A 2-day training course for laboratory personnel on Pre- and Post-HIV Testing and Counseling. Course Fee: Rs. 2500.
For registration and more details, please write to us at VCTtraining@yrgcare.org or Call 044-33125000
Current session: October 25-26, 2018.
Upcoming session: February 07-08, 2019.
Next one scheduled for June-August-October2019.
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A 2-day training course for laboratory personnel on Pre- and Post-HIV Testing and Counseling. Course Fee: Rs. 2500.
For registration and more details, please write to us at VCTtraining@yrgcare.org or Call 044-33125000
Upcoming session: July 19-20, 2018.
Next one scheduled for October 2018.
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Chennai ART Symposium-CART 2018 was organised by YRGCARE in collaboration with International AIDS Society (IAS) on April 28-29, 2018 at ITC Grand chola in Chennai. 280 Physicians involved in HIV care and research both from the Government and Private institutions attended this annual ART symposium.CART 2018 was the 25th annual ART update organised by YRGCARE since 1994. 15 faculty from the United States and India spoke in this symposium on the recent advancements in Antiretroviral Therapy, Complications, Resistance, Newer drugs and on Biomedical HIV prevention.
Children and Adolescents regularly receive clinical care and psychosocial support at YRGCARE.
A fun Sunday with carnival games and activities, pot painting, dances, quiz and more.
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YRGCARE is pleased to offer CART 2018 on 28-29 April, 2018 in Chennai.
Objective of the Symposium:
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A 2-day training course for laboratory personnel on Pre- and Post-HIV Testing and Counseling.Course Fee: Rs. 2500.
For registration and more details, please write to us at VCTtraining@yrgcare.org or Call 044-33125000
Upcoming session: March 15-16, 2018.
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This year, the YRG121 team focuses on adolescents and young people, mainly to increase awareness and perception of potential risks and sensitization towards other youngsters living with HIV.These sessions hope to prevent the next wave of infection within the country.
Friends from Denmark share their experiences at a visit to the YRGCARE Clinic with the counselors provide exemplary service to the clients at YRGCARE on a daily basis. Dr Tinne Vivi Laursen is an HIV expert. She is a psychologist and HIV counselor at the Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby with teaching and therapeutic experience with specialization on grief and crisis management. She was accompanied by Jette Kaae and Sonja.
A series of events to raise awareness in a large government school in Chennai over the week of 27th November to 1st December, 2017 include art competition, quiz contests, parent and teacher special discussions, video screening, skits, puppet shows, etc. Corporate and college volunteers from the city have signed up to this a memorable event for the students.
The YRGCARE Institutional Review Board (YRG IRB) participated at the FERCAP FERCICON 2017, New Delhi, November 19th – 22nd, 2017. The YRG IRB was represented by the Dr Saradha Suresh, IRB Co Chair,Dr CB Tharani, IRB Member and Dr Swarnalakshmi, IRB Member Secretary.
The FERCAP SIDCER re-recognition certificate was awarded to Dr Saradha Suresh by Dr Kenji Hirayama, President, FERCAP and Dr Juntra Karbawong, FERCAP. Distinguished dignitaries, Dr Nandini Kumar, Dr Vasantha Muthuswamy and Dr Urmila Thatte are also seen in the photograph.
“Lovesick,” a documentary that follows late Dr Suniti Solomon and two of her
patients with HIV, is scheduled to premiere at DOC NYC on Nov. 15, 2017
The filmmakers, Ann S. Kim And Priya Giri Desai demonstrate modern love in
the face of continued global stigma against HIV and AIDS.
“Dr. Solomon’s matchmaking doesn’t just make for nice stories. It has truly
helped people manage their disease,” Kim said.
Lovesick Trailer
A 2-day training course for laboratory personnel on Pre- and Post-HIV Testing and Counseling. Course Fee: Rs. 2500.
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Upcoming session: 26-27 October 2017.
