Background

CEDIAM stands for Centre d’Éducation, d’Information et d’Accompagnement des Malades (Centre for Education, Information and Patient Support). It bases its activities on four pillars: awareness raising on HIV/AIDS; HIV voluntary screening; medical and psychological support and school tutoring for HIV orphans. 

Objective

To improve health and life conditions of HIV/AIDS patients in Bongor.

Activities

1. Awareness raising on HIV/AIDS

  • CEDIAM runs awareness raising campaigns to limit spreading of HIV. 
  • CEDIAM provides information on HIV/AIDS - means of infection, symptons, possible treatment. 

2. Voluntary Screening 

The Government's National HIV / AIDS policy is to provide free voluntary testing and care to all PLHIV (living persons with the HIV virus); the number of people requesting free HIV screening has been increasing. CEDIAM is a recognised centre for these medial services. Yet, funds are missing for the purchase of ARV pills and HIV tests.

  • Purchase of HIV tests
  • Purchase of ARV pills

3. Medical and Psychological Attention 

  • Follow up of patients and their relatives
  • Provision of ARV pills 

4. School Tutoring

  • School enrollment of orphan students
  • Tutoring 

Outcomes:

  • Better life expectancy:
    • patients follow their medical treatment.
    • patients have learnt to accept their mediacal condition and limit virus spreading 
  • Social reintregration:
    • patients' relatives have become supportive. 
  • Education
    • Orphans completed a school year.

Extra comments : 

Also gives support to 120 HIV orphans on school fees.

R??a Biega?ska  RSCJ has been CEDIAM coordinator since 2008.
 

People being served

People being served : People who are marginalised

Number of participants : 251-500

Schedule

Project status : Ongoing

Staring date : 01/01/2008

Collaborations

  • Collaboration type : Financial

    Collaboration with : Mother House Solidarity Fund

    • 2013-2015 and 2018 grants

  • Collaboration type : Financial

    Collaboration with : Religious groups

    • Diocese of Pala: origine of the project
    • 2018 Misereor, the German Catholic Bishops’ Organisation for Development Cooperation

  • Collaboration type : In kind/voluntary

    Collaboration with : Province

    RSCJ coordinator

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Overview

Focus of the project : People

JPIC Imperative : Transforming and Being Transformed

UN Sustainable Development Goals : 10 Reduced Inequalities, 17 Partnerships for the Goals, 3 Good Health and Well being, 4 Quality Education