV) under the guidelines of the India National Viral Hepatitis Control Program (NVHCP). Unfortunately, he had not initiated his treatment despite being eligible. Action taken: The respondent was provided with basic information on the NVHCP […]

Ripple effect: Ensuring hepatitis C treatment

During November 2023 data collection process, one respondent on hepatitis C (HCV) informed the data enumerator about another one of his friend who is HCV RNA positive. In the same month, two data enumerators visited his residence, upon which he was found bed-ridden after he met an accident. Due to his condition, he was yet […]

Adolescents living with HIV benefiting from educational benefit scheme

Recently Education department, Government of Manipur launched a scheme called “Chengaak Khonghou” where financial aid of 10,000 Rupees is provided to adolescents living with or affected by HIV and undergoing graduation and post-graduation course. During the data collection process, we met several people living with HIV sharing difficulties in maintaining family and children’s education. We […]

Not all are aware of routine viral load monitoring

Even after HIV viral load test become a routine monitoring test in India some are still not aware. During our data collection work, we came across a respondent who didn’t undergo his HIV viral load test even after exceeding one year. During our interaction we understood that he was not aware about the importance of […]

Restoring Right to Education

October 2023: During data collection, a woman living with HIV shared that her daughter who is also living with HIV was denied admission in the hostel of an educational institution because of her HIV positive status. Action taken: The woman filed a complaint on the matter at the Legal Aid Clinic of CoNE seeking legal […]

Ensuring re-treatment for hepatitis C

July 2023: During the data collection process data enumerator came across one person who had failed an earlier treatment of HCV. Due to stock issues of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir regimen his possible re-treatment was deferred. Action taken: A meeting was convened with the State Nodal Officer of the viral hepatitis program for alternative arrangement of the medicine. […]

Initiated HCV treatment: Bridging the Gap

6th December 2023, received messages in social media and data enumerator at Jakarta. The patient had completed diagnosis of hepatitis C but was unable to get the direct-acting antivirals to initiate treatment. Action taken: 13 th December 2023, the data enumerator took appointment at Pengayoman hospital, accompanied patient to the facility and same day treatment […]