„Positive choice” – Up-medical program for injection drug misused persons on the territory of Pazardjik Municipality

Project:

"Positive choice"

– Up-medical program for injection drug misused persons on the territory of Pazardjik Municipality

Project duration:

15.03.2004 – 30.11.2005

Partners:

Ministry of Health; Pazardjik Municipality; National Centre for Addictions; „Health Initiatives” Foundation; “Panacea” Foundation

Sources of funding:

National Program “Prevention and control of HIV/AIDS” implemented by Ministry of Health with the financial support of Global Fund for Prevention of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria

Main goal:

Supporting of low level of dissemination of HIV/AIDS of the intravenous drug addicted in Pazardjik region

Objectives:

- Reducing of the risk injection behavior; - Reducing of the risk sexual behavior; - Decreasing of the dissemination of the sexual and blood illnesses; - Decreasing of the dissemination of Hepatitis В and С; - Early discovering and directing to medical treatment of the cases with HIV infection; - Development of effective programs for prevention of HIV infection on municipal level; - Development of the professional capacity on municipal level for planning and implementation of sustainable programs for prevention of HIV infection.

Expected results:

- Established contacts with 60-70% of intravenous drug addicted in the Pazardjik region; - 50 % increasing of the number of intravenous drug addicted who define correct the ways for prevention of HIV infection for sexual and injection ways; - 70 % increasing of the number of intravenous drug addicted who do not use common injections; - 30 % of the intravenous drug addicted are tested for HIV infection, sexual infections and Hepatitis В and С; - Dissemination of informational and training materials; - 10-20% of persons who are directed to Medical Treatment Services;