YRG CARE is internationally known for research, medical support and community education in the field of HIV/AIDS. As its founder and head what are your future plans?
A. YRG CARE Medical Centre operating from Voluntary Health Services (VHS) has provided medical and psychosocial care to more than 15,000 people living with HIV till date. We have many clinicians, counselors, clinical nurses, nutritionists, case management staff and patient facilitators. Currently we offer our services to about 80 to 100 patients daily. The Centre provides outpatient services six days a week with clinicians on call round the clock. YRGCARE currently has satellite clinics in Nellore, Vishakapatnam (Andhrapradesh), Bengaluru (Karnataka) and Namakal (Tamilnadu). We have a host of other activities and community projects which you can see on our website.
Personally, I’m beginning to concentrate on other communicable diseases like dengue and exploring ways to detect and manage these diseases better. Also, when I started community education for HIV/AIDS I realized there were more problems that poor people were grappling with – alcoholism, domestic violence and a host of others, all affecting womenfolk. Last year I launched an ECO Kitchen, a not-for-profit project to supply quality food packets to underprivileged women in the community at subsidized rates. They in turn sell them at mark up prices and earn their living each day. We are planning to come up with more of these initiatives to empower women in the lower rungs of society.
On the occasion of World AIDS Day, Medindia wishes Dr. Suniti Solomon all success in her future ventures to empower underprivileged people and to spread greater awareness to check the spread of HIV/AIDS.
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