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The Women In Prostitution Project
started with the goal of preventing
STI/HIV/AIDS among commercial sex
workers in North Chennai. The MCCSS
program of awareness and action has
become a model project for other health
organizations working among all high
risk communities.
The highlights of this project include
awareness workshops, education, screeni ng
camps and treatment provisions offered
to all women in prostitution. In addition
to motivating the sex working community
to get regular health examinations
and change high risk behavior, MCCSS
offers involvement in small saving
schemes to improve financial status
and quality of life.
While the goal of this project is
to intervene and prevent STI/HIV/AIDS
transmission among women in prostitution,
the following are important project
objectives:
- Create awareness on STI
and HIV/AIDS in the community
- Provide Counseling and
Communication for Sustained
Behavior Change
- Provide care for STIs.·
Promote Peer Educators
- Promotion of Condoms
- Care/Support for People
Living With AIDS (PLWA)
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