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In the 1980s when the world was putting together pieces of a life-threatening disease, India refused to believe it’s existence in its people. In times like these, one lady microbiologist from Chennai stepped forward to not only discover India’s first case of HIV, but through her findings made the nation sit up and take notice about the impending epidemic. Experts from around the world predicted that India with its menacing mix of poverty, illiteracy and population would face a devastation like no other. But the crisis never came! Thanks to the efforts of Dr. Suniti Solomon.
This year, the government of India honored the contribution of Dr. Suniti Solomon the lady who pioneered the research for HIV/AIDS in India with a posthumous Padma Shri.
As a part of our ‘Doctors of India’ series, PlexusMD pays homage to Dr. Suniti Solomon for being the torchbearer in the fight against HIV/AIDs till her last breath and salutes her entire team at YRG Care for taking her legacy forward.
We bring to you excerpts from our conversation with Dr. Kumarasamy, Chief Medical Officer at YRG Care:
YRGCARE in collaboration with SHALOM is pleased to announce the launch of a zero-interest “Pay it Forward” HCV treatment program with a special focus on people who use drugs (PWUD) in Aizawl.
India is estimated to be home to over 6 million HCV infected persons who are in need of treatment. Despite the introduction of generic HCV therapy in 2015, uptake has been sub-optimal primarily due to costs and non-availability of infrastructure for laboratory testing required to deliver treatment.
While prevalence in the general population is low, burden of HCV is several fold higher among drug using populations – in Aizawl, prevalence among drug using populations is upwards of 60%.
YRGCARE has been partnering with SHALOM in delivering HIV care to PWUD since 2014 and an increasing request from the community is to make HCV treatment accessible. While there is a free HIV treatment program in place, there is no such program for HCV in Aizawl.
In focus groups with PWUD, it became evident that they were willing to pay for the treatment but not all at once but rather over installments over a 6-12 month period. Consequently, we have developed a zero interest finance program with substantial cost subsidazation.
When costs are recovered from a patient, a new patient is initiated on treatment – in other words, each patient’s treatment is free and he/she is paying for the treatment of his/her peer. We believe that, if sucessful, this model will provide a sustainable alternative until free programs are available nationwide.
YRGCARE strongly believes that no individual should be denied access to health care because of gender, sexual orientation, caste, creed, color or risk practice and this program is a small step in making HCV care more accessible to a population that is highly vulnerable to this disease.
A 2-day training course for laboratory personnel on Pre- and Post-HIV Testing and Counseling. Course Fee: Rs. 2500.
For registration and more details, please write to us at VCTtraining@yrgcare.org
Next session: October 2017
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10 Jun, 2017 -
11 Jun, 2017
“Introducing new options for 1st line ART in resource limited settings” discussed about newer strategies for initiating treatment. Participants included approx. 500 doctors and researchers.
The 2nd Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-infections Conference (APACC), June 1 to 3, 2017, Hong Kong.
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The theme, Animal World – Pink Panther, Blue Bumble Bee, Yellow Minions and Green Goofy, made the campers really excited: the grand welcome, personalised ID cards and welcome notes designed with their favourite characters.
In Camp Season 2017, we served 96 campers. From practising new dance moves to pitching a tent, the campers were engaged and entertained by a team of 32 trained staff whose goal was to change the negative labels that the campers walked in with, into positive ones – all in a short duration of 5 days!
Changing perspectives... campers learned more about HIV, taking medications on time and nutritious food. Playing with paints and glue, the campers learned about money savings making papier mache piggy banks; a skill which will be taken further through the follow up programming.
A world of wonder and excitement, campers had a lot of learning with fun – @ Camp Rainbow, we call it SeriousFun – where everything is done with an intention.
For more information: pix and stories-coming soon on facebook.com/yrgcare
GCLP outlines the principles and procedures to be followed by medical laboratories involved in patient care and/or clinical research so as to provide consistent, reproducible, auditable, and reliable laboratory results; which contribute to good patient care and promote a positive attitude toward testing from a patient’s perspective. This workshop is designed to offer comprehensive guidance for those who are implementing GCLP in their laboratories.
