Health > SURAKSHA–(HPCL)
In support with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd - TCIF, BCT has conducted awareness and counseling programs for the truckers at HPCL’s three junction outlets, Shoolagiri in Tamil Nadu, Dobbaspet in Bangalore & COMCO Petrol Pump - Ravulapalem in Andhra Pradesh through Khushi Clinics in the year 2014-15. The major objective is to promote the adoption of safe sexual behavior and practices by truckers and to reduce the incidence of STI/HIV/AIDS among the long distance truckers through clinical interventions.
Project Suraksha, is a CSR initiative for prevention of HIV/AIDS among truckers which forms a key consumer segment for HPCL and to reduce the incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections among long distance truckers through clinical interventions. This year, 41000+ truckers reached out through one to one sessions, health camps, IPC & clinical interactions and 430+ STI cases were treated & 10000+ condoms sold. Under different health camps, targeted people were underwent various test like Blood group, Blood Sugar, HIV and eye checkup.
