AIDS Resources in
Hong Kong
| Helpline number : | 2770-1002 |
| Helpline Service hours : | 9:00am - 10:00pm (Mon, Thurs) 9:00am - 6:00pm (Tue, Wed, Fri) |
Organize outreach with the women in several districts where the CSI is popular. Offer them information on HIV/AIDS, limited legal advice and support groups in their home countries.
Act as a referral agency on health screening and AIDS/STD testing, temporary shelter, counselling service and other needed services.
Hotline which is open to all women working in CSI who need advice, counselling or just an open, non-judgmental person to talk to.
Provide a drop-in center where women can turn in times of need and where educational classes and programs on a variety of issues such as HIV/AIDS awareness will be held.
Research on the needs of these women and cooperate with the Health Department to confront the issue of HIV/AIDS in relation to commercial sex workers.
| Helpline number : | 2898-4422 |
| Helpline Service hours : | 7:00pm - 10:00 pm (Thurs, Sat) |
Helpline Service -- it provides AIDS information and counselling service to the general public. It operates from 7:00p.m. to 10:00 p.m. every Thursday & Saturday. Helpline number : 2898-4422.
Buddy Service -- it provides support services to People Living With AIDS (PWAs) and their family members.
Transport Service -- provide transport for PWAs to and from hospitals/clinics and home.
Education Service -- provide internal trainings to volunteers and also organize outreach education programs to gay people, female sex workers and Asian migrant workers.
Library -- a resource center with books, leaflets, videos, magazines and educational materials for teachers, students, volunteers, PWAs and people who are interested in reading more on the subject of AIDS/HIV.
"Train-the Trainer" programmes in primary and secondary prevention strategies.
Publications for Teens and Parents about drug use, general information to the community.
Consultation to Professional and Government agencies, library and resource center.
To provide information on HIV/AIDS and other health issues (e.g. sexually transmitted diseases, Hepatitis, etc)
To offer face-to-face counselling by appointment to anyone who is affected by HIV/AIDS.
To provide education programmes and training to our own volunteers and to organizations within the community.
To facilitate arranging memorial services (through St John's Cathedral) and to provide spiritual support to people who have lost someone to AIDS.
To organize outreach programmes.
To network and refer service users to others agencies.
To offer free confidential legal advice on HIV/AIDS related matters.
Education -- Talks, seminars, training classes/workshops, training packs, publications, articles, fair days, exhibitions.
Support Service -- Pre-positive : Helpline; free anonymous HIV antibody test. Post-positive : Counselling, referral, support fund, resources center, support groups, home/hospital visits, activity center.
Publicity - Media campaigns and Community campaigns.
Library -- Over 900 items of publications and AV materials.
Volunteers -- Training.
Provides a forum for representatives from various Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to discuss on AIDS issues, service development and agency policy formulation.
Provide series of training to social welfare personnel of NGOs to raise AIDS awareness and acceptance of PWA/HIV.
Publish AIDS newsletters to disseminate AIDS knowledge.
AIDS Hotline
AIDS Counselling
Free anonymous HIV testing
Community Education
Epidemiological & behavioural surveillance
Training activities
HIV clinic and support service
Secretariat to Advisory Council on AIDS & its committees
AIDS Education Center (Red Ribbon Center)
Hong Kong Community Charter on AIDS
Helpline -- Every Wednesday 7:30p.m. - 9:30p.m. Helpline : 2314-8726.
Public Policy
Workshops
Recreation
AIDS Education Publication
Member's Orientation
Telephone Hotline -- operates every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (7:30p.m. - 10:30p.m.) with 3 lines, providing general and AIDS-related information, counselling and referral services.
Support Groups -- for Adults, Youth and Couples.
Interest Groups -- Music, Movie, Sports, Cookery and Reading.
Parents & Families of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAGS) -- counselling and support groups.
Gays Societies -- to be established in universities.
Provide comprehensive range of clinical services for patients with advanced HIV disease, including follow-up, investigations, ambulatory care, and in-patient treatment.
Multidisciplinary team to cater for physical and psychosocial needs of patients.
Conselling and health information for patients and significant others.
Planning and coordination of home and community care for patients with HIV.
Provide office and training space for NGOs involving in AIDS education projects.
A large collection of AIDS related literature and educationa materials.
Host seminars forums for the public.
Organize applied psychology courses to enhance Lesbigay self-awareness & promote healthy intimate relationships.
Provide professional counselling on sexual identity, relationships, family & job stress.
Publish newsletter on LGB concern focus on China, Taiwan & Hong Kong.
| Monday - Friday | 9am - 6pm |
| Saturday | 12:30pm - 8pm |
| Couselling | advance booking |
| Personal Training | advance booking |
To advocate for the PHAs on their rights to have quality of life and right to be respected.
To collaborate with and to empower partners (community groups or individuals) to develop integrated sustainable HIV/AIDS programs on care and prevention.
To act as resources and support for partners in implementing HIV/AIDS programs on care and prevention.
Home Care Support
Day Centre
Counselling Service
Personal Training Program
Training of healthcare workers, PHAs and volunteers.
HIV/AIDS School Awareness Programmes -- to train school teachers to run their own courses and activities on AIDS/HIV in school and to provide speakers to facilitate the workshops in school.
Peer Education Project -- includes Life Skill Training which runs workshops on Sex/AIDS issues in boys'/girls' homes, youth center etc; AIDS ART Workshop which trains professional artists to lead youth to run Art workshop on AIDS, and then present to the public; Internal training for volunteers.
Publish resource books and study materials and also monthly articles on AIDS education in daily newspaper.
Qualified psychologists, social workers and educators are conduction researches on AIDS education to youth.
Support Sex/AIDS Education programmes of other organizations and also participate in consultation work of the Hong Kong Government.
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