Title :

Reducing risk of STI/HIV among Male Sex Workers and their Clients in Mumbai.

Goal:
Promoting health-seeking behavior in male sex workers to reduce STI and stabilize HIV.

Project duration:
2005 - 2008

Funded by:
FPAI - FHI - BMGF

Summary:
With technical assistance from FPAI and FHI, for the past one year HST has been providing outreach services, conducting capacity building programs for staff and outreach team, organizing events, distributing condoms and clinical services through clinic and health camps.

The services are intended to reduce vulnerability of STI/HIV among Male sex workers and to empower this community for program ownership. HST has been able to provide these services to approximately 1983 Male Sex Workers (hereafter called as "Key Population"-KP) as of November 2006. The process of community mobilization has already begun at HST and this has been achieved through formation of various groups and committees in the form of 26 Aastha Gats, Clinic Advisory Committee (CAC), DIC Committee, Task Force Committee (TFC), Event Management Committee (EMC) and Project Advisory Group (PAG).

Achievements:

- DIC and Clinic established.

- Needs assessment FGD with Male sex workers conducted.

- 6 health camps conducted for MSW.

- 12 police advocacy meetings conducted.

- MIS for outreach and clinical data in place.

- 28 community members meetings conducted.

- 3 self help groups formed.

- Daily free condom distribution and outreach on 18 beats in Mumbai.

- Average monthly coverage of 1300 new and regular key populations.

- Advocacy strategy for the project.