Episode 057  |  Date 04-02-2009  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:26  |  Download

Theme : Positive Living.

Content ,Issues & Message : Community and family responsibility for HIV positive for their positive living. Celebrity Episode- Discussion with Singer Badri Pangeni, Within this discussion feature about how does getting help from own family members help for an HIV infected.

Messages.

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : FOLD Kailali and Kathmandu.

Episode 056  |  Date 03-26-2009  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:05  |  Download

Theme : Positive Living.

Content ,Issues & Message : How to spend unoccupied time after being HIV positive ?Voxpop-Can people work after being HIV positive? What do you thing? Interview with Dr. Saroj Ojha,  Psychologist, Teaching Hospital, about how to spend unoccupied time after being HIV positive.

Field Contribution  : Surkhet and Kathmandu

Episode 055  |  Date 10-18-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:42  |  Download

Theme : Positive Living.

Content ,Issues & Message : How to maintain self-esteem after being HIV positive? How to stay happy? What are the advantages of being happy ? Profile based on the experience of Prem Khadka, HIV positive who has been maintaining healthy and happy life.

Messages.

Field Contribution : FOLD Kanchanpur

Episode 054  |  Date 03-12-2009  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:11  |  Download

Theme : Positive Living.

Content ,Issues & Message : How to stay healthy after being HIV infected? First aid, health and hygiene. Experience of Mathura Devi Kunwar, vice-president of NAP+N. She is HIV positive and has been leading healthy and successful life. Interview with Mahesh Sharma about how to maintain sound physical and mental health.

Messages.

Field Contribution : Kathmandu.

Episode 053  |  Date 02-26-2009  |  Duration (mm:ss) 28:49  |  Download

Theme : Positive Living.

Content ,Issues & Message : Nutrition for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive while on Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART). Celebrity Episode-Discussion with Nanda Krishna Joshi. Within this discussion-Feature about importance of nutrition for HIV positive – is also included. Interview with Keshari Laxmi Bajracharya, National Nutrition Program about importance of nutritious food for HIV positive-is also included within discussion.

Messages.

Field Contribution : FOLD Kailali, Kathmandu

Episode 052  |  Date 02-26-2009  |  Duration (mm:ss) 28:20  |  Download

Theme : Positive Living.

Content ,Issues & Message : There are not other differences between normal person and HIV positive in spite of being HIV virus in the blood of HIV positive. Experience with Nainsing BK. He has been leading healthy and confident life despite of being HIV positive.Interview with Dr. Shashi Sharma about how one can stay healthy and happy despite of being HIV positive.

Messages.

Field Contribution : Banke and Kathmandu

Episode 051  |  Date 02-19-2009  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:28  |  Download

Theme : Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART).

Content ,Issues & Message : Right to ART services and locations of ART sites in the districts.

Feature about access of Far-Western people to Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART) services. Interview with Mamata KC of Shakti Milan Samaj about women's access to Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART) services.

Messages

Field Contribution : FOLD Kanchanpur and Kathmandu.

Episode 050  |  Date 02-12-2009  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:01  |  Download

Theme : Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART)

Content ,Issues & Message : Community Home Based Care and Self care. Voxpop about people's understanding about Community Home Based Care (CHBC). Interview with Resham Pathak, volunteer in an NGO in Delhi. India about importance of CHBC. Information about ART sites in Mumbai and Delhi.

Messages

Field Contribution : Ideosync

Episode 049  |  Date 02-05-2009  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:19  |  Download

Theme : Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART).

Content ,Issues & Message : Side effects of ART and resistance. Celebrity Episode–Discussion with Singer Nalina Chitrakar. Within this discussion, feature about side effects of ART from Kanchanpur is also included. Within this discussion- interview with Dr, Nuchchhe Man Dangol, senior doctor of Mid Western Regional Hospital, Surkhet, about how to manage side effects of ART- is also included.

Messages.

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : Kathmandu, FOLD Kailali and Surkhet.

Episode 048  |  Date 01-29-2009  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:17  |  Download

Theme : Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART).

Content ,Issues & Message : Why should one be under doctor's supervision while in ART treatment?Monologue of Tilak Khadka, an HIV positive of Dang who has been having ART for four years about constant supervision of doctor is helping him. Interview with Purusottam Sedhain, DHO of Acchham about why is it important of being under constant supervision of doctor and also about difficulty of being only one ART site in Acchham. Interview with Dr. Laxmi Raj Pathak, Director of NCASC about its plan to expand the services of ART.

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : Dang, and Kathmandu.

Episode 047  |  Date 01-22-2009  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:47  |  Download

Theme : Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART).

Content ,Issues & Message : ART – When and why to start .Preparedness for treatment and ART adherence (Be Regular). Voxpop: What is ART ? Interview with Kalpana Koirala, volunteer of an organization working for AIDS prevention, about ART, why and when to start and preparedness for the treatment. Monologue of an HIV positive who is having ART for 3 years about his experience of having ART, how is it helping him. Information about ART sites in Nepal.

Messages.

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : Ideosync.

Episode 046  |  Date 01-15-2009  |  Duration (mm:ss) 27:10  |  Download

Theme : Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART).

Content ,Issues & Message : What is ART ? And its limitation of ART. Report about what ART treatment does and what not.

