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GOAL Churches in the North East Region respond to HIV & AIDS through prevention and care interventions   OBJECTIVES  1.    To mobilize churches in North         East India to respond to HIV &         AIDS  2.    To improve attitude towards          People living with HIV & AIDS         (PLHA)  3.    To initiate prevention and care         intervention

1.  HIV & AIDS and role of the Church

Acquired Immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS is the leading cause of death among many countries especially in a majority of developing and under developed countries. First discovered in the US in 1981, there is no cure for the disease. Over all as estimated 33.2 million people in the world – one in every 200 are living with HIV, and daily .....>> more

2.  Church's response to HIV & AIDS

The Church in India’s North East has a tremendous influence on peoples’ thinking, their world view, attitudes and actions. It may not be too far off the mark to say that the church influences the consciousness of the community. In a world threatened by multiple issues and the scourge of HIV-AIDS, it becomes crucial for the church to develop .....>> more

3.  Rights of Orphan/Vulnerable children and Role of the Churches

A child in the midst of HIV/AIDS presents the picture of human vulnerability to a global crisis. HIV/AIDS a global is a major contributing factor of childhood mortality and morbidity. UNAIDS estimated that in 2003 there were 630,000 new pediatric HIV infections, about 90% of which were in sub-Saharan Africa. .....>> more

4.  Broaden the vision (A Reflection on HIV and the churches in North East India)

Over the years that North East India (NEI) has gradually caught the attention of national media, it has been, not for the breathtaking beauty of the land and its peoples, but for conflict and guns, poor development and drugs and HIV. The region is also known for its Christian ethos and it was probably this that led a senior government official to .....>> more

5.  Any one to listen to my story?

Actually, I did not do anything wrong at all.  I am committed to my religious teachings and regularly take part in all church activities.  I try to abide by parental guidelines and customary traditions in my day-to-day living, though I cannot claim to be a perfect human being.  I have never had sex ‘cause I’m still young and Mummy used to say .....>> more

6.  Church's response to harm reduction of HIV & AIDS

As the 21^st Century is facing the pandemic of HIV and AIDS, we have a war at hand and that war is to combat HIV and AIDS (one of the Millennium Development Goals).

Before going to war, we need to know some hard facts: .....>> more