1. the red ribbon express - concept awareness generation on hiv/aids issues across the country one...
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The Red Ribbon Express - Concept
Awareness generation on HIV/AIDS issues across the country
One special train starting from New Delhi traverses India in a Bharat
Parikarma pattern for one year.
Specially designed 8 coaches, 360 days,180 halts in 22 States.
• Exhibition, training of health workers, Medical testing and Counseling.
• Visits of RRE by opinion leaders, celebrities. school and college
students, media persons etc. will take place at platform.
The Red Ribbon Express -
ObjectiveThe project with primarily focus on rural areas aimed at:
Disseminating information regarding primary prevention services;
Developing an understanding about the disease to reduce stigma & discrimination against People Living with HIV/AIDS ;
Strengthening people’s knowledge about the measures to be taken to prevent getting HIV/AIDS; and
Adopting preventive health habits and lifestyle.
The Red Ribbon Express - The TrainThe Red Ribbon Express will consist of seven coaches as follows:
Coach I, Exhibition: It will have display of educational material, primarily on HIV/AIDS, interactive touch screens and 3-D models.
Coach II, Exhibition: It will have display of educational material with focus on HIV/AIDS linked to NRHM programmes, such as PPTCT services in the context of RCH II, HIV-TB co-infection etc.
Coach III, Exhibition: It will have display of educational material with focus on HIV within the socio-developmental context (inter-sectoral/ mainstreaming approach)
Coach IV, Auditorium cum Conference: arrangements for orientation/ sensitization of selected groups. Group of 48 people to be oriented in a batch : three sessions planned per day. Will have LCD projector and platform for folk performances.
Coach V, Counseling cum Medical Services: It will have six cabins- 4 counseling cabins and two doctor’s cabins for providing counseling and syndromic treatment for STI and RTI cases. There will be no HIV testing facility on board.
Coach VI, Sleeper coach: In this coach 50 performer’s team from NYKS will be traveling.
Coach VII, Office, Dinning cum pantry
ACTIVITIES AT HALT POINTS
Cultural Programme, Quiz Competitions, Participatory games .
Exhibition.
Counseling.
Presentations and media footage.
Training
Visits by influential persons/ celebrities.
Visit of school and college students
Coverage
STATES and UT : 24
DISTRICTS : 165
PROGRAMME POINTS TO BE COVERED BY RRE PERFORMERS : 8544
VILLAGES TO BE COVERED : 42,750
PERSONS TO BE REACHED (DIR. & INDIRECT) : 5 CR. (appox.)
PERSONS TO BE REACHED VIA PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA : 25 CR. (appox.)
TOTAL DISTANCE TO BE COVERED BY RRE & CYCLISTS :70,000Kms.
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