The Aids Desk is the HIV/AIDS prevention and care programme of the National Lutheran Health & Medical Board (NLHMB) which is the official health and medical unit of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India engaged in Health care, Education, Community development , Disaster management and other relief to the poor and needy.
Vision
Access to quality health care and social, economic and gender equity and justice to persons vulnerable to and affected by HIV AIDS
Objectives
To protect the vulnerable and affected communities by awareness , treatment and rehabilitation
To provide an enabling environment through social transformation and economic changes
To help realize health, legal and political rights through lobby, advocacy and networking
To sensitize and enable the church communities towards relevant and sensitive response
Activities
Provide preventive, curative and rehabilitative Health care to more than 1500 families through hospitals, clinic and mobile services in Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu
Lobby, network and advocacy at regional and national levels on the right to health care for People Living with HIV/AIDS ( PLHAs)
Create enabling and sustainable micro and macro environment without stigma and discrimination for infected and affected persons.
Economic self reliance through skills and capacities to affected families
Motivate and build Christian response through churches and ecumenical bodies
Publication of relevant materials in English and vernacular languages, to all stakeholders to effective communication and learning
Influence public policy related to HIV AIDS and trafficking, through research, communication, advocacy, networking
Provide social, psychological and economic support to orphans, young and old, through community based institutions
