CHEC has been implementing the Home-Based Care project in cooperation with community health center staff, community personnel and PLWHA in the target project areas in three districts of Sa Ang in Kandal, Kampong Tralach in Kampong Chhnang, and Preah Sdach in Prey Veng.
Over a one-year period, 21 workshops on Home-Based Care were provided to 418 participants including the 160 PLWHAs, 62 OVCs, 178 carers and 18 HBC team members. A total of 261 PLWHAs and OVC, including 168 PLWHAs (104 female) and 93 OVC (50 female) in the 3 ODs of Sa Ang, Kampong Tralach and Preah Sdach received care and support from the programs. Each month, they were supplied with a food package including dried fish, noodle and canned fish.
With support from the World Food Program starting from October 2006, each PLWHA household registered within the CHEC Home-Based Care (HBC) program received nutritional support such as rice, vegetable oil and salt. The agreement between CHEC, the World Food Program and NCHADS has been extended throughout the year 2007. In addition, the PLWHAs and their carers were supported in referrals to treatment services and to VCCT for HIV and TB testing.
Through the HBC project, PLWHA were empowered in the community, so that they were not looked down on as a result of stigma and discrimination associated with this disease.
Eighteen Self Help Groups of PLWHAs have so far been set up, and they have regular monthly meetings at the health centre in each district.
