According to ILGA World’s State-Sponsored Homophobia report, 69 countries have laws that criminalise homosexuality, and nearly half of these are in Africa. Even in countries where gay and bisexual men […]Read More
Blog, Media, Press ReleaseAlliance India condemns violence against the transgender community
Anurag PaulAlliance India condemns the atrocities committed by Delhi police officials from Dabri Police Station early morning today, where they gave death threats and assaulted five transgender residents, including one staff […]Read More
Article, BlogWorld Health Day 2022: Fostering a movement to create societies focused on well-being
Anurag Paul In 2020, the world witnessed an unprecedented global health emergency – the COVID-19 pandemic. Engulfing major continents, the pandemic induced nationwide lockdowns, and mobility restrictions and brought normal life […]Read More
StoryFitting in is overrated. It’s time to embrace your uniqueness
Anurag PaulPriyam Ghosh identifies herself as a lesbian feminist, a queer scholar, and has been working as an Assistant Professor in IP University affiliated college teaching media to undergraduate students. She […]Read More
StoryWe are just looking for your support because coming out is a very scary thing to do
Anurag PaulCharvi Agarwal is a software engineer and lives in New York. She grew up in New Delhi, where she also completed her Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering. She earned her Master’s […]Read More
StoryI am not straight, I like girls, not boys and will never like them the way I feel about feminine human beings
Anurag PaulDr Kasturi Chakraborti is a dentist and a public health researcher specialising in mental health research by profession. She is an internationally published author on research pertaining to self-harm and […]Read More
StoryPride Month 2021: Visibility, mainstreaming and inclusion matters most
Anurag PaulEvery year in the month of June, we celebrate Pride Month globally where we celebrate our friends and family members who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ). […]Read More
Programme UpdateThe first-ever National Transgender Summit reaffirmed the rights of the transgender community
Anurag PaulThe first-ever National Transgender Summit was organised by India HIV/AIDS Alliance (Alliance India) in collaboration with National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) on 6th April 2021 to develop clarity on HIV/AIDS […]Read More
Programme UpdateEnsuring ART adherence among the discordant couple
Anurag PaulThere is a high risk of HIV transmission from People Living with HIV (PLHIV) to their sexual partner, which makes partner testing an essential component among essential packages of HIV […]Read More
Programme UpdateProviding counselling and support to decrease loss-to-follow-up among PLHIV receiving ART
Anurag PaulRetention in care, treatment adherence and subsequent effective viral load suppression are critical measures for HIV care interventions as they positively influence the treatment. Viral suppression significantly reduces the risk […]Read More
Programme UpdateAlliance India and Frontline AIDS joint partnership at the Union Conference 2020
Anurag PaulAlliance India in partnership with Frontline AIDS actively participated and contributed in the 51st session of the Union World Conference on Lung Health (20-24 October 2020), which is the world’s […]Read More
StoryBringing a life to the world
Anurag PaulAfter the imposition of the nationwide lockdown in March 2020, South (24 PG) Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (SNP+) Care and Support Centre (CSC), Balasore, Odisha team were busy […]Read More
Blog“Female Sex Partners of People Who Inject Drugs” can be the game changers for India’s HIV Response
Anurag PaulIn many parts of Asia, the HIV epidemic is concentrated amongst the male members of the people who inject drugs (PWID) community, and their female sexual partners (FSP) who may […]Read More
BlogWhen a gas stove can heal and bring food to the table
Anurag PaulVarsha Joshi, an outreach worker received a list of people who have missed their antiretroviral (ART) treatment to provide follow up care and support services. In the list was a […]Read More
BlogHelping in the betterment of a family
Anurag PaulRakesh (name changed) is a six years old boy living in Surendranagar (Gujarat), with his grandfather who is 70 years old and is unable to carry out any physical activity. […]Read More
BlogLearning to celebrate effeminacy
Anurag PaulMy name is Rohan Mathews and I am the Clinic Manager for the Samarth programme of Alliance India in Bangalore. I identify myself as a gender-fluid, pansexual person. I have […]Read More
BlogThe hero in us
Anurag PaulBhikhabhai Raval is differently-abled person due to childhood polio, now 40 years old, he is living with HIV. For the past six years, he has been working as an Outreach […]Read More
BlogRecovery from drugs and finding my family again
Anurag PaulMy name is Rajkumar Singh and I live in Dehradun with my wife and two children. I used to be dependent on drugs. I started taking drugs from the age […]Read More
BlogLaunching the #Faith4HarmReduction PSA– Commemorating the Global Day of Action and the Support Don’t Punish Campaign in times of COVID-19
Anurag PaulIn India, it is estimated that there are about 8,50,000 people who inject drugs (PWID) as per the study “Magnitude of Substance Use in India” commissioned by the Ministry of […]Read More
BlogEmergencies demand more dedicated efforts
