By Elsa Varghese | Manager- Resource Mobilisation & Communications
Born and raised in a humble farmer family Priya* went through many difficult times early in life. She became an orphan in 2007 when her parents passed away due to AIDS. Subsequently, when she started living with her grandparents a severe drought in the region rendered the family into financial crisis. The situation made things worse for the 15 year old Priya, when her grandparents were not even able to provide her nutritious food which is vital for an HIV+ patient . Her condition became poorer day by day and she started facing medical problems such as weakness, weight loss and her CD4 went low rapidly, she was also irregular in school.
On one of the regular field visits by our HIV Outreach team, her grandparents came to know of PRIDE India’s Community Care Centre (CCC) for HIV affected individuals. They enrolled Priya for CCC and availed counseling service, medical treatment and nutrition support. After one year of regular counseling, diet and medical support we saw considerable changes in her. Her weight is increased from 21 kg to 37 kg; height increased 130 cm to 141 cm and CD4 count from 122 to 591. She regularly comes to visit the CCC for nutrition and ART medicine and undergoes her health check up periodically.
Priya successfully completed S.S.C ( 10th Grade) and secured 76% marks. PRIDE India SPARSH hospital acknowledged her hard work with a trophy and congratulated her for her success.
We thank all our GlobalGiving Donors for their support towards brightening up many lives like Priya's.
We look forward to making healthcare more accessible to marginalized communities in rural India with your support!
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