Somala Mahila Sangha (MDSMS) has been committed to preventing HIV/AIDS for more than two decades, beginning with the School AIDS Awareness Programme supported by ASACS from 2001 to 2003, through which teachers, students and parents from 90 schools in Morigaon were sensitised on HIV prevention. Building on this foundation, the organisation initiated the Targeted Intervention (TI) project in Morigaon in 2008 and has continued to expand its efforts to reduce HIV transmission, enhance community awareness and connect high-risk groups with essential health services. Our work today includes three Targeted Intervention programmes—in Morigaon, Hojai and Dhekiajuli (Sonitpur)—focusing on sustained outreach, behaviour-change communication, counselling, linkage to testing and treatment, and stigma reduction among people who inject drugs, men who have sex with men and female sex workers. Guided by community participation and supported by the Assam State AIDS Control Society (ASACS), these interventions reflect our ongoing commitment to ensure access to prevention, care, treatment and social support services for vulnerable populations across Assam.
Targeted Intervention Project
Funded by-ASACS
TIP Morigaon
From 2008 till now (ongoing)
Direct Beneficiaries
1,500
registered High Risk Individuals
Cumulative Outreach
500,000+
individuals
TIP Hojai
Initiated in 2025
Direct Beneficiaries
900
registered High Risk individuals
TIP Sonitpur
Initiated in 2025
Direct Beneficiaries
800
registered High Risk individuals
Core TI Services
Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST)
Needle & Syringe Exchange Condom Distribution
HIV, TB, Syphilis, Hepatitis B & C Screening and Treatment
ART and Viral Load Testing
General Medical Check-ups & Counselling
Family Screening and Social Support Linkages
Goal of TIP
Targeted Intervention with high risk population for preventing transmission of HIV
Manuhe Manuhar Babe (Morigaon)
Community Support Initiative (2025)
Self funding
A pilot initiative responding to the rising HIV vulnerability among PWID by strengthening community-based care and social protection systems.
This inclusive initiative is open to both TI beneficiaries and the wider community, fostering collective ownership and stigma reduction.
Key Services "Manuhe Manuhar Babe"
Nutritional support and diet demonstrations
Mental health counselling
Physical fitness and rehabilitation
MentLinkage to social protection schemes
Livelihood and skill development support
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