Solution Exchange

About Us

Overview

What is the Solution Exchange for the AIDS Community? The AIDS Community addresses the challenges facing the successful achievement of Millennium Development Goal 6, and in particular India’s National AIDS Control Programme objectives with respect to preventing new HIV infections, assuring quality treatment and care of People Living with HIV (PLHIV), and mitigating the impact of HIV on individuals, communities and the country as a whole. Solution Exchange connects members of this Community and increases the effectiveness of their individual efforts, helping them share and apply each other’s knowledge and experience. Through Solution Exchange, colleagues can turn to their peers across India for solutions to the day-to-day challenges they face. What are some of the issues covered by this Community? The AIDS Community focuses on the issues to be covered in the National AIDS Control Programme, including: HIV prevention Condom programming Testing, care and treatment Communication and advocacy Stigma and discrimination Universal access Mainstreaming Orphans and vulnerable children Who should become a member of the AIDS Community? People Living with HIV (PLHIV) Elected representatives/leaders Staff of government agencies at all levels Staff of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and community service organizations Community health workers Public and private sector physicians, nurses and other health professionals Social services providers Researchers, scientists and academics Other professionals in the AIDS field and all interested members of the general public Membership Profile

		Since its start in July 2005, the AIDS Community has grown to over 3,400 members, joining at an average of 18 persons a week. 18% of the members have posted one or more messages. Based on quarterly sample surveys of members, the benefits gained from membership averages out at 4.1 out of 5 "stars"

40% of the members work in NGOs, 15% in Government agencies, and 12% in policy or research institutes or academia. 10% work in the private sector or are independent consultants. 23% work for UN or other donor agencies, programmes and projects, or professional associations. Regionally, membership balances out between 26% in the South and 10% in the East; 11% come from outside India.