Anurag PaulMy name is Dipak Chakraborty and I am one of the field mobilizers of the Samarth project presently operational in Hooghly as well as Howrah districts of West Bengal. I […]Read More
BlogCOVID-19 exists and cyclone hasn’t stopped us
Anurag Paul“The more we get together, the happier we’ll be”- Nirupama (name changed) learned this in school while she was 12 years old. Today after 10 years she could actually realize […]Read More
BlogChanging HIV to “Human Intelligence Victory”
Anurag PaulAllapuzha District Network of People Living with HIV (ADNP+) is a community-based organization working for the wellbeing of People Living with HIV/AIDS. Girija is working as Project Coordinator with Vihaan […]Read More
BlogWorking in the COVID-19 response call centre: Experience of a Vihaan field worker
Anurag PaulAshok is working as Project Coordinator in Vihaan Care and Support Centre in Bijapur (Karnataka). He has completed his masters in social work in 2010 and from the last 10 […]Read More
BlogYUVA: The power to change
Anurag PaulThe Network of Maharashtra People with HIV (NMP+) is a partner of Alliance India’s Vihaan Programme since 2013. NMP+ had established a youth forum, YUVA, in 2016 for youth and […]Read More
BlogAlliance India’s COVID-19 Response: Ensuring essential gender-sensitive harm reduction services for women who use drugs in Manipur
Anurag PaulAccording to the World Drug Report 2019, globally, some 35 million people, up from an earlier estimate of 30.5 million reported in 2016, are affected by drug use disorders and […]Read More
BlogWomen in Sex Work – The community at the heart of Alliance India’s COVID-19 Response
Anurag PaulThe term “marginalized” refers to a person, group, or concept treated as insignificant or peripheral. What is typically marginalized groups like women in sex work, LGBTQ groups, people living with […]Read More
Programme UpdateInitiating ‘Buddy Group’ system for efficiency in serving people on antiretroviral treatment
Anurag PaulAs the saying goes, a small group of thoughtful and committed citizens can change the world. Alliance India’s Vihaan programme has been engaging community volunteers for additional support during the […]Read More
BlogLife of a harm reduction field worker in the times of COVID-19
Anurag PaulMy name is Jayanta Kumar Singh. I have been working for the health and human rights of people who use drugs for the past 18 years. Currently, I am part […]Read More
Blog“Where there’s a will, there’s a way”
Anurag PaulThe country is presently going through the most unexpected challenge ever posed to humanity, and to compound matters, a countrywide lockdown has been announced to ensure social distancing in an […]Read More
Blog, ReportLeaving no stone unturned to deliver urgent relief for transgender and hijra communities
Anurag PaulIn their hour of need, the transgender and hijra communities in and around Noida, Uttar Pradesh received urgent relief measures and encouragement from our local partner, Basera Samajik Sansthan, a […]Read More
Blog, Programme Update“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change”-Wave of change
Anurag PaulDue to COVID-19 pandemic, the entire nation has been under lockdown since 23 March 2020. As per the government guidelines, both at the center and state level, citizens were asked […]Read More
BlogA new mother living with HIV receives life-saving medication
Anurag PaulSeema (name changed) recently gave birth to a healthy baby boy, a rare moment of joy for the family. The family is reeling under the lockdown as their financial condition […]Read More
Blog, StoryBreaking the chain of sexual oppression in the times of COVID-19
Anurag PaulRohan Mathews works as Clinic Manager for the Samarth programme of Alliance India in Bangalore. He identifies himself as a gender-fluid, pansexual person. He has been working with Samarth since […]Read More
Blog, Programme UpdateEnsuring health, nutrition and justice for marginalised women and girls in the COVID-19 response
Anurag PaulIn India out of the 8, 50,000 people who inject drugs (PWID), more than 80% of them were found to be sexually active with their female sex partners (FSP). Of […]Read More
Programme Update, StoryA friend in need is a friend indeed
Anurag PaulOften, we hear a lot of negative stories of police in print, electronic and social media, especially during this lockdown period. At times, however, they are extremely supportive. These champions […]Read More
BlogSave lives, no matter the circumstances!
Anurag PaulIn Mizoram (a state in northeastern India), drug use has gone up to alarming levels. The recent study, “Assessment of standards of care in services for people who use drugs […]Read More
StoryCharity begins at home but shouldn’t end there!
Anurag PaulGuddu aka Aarti who turned 25 this year lost her mother during her early years after which her father had remarried. There are seven members in her family. Aarti is […]Read More
AdvocacyAn Exercise in Health Advocacy: Training on Health Budget
Anurag PaulThe Health Financing and Budget Planning Meeting was organized by the India Working Group for Health Advocacy (IWG) in collaboration with the High Commission of Canada on 13th February 2020 […]Read More
BlogBreaking barriers and building new ceilings: Reflections on gender roles & societal norms
Anurag PaulBinary gender identity has been the basis for social construct in society since the time immemorial defining gender roles and expectations from both sexes in society such as men are […]Read More
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