Krishna Community Health Interventions Programme (KRISCHIP) is direct Project of LEPRA Society, started in 2002 for Leprosy work and scaled up the TB, HIV/AIDS and Malaria programmes in 2004 with the support of National Lotteries Charities Board (NLCB) for 3 years in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh. |
The project implemented in 4 rural zones-Nandigama, Gannavaram, Machilipatnam, Nuzividu by covering 580 villages in 31 PHCs and 1 Urban Zone covering 130 slums in 23 UHCs of Vijayawada. Total population coverage is 1.56 million.
KRISCHIP works with Community, Government service providers and NGOs to improve diagnosis and treatment skills as well as to enhance referrals to the appropriate treatment facility. The project also works to raise awareness among vulnerable people like, scheduled tribe/caste, rural / urban women, agricultural laborers, Fishermen Community, urban slum dwellers and street children. |