Activities
Education & Information* Conferences to the general public.
* Conferences to teachers and parents of students.
* Educational activities in schools, in youngster's clubs, in villages and in summer camps.
* Discussion in military recruitment camps.
* Stands for discussion, distribution of pamphlets and condoms in exhibitions.
* Televised educational programs( talk-show, teleplay).
* Programs on radio stations.
* Published articles in scientific and lay press.
* Cooperation with NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) for education programs particularly SCORA (Standing Committee On Reproductive Health and AIDS) and SIDC (Soins Infirmiers a Domicile et Communautaires).
* Awareness campaign about HIV/AIDS, Military training camp (March 2002).
* Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS workshop with Family Planning Association and Lebanese Army (May 2002).
Medical Meetings/Conferences
* Medical conferences to physicians, dentists, pharmacists, medical and nursing students in different social medical centers.
* Organization of scientific seminars and congresses.
* Active participation in CME related activities in close collaboration with the Lebanese Society for Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.
* Updating Guidelines for Antiretroviral Therapy (January 2002).
* Training of Ministry of Health Pharmacists (March18, 2002).
* Participation in WHO/EMRO Annual Meeting of Regional AIDS Managers (April 2002).
* Peer education program on HIV/AIDS with General Practitioners Society and Family Medicine Society (May 22, 2002).
Research
* HIV isolates in Lebanon.
* Evaluation of antiretroviral therapy in Lebanese patients.
* KAP (Knowledge Attitude and Practices) analytical studies of various groups in Lebanon (students, out-of-school youth, nurses, general public).
* Study of clinical presentation of AIDS in Lebanon.
* Study of psycho-social conditions of persons living with AIDS.
Patient Assistance
* Free medical care and counselling to persons living with AIDS and relatives.
* Provision of antiretroviral drugs.
* Financial support to laboratory tests related to AIDS patients' management.
* Visits to patients and psychological support.
* Social assistance in regional medical centers.