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Milestones of YRG CARE |
| Nov 1993 |
Voluntary testing
for HIV antibodies offered together with counselling |
| Nov 1993 |
YRG CARE begins to function
as the confirmation center (Western Blot) for several
hospitals and laboratories in Tamil Nadu |
| Feb 1994 |
Twice a week evening HIV/STD
clinic inaugurated with voluntary services provided
by physicians |
| Jun 1994 |
HIV/STD clinic strengthened
- functions Monday - Saturday evenings |
| Dec 1994 |
Day care for PHA (Saturday afternoons)
dedicated; home visits undertaken
on call |
| Nov 1995 |
Full time physician and
nurse recruited; HIV/STD clinic and day care for PHA
extended to other working days of the week 10:00 - 18:00
hours |
| Dec 1995 |
Peripheral hospital for convalescing
patients dedicated at Kottivakkam, Madras; second physician
joins; home care strengthened |
| Dec 1995 |
Consortium of Consultants formed |
| Feb 1996 |
Dr.Suniti Solomon joins Voluntary
Health Service Society as their Honorary Consultant
for HIV medicine |
| Feb 1996 |
VHS - YRG CARE begins
to admit and manage patients |
| Dec 1996 |
Established the "VHS - YRG CARE
Medical Center" in the VHS campus with a 16-bed inpatient
facility |
| Dec 1997 |
Inpatient facility expanded
to include a fully furnished day care; functional diet
centre and drug and diagnostic support program
launched |
| Apr 1998 |
Women and children's ward established
with 8 beds; Women's Reproductive Tract Infection (RTI)
clinic also started |
| Oct 1998 |
Special pediatric outpatient
(once a month) initiated |
| Aug 1999 |
Family Counselling Centre established |
| Dec 1999 |
Scale-up project with four partner
sites in South India started |
| Dec 2000 |
VHS-YRG CARE Infectious Diseases
Laboratory established |
| Sep 2001 |
VHS-YRG CARE Drug Center established |
| Dec 2002 |
Tele-Counselling services launched |
| Jan 2003 |
Learning Resources Unit
established |
| Jan 2003 |
First exclusive Intensive Care
Unit inaugurated |
| May 2004 |
GFATM (Global Fund to fight
AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria) entrusts YRG CARE for
enhancing access to ART to 5000 HIV positive patients. |
| Feb 2005 |
Mothers Project: ARV therapy
and counseling support for families gets initiated at
YRG CARE with the collaboration from APLA (AIDS Project
of Los Angeles) |
| March 2006 |
YRG CARE - IRCS (Indian Red
Cross Society), Nellore (Andhra Pradesh) Community Clinic
Established. |