Resource author(s): Bill Rau
Key topics: Health, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research, Technical Assistance
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Related countries: India
Avahan means “a call to action” in Sanskrit. It is a fitting name for one of the largest and most promising HIV prevention programs in the world. Launched in 2003 with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, this major HIV prevention program stretches over six of the Indian states most affected by HIV, as well as key trucking routes.
