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Targeted Outreach Designed to Decrease HIV/AIDS, Drug Use
Over 8,000 commercial sex workers in Tashkent City have received HIV prevention services from the USAID Drug Demand Reduction Project (DDRP) over the past 18 months. DDRP informs female sex-workers, including those who use drugs, about HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, ways to reduce drug use, and refers sexual workers to medical facilities. The Program’s outreach workers have conducted over 20,000 information sessions, distributed nearly 12,000 educational brochures and more than 17,000 condoms. In addition, more than 1,800 sex workers were referred for medical consultations.
DDRP is using its Unique Identifier Code to track contacts and can tally the number of individuals reached within a five-percent margin of error, while preserving their anonymity. Such information is shared with a number of stakeholders, including the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.
Linking this high-risk population to appropriate medical care and health information is a critical component in effective HIV/AIDS and drug use prevention in Uzbekistan.
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DDRP uses a number of creative approaches to prevent and stop HIV and drug use among the risk groups in the region
Photo Credit: DDRP |
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