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A train with a message Red Ribbon Express in Tamilnadu 1 Credits Documentation Team CFAR Tamilnadu Designed by Ashok Nirgulkar Some of this work undertaken by the Centre for Advocacy and Research is funded by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. 2 PREFACE The journey of the Red Ribbon Express in Tamil Nadu has been an opportunity for the State HIV program to reach out to people across the state with messages of prevention, care and support and a call to fight the stigma that continues to hamper our efforts. Awareness raising in rural areas, scaling up quality prevention services and providing care and support for affected people, continue to be key priority areas for the Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society Program. We have focused on strengthening the district program to ensure that service delivery systems and other infrastructure are geared to handle the response to HIV and AIDS through a coordinated effort. The success of the Red Ribbon Express campaign in Tamil Nadu is an embodiment of this vision and efforts of the Government of Tamilnadu. The Department of Railways, Health, Education, Mahalir Thittam, Water and Sanitation, National Rural Health Mission, Police and the district administration came together to ensure that the widest possible segment of people had the opportunity to seek health related information and services through the route of the train. Over 2 lakh people visited the train during its 20 day journey across Tamilnadu. 2429 people have voluntarily tested for HIV in the train and over 7300 people were trained on HIV and AIDS.
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