Organized by: YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRG CARE), Chennai & Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai
23 Mar, 2017 -
25 Mar, 2017
YRG CARE is known in India and overseas for its research in the various facets of the spectrum of HIV infection: clinical, psychosocial, epidemiological, behavioral, and other related areas. We present our research at national and international conferences every year, and are published in peer-reviewed journals across the globe. Following are the presentations by our researchers at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in 2016.
HIV Testing and Counseling (HTC) Training at YRGCARE, Chennai
YRGCARE has scheduled the next 2-day training course for laboratory personnel on Pre- and Post-HIV Testing and Counseling
Course Fee: Rs. 2500.
For registration and more details, please write to us at VCTtraining@yrgcare.org
Training Dates
9 March, 2017 – 10 March, 2017
9 Mar, 2017 -
10 Mar, 2017
YRGCARE is pleased to offer CART 2017 on 25 – 26 March 2017 in Chennai.
Objective of the Symposium:
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25 Mar, 2017 -
26 Mar, 2017
YRG CARE and Sri Ramachandra Medical University (SRU), Porur, Chennai, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 13 May 2016 for a long-term collaboration. SRU is an internationally renowned teaching and research institution in medical, dental and other allied health sciences.
The key elements of the collaboration are:
A steering committee will guide these joint efforts.
On Republic Day 2017, the Government of India posthumously conferred the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian award on our founder, Dr Suniti Solomon, in recognition of her pioneering work in the field of HIV disease and her yeoman service to HIV-positive people, their families, their communities, and the country.
In 1986, Dr. Suniti Solomon documented the first six cases of HIV infection in India. At the time, she was a professor of medical microbiology at Madras Medical College, and was guiding a doctoral student’s thesis in HIV/AIDS, which was then an emerging infectious disease in the world. Dr. Solomon was convinced the infection was prevalent in India though nobody had reported it.
Dr Suniti tackled the problem on two levels: medical and social. She knew that with medical advances and the wide availability of anti-retroviral drugs, the disease could be controlled, but stigma could rip apart individuals, families, and entire communities, and she spent the last thirty years of her life fighting it.
Further details about Dr Suniti’s life and work can be found here and here.
As a woman who was up against tremendous odds in what was essentially a man’s world, Dr Suniti was passionate about the education of women, which she saw as the key to their success in society. If you would like to help with this aspect of her work, i.e., the medical education of girls who could go on to become future Suniti Solomons, please visit this page and support us in whatever way you can.
Every year, December 1 is observed globally as World AIDS Day. Science has made great strides in the management of HIV.
Know more, Get Tested Today!
YRGCARE offers outreach services to the public at large, and health counseling, treatment and psychosocial assistance to people living with HIV. During the month of December 2016, on any mutually convenient date and time, YRGCARE offers an opportunity to the public through corporate and other institutes to deliver a 30 minute interactive presentation on HIV. These sessions dispel myths and misconceptions and increases awareness and knowledge about the infection. YRGCARE experts will clarify all questions of participants.
For more information or to schedule any additional personalized sessions at our clinics, please contact our Helpline 044 33125000 (Mon-Sat; 8 am-8 pm).
YRGCARE has scheduled the next 2-day training course for laboratory personnel on Pre- and Post-HIV Testing and Counseling on December 15-16, 2016. Course Fee: Rs. 2500.
For more details, click here http://yrgcare.org/services/laboratory/education/
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About CART 2016
Y.R.G. CARE is pleased to offer the 2016 symposium (CART 2016) on 16 April 2016 – 17 April 2016 in Chennai.
Objective of the Symposium:
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https://www.yrgcare.in/cart/cart_registration.php
16 Apr, 2016 -
17 Apr, 2016
The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) supports YRGCARE to implement and evaluate HIV interventions amongst men who have sex with men (MSM) and persons who inject drugs (PWID) at 11 clinics across Chandigarh (UT), Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Seemandhra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
2015 WORLD AIDS DAY: Full spectrum of HIV antiretroviral drugs and comprehensive health care will be made available free of cost to over 200 children living with HIV in good standing at the YRGCARE paediatric clinics beginning today.
