Organization:YRG Care
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| Founded | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Suniti Solomon |
| Founded at | Chennai |
| Type | NGO |
| Headquarters | Chennai |
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YR Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRG Care) is a non-profit organisation in India working in the domain of HIV/AIDS. The organisation was founded by Suniti Solomon in 1993. As reported in 2018, YRG Care had provided HIV prevention and treatment related services to about 21,000 people in India who were infected by HIV.[1][2][3][4] After Suniti Solomon died, Sunil Solomon leads YRG Care.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
History
Seeing the challenges to fight against HIV, Suniti Solomon founded YRG Care with limited staff and resources. The organisation started from three people and provided basic testing facilities. Dr Suniti Solomon started spreading awareness with school children, community gatherings and other civic groups. She would rent a room in a lodge if space was required. Later, her friends started to give her space for care in their houses. YRG Care then rented a floor in Raman Street in Chennai. Suniti was later able to use a disused building in Voluntary Health Services (VHS) hospital campus.[citation needed]
YRG Care now conducts behavioural and medical research and provides care and support to people living with HIV/AIDS. There are More than 50 original articles that have been published in various peer-reviewed medical journals basis the studies undertaken at YRG Care.[12][13][14][15][16][17]
YRG Care ID Lab
Established in 2000, the Infectious Diseases (ID) laboratory of YRG care is housed at VHS Hospital campus in Chennai. The lab is in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University, Brown University and is supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health. The lab conducts biomedical research in the fields of the basic sciences.[18]
References
- ↑ "Abbott, YRGCARE team up to track HIV, Hepatitis patterns" (in en). 9 January 2018. https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/abbott-yrgcare-team-up-to-track-hiv-hepatitis-patterns/article10022655.ece.
- ↑ Kumarasamy, N.; Ranganathan, K.; Tappuni, A. R.; Challacombe, S. J. (April 2016). "Suniti Solomon, Founder-Director Y.R. Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRG CARE)". Oral Diseases 22 Suppl 1: 8–9. doi:10.1111/odi.12425. ISSN 1601-0825. PMID 26881420. http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/12138.
- ↑ Solomon, S. (January 1999). "Making care affordable". AIDS Action (43): 4. ISSN 0953-0096. PMID 12349192.
- ↑ "It's a doc from Mysore who treats Chennai's HIV kids" (in en). 2011-04-09. https://www.deccanherald.com/state/its-a-doc-from-mysore-who-treats-chennais-hiv-kids-146681.html.
- ↑ "NACO to tie up with Johns Hopkins varsity, YRG Care to improve HIV care" (in en-US). 2016-07-28. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/naco-to-tie-up-with-johns-hopkins-varsity-yrg-care-to-improve-hiv-care-2940053/.
- ↑ "Without My Consent — Women and HIV-Related Stigma in India – Population Reference Bureau" (in en-US). https://www.prb.org/withoutmyconsentwomenandhivrelatedstigmainindia/.
- ↑ "On World AIDS Day, resolve to fight HIV through preventive care" (in en). 2015-11-30. https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/on-world-aids-day-resolve-to-fight-hiv-through-preventive-care/story-0l6J0zXdQR5UorDsLMBTEO.html.
- ↑ "Brown Bag Seminar (7th Feb 2017)". http://naco.gov.in/nacoevents/brown-bag-seminar-7th-feb-2017.
- ↑ Laurance, Jeremy (2015-11-07). "Suniti Solomon" (in en). The Lancet 386 (10006): 1818. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00772-2. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 26843302.
- ↑ Smith, Mike; Health, JH Bloomberg School of Public. "Preventing HIV One Bag at a Time" (in en). https://magazine.jhsph.edu/2009/fall/news_briefs/preventing_hiv_one_bag_at_a_time/.
- ↑ "On the Job at USAID: Meeting An Amazing Global Health Hero | USAID Impact". https://blog.usaid.gov/2015/08/on-the-job-at-usaid-meeting-an-amazing-global-health-hero/.
- ↑ "amfAR :: TREAT Asia Site Profile: Y.R. Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRG CARE), Chennai, India :: The Foundation for AIDS Research :: HIV / AIDS Research". https://www.amfar.org/articles/around-the-world/treatasia/older/treat-asia-site-profile--y-r--gaitonde-centre-for-aids-research-and-education-(yrg-care),-chennai,-india/.
- ↑ "YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRG CARE)" (in en-US). https://medicaleventsguide.com/organizer/yrg-centre-for-aids-research-and-education-yrg-care/.
- ↑ "Indian Non-Profit YRGCARE Selects NetSuite to Support its Mission to Save More Lives" (in en-US). 2019-10-15. https://indiamedtoday.com/indian-non-profit-yrgcare-selects-netsuite-to-support-its-mission-to-save-more-lives/.
- ↑ "International Science Symposium on HIV & Infectious Diseases (ISSHID 2019), Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | eMedEvents". https://www.emedevents.com/c/medical-conferences-2019/international-science-symposium-on-hiv-infectious-diseases-isshid-2019.
- ↑ Chandrasekaran, Anupama (2009-08-14). "Freedom to live with HIV | Suniti Solomon" (in en). https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/0BndFwDSQojGe71oE8lFVK/Freedom-to-live-with-HIV--Suniti-Solomon.html.
- ↑ "Yale Opens Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA) in India" (in en). 2005-02-03. https://news.yale.edu/2005/02/03/yale-opens-center-interdisciplinary-research-aids-cira-india.
- ↑ "Y.R. Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRG), Taramani, Chennai, NABL Accredited Diagnostic Labs, Diagnostic Centres". https://www.qualityhealth.in/diagnosticlabdetail/detail/Y.R.%20Gaitonde%20Centre%20for%20AIDS%20Research%20and%20Education%20(YRG).
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