Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), a public private initiative to build large scale human
resource capacity in public health through its three pronged integrated charter
of (a) establishing a network of world class, India-relevant schools of public
health & strengthening some of the existing schools (b) establishing
standards for public health education through the formation of an accreditation
agency and (c) strengthening research and policy in areas related to public
health. Project Brief: The HIV/AIDS Partnership:
Impact through Prevention, Private Sector and Evidencebased Programming (PIPPSE) Project will be managed by a
Consortium, led by PHFI as the Principal Recipient and, Futures Group and
Population Services International (PSI), as Sub Recipients. The PIPPSE Project
aims to “strengthen the institutional and human capacity in prevention programs
and private sector engagement through innovative approaches to contribute to
achieving the goal of accelerating the reversal of HIV epidemic at the national
and state levels to improve the quality of Targeted Intervention programs for
Most At Risk Populations (MARPs) and Bridge Populations (Migrants and
Truckers); and to promote private sector engagement in HIV/AIDS programs and
services; and Promotion and sustaining
innovations and demonstration models to improve the coverage and access of
MARPs and Bridge Populations to a continuum of prevention-to-care services.
Under the dynamic leadership of Founder Managing Trustee of
Kripa Foundation Rev. Fr. Joe H Pereira (recipient of Padma Shree 2009 The National Award 2014),VRACS a KRIPAIDS initiative, has extended its horizon through
kindness of PHFI-PIPPSE to work with migrant workers of Nalasopara- Virar area
on awareness and HIV treatment, linkages
and referrals with Municipal facilities. Led by Project Manager of VRACS- Mr. Amit
Patel, Dr. M.S. Menon MD and Mr. Bosco D’Souza National Program Director
assigned by Fr. Joe signed the project contract on behalf of kripa at the PHFI office in Thane in the presence
of Mr. Anil Mundhada- Finance & Administrative Manager of PIPPSE. Under the guidance
of Ms. Anna Joy- Team leader- PIPPSE.
The project is scheduled to commence with immediate effect.
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