Action for AIDS Singapore

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• Action for AIDS Singapore

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AfA was formed in 1988 and is

• a registered charity
• a non-governmental organisation

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AfAs Objectives

• to prevent HIV transmission through continuous
  education
• to provide support to HIV persons, caregivers
  and volunteers
• to advocate for access to affordable care and
  against HIV/AIDS discrimination

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Projects and Programmes

• Educational Programmes
• Support and Welfare Programmes
• Anonymous HIV Testing Counselling
• Events
• Other Projects

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General Outreach
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Targeted Awareness-Raising
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Support and Welfare Programmes

• Endowment Fund for Medications
• Pregnant Mothers with HIV Fund
• Life Goes On, for HIV-positive heterosexuals and
  Chinese speakers
• Club Genesis, for HIV-positive MSM
• Muslim

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Support and Welfare Programmes contd

• Family Support Network, for affected families
• Buddies Programme, volunteers providing support
• Survivors, for families and friends of PWAs who
  have passed on
• Legal Assistance for PWAs

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Anonymous HIV Testing

• DSC Clinic, 31 Kelantan Lane, 01-16
• Tue Wed 6.30 8.00 pm Sat 1.30 3.30 pm
  (except public holidays)
• Trained volunteers to offer support
• Finger-pricking only
• Result within 20 minutes
• Printed results are not provided.
• Cost S20.00
• Tel [phone]

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Events, Other Projects

• Singapore AIDS Conferences (4 have been held in
  1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, upcoming one on 2 Dec
  2006)
• Annual Events, such as the AIDS Candlelight
  Memorial and World AIDS Day
• Fund-raising and awareness events, such as Art
  Against AIDS and Riding for Life
• Advocacy efforts

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Advocacy Efforts

• Foreign Spouses of Singaporeans allowed to
  remain here
• Funeral Rights embalming allowed, bodies can be
  kept for up to 7 days
• Muslim Burials coffins no longer required
• Access to Treatment efforts continuing

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Thank you!