Delhi Network of Positive People (DNP+) was registered in 2000 as a trust. Subsequently DNP+ also established the Delhi Mahila Samiti (DMS) - the Women's Forum of DNP+ with the vision "to improve the quality of life of women and children living with HIV in Delhi thereby reducing vulnerabilities of women, girls and children." DMS focuses on specific issues of women and children living with HIV in Delhi. The mission for DNP+ is to improve the treatment and facilities for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV). DNP+ provides a platform to help empower patients to make informed treatment decisions at every stage of the HIV trajectory. Over the years their work has grown and expanded from being a support group to now providing service delivery and advocating human rights. The organization strives to give back to society what it has received. DNP+ wants PLHIV to be active participants in their recovery and to use to the fullest extent the benefits which they have received. DNP+ believes it is not only their responsibility to give back to the community, but an honour for them to further the cause. Read More...

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Successes

• DNP+ with APN+ played a central role in organising delegations of PLHIV representatives from Asian countries for the 2011 mass rally in Delhi on the FTA.
• DNP+ today has over 1300 members and is democratically governed by 7 board members who are all PLHIV.
• DNP+ provides a platform to help empower patients to make informed treatment decisions at every stage of the HIV trajectory. Over the years their work has grown and expanded from a support group to service delivery and advocating human rights.
• DNP+ staff members visit HIV testing centres in Delhi to make sure that PLHIV receive peer support and counselling. DNP+ staff also personally escort newly diagnosed PLHIV to the nearby ART clinic, for registration, diagnostic check-up and treatment. In 2010 DNP+ referred 269 persons.
• In 2010, 137 address verifications and 112 ARV drop out cases were followed up.
• A DNP+ treatment literacy booklet in English and Hindi has been distributed in the 1000s at health centres, ART centres, public places. In 2010 approximately 584 phone calls were received.
• In 2010, 7 ARV support group meetings were organized in which 195 members participated, 17 support meetings were organized in which 702 members participated and 1283 PLHIV were counselled.
• A silent 27-hour sit-in protest was done at the offices of the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) over the stock out of ARV Drugs in Bihar &Uttar Pradesh on 20 May 2010 by all DNP+ staff along with 2 members of Uttar Pradesh network, after which the drug supply was restored.

Partnerships

• Indian Drug Users Forum
• Lawyers Collective HIV/AIDS Unit
• Asia-Pacific Network of People living with HIV (APN+)
• Global Network of PLHIV (GNP+)
• International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC)
• Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

Contact

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Phone: +91-11-29535239
Address: House No.64,Gali No.3
Near IGNOU, Neb Sarai
New Delhi
Delhi, 110068
India