Messages

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : FOLD Kanchanpur.

Episode 045  |  Date 01-08-2009  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:35  |  Download

Theme : Preventing Mother-To-Child-Transmission ( PMTCT ).

Content ,Issues & Message : Opportunistic infections.

Interview with Deepak Budha, volunteer of an organization working for AIDS prevention, about how one can stay safe from opportunistic infections and how one take own care  if attached.

Messages

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : Ideosync. What is opportunistic infection?

Episode 044  |  Date 01-01-2009  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:22  |  Download

Theme : Preventing Mother-To-Child-Transmission (PMTCT).

Content ,Issues & Message : Pre-ART status : TB screening, OI treatment and only ART.

Interview with Dr. Deepeshlal Guruwacharya, Assistant professor of Medicine Department of Nepal Medical College, about the physical, mental, economical and social conditions of an HIV infected person that determine the necessity of ART.

Experience of Dayabati Sedhain, HIV infected woman about her condition and status before and after taking ART.

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : Kathmandu.

Episode 043  |  Date 12-25-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:40  |  Download

Theme : Preventing Mother-To-Child-Transmission (PMTCT).

Content ,Issues & Message : Importance of testing and re-testing of both mother and child.

Celebrity Episode – discussion with Manoj Gajurel.

Interview with Dr. Lata Bajracharya, Maternity Hospital about importance of testing, retesting and other care of both mother and her child. Experience of Mina Yadav, HIV positive mother of Banke about how she has been taking care of her child and herself and how she has been managing to go regularly to hospital.

Messages.

Field Contribution & Vox Pop :Kathmandu and Banke .

Episode 042  |  Date 12-18-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:42  |  Download

Theme : Preventing Mother-To-Child-Transmission (PMTCT).

Content ,Issues & Message : Post-natal care: Breastfeeding and other care.

Interview with Dr. D.P.Bhandari, FHI, about if an infected mother can breast feed her child.

Feature about post natal care of both mother and child.

Messages.

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : FOLD Kailali and Kathamandu.

Episode 041  |  Date 12-11-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:42  |  Download

Theme : Preventing Mother-To-Child-Transmission (PMTCT).

Content ,Issues & Message : Misconception regarding PMTCT and positive women's right to pregnancy.Voxpop : Can an HIV infected woman give birth to a child ?

Interview with Sonam Yanki, Nurse of St. Stiphen Hospital, Delhi, about if an HIV infected woman can give birth to a child. Messages.

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : Ideosync.

Episode 040  |  Date 12-04-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:42  |  Download

Theme : Preventing Mother-To-Child-Transmission (PMTCT).

Content ,Issues & Message : Service providers: Where to access for services and what types of services are available. Information about PMTCT sites in Nepal.

Interview with Dr. Purusottam Sedhai about people's access to PMTCT services in Accham.

Interview with Dr. Rajendra Pant , Chief Health Administrator, NCASC, about the possible extension of PMTCT sites in Nepal.

Messages

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : Kathmandu

Episode 039  |  Date 11-27-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:42  |  Download

Theme : Preventing Mother-To-Child-Transmission (PMTCT).

Content ,Issues & Message : What is PMTCT? Does HIV transmit from mother to child ? How ? Feature about the process of PMTCT.

Interview with Dr. Sharad Raj Wonta about World AIDS Day 2008.

Messages

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : FOLD Kanchanpur and Kathmandu

Episode 038  |  Date 11-20-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:42  |  Download

Theme : Stigma & Discrimination.

Content ,Issues & Message : Self-stigma and its drawbacks. Celebrity Episode – Discussion with Kunti Moktan.

Interview with Tej Bahadur KC, psychologist from Banke about how self-stigma is more destructive than social stigma.

Messages.

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : Kathmandu.

Episode 037  |  Date 11-13-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:42  |  Download

Theme : Stigma & Discrimination.

Content ,Issues & Message : Importance of social, psychological, physical, family support for HIV positive. Voxpop : How would you help HIV infected people from your place ? Report on the role of social, psychological, physical, family support for HIV positive people.

Messages

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : Bardiya and FOLD Kailali.

Episode 036  |  Date 11-06-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:42  |  Download

Theme : Stigma & Discrimination.

Content ,Issues & Message : Rights of HIV positive.Voxpop about if it is right to disallow HIV infected people from using human rights. Experience of an HIV infected man about how troublesome his time was when he first disclosed as HIV infected. Interview with Bhim Budha of an NGO of India about what an HIV infected person him\herself can do to ensure his\her human right.

Messages.

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : Ideosync.

Episode 035  |  Date 10-27-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:42  |  Download

Theme : Stigma & Discrimination.

Content ,Issues & Message : Role of family members and (HIV infected him/herself) to lessen the stigma and discrimination. Experience of Amrita Sunar of Banke  and Tilak Khadka of Dang  about how their family member help her after infection. Feature about the role of family member and HIV infected person to lessen the stigma and discrimination.

Messages.

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : Banke, Dang and FOLD Kanchanpur.

Episode 034  |  Date 10-23-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:42  |  Download

Theme : Stigma & Discrimination.

Content ,Issues & Message : HIV infected woman being stigmatized by family and community only because she is a woman. Celebrity episode- interview with Komal Woli, media worker. Experience sharing of an HIV infected woman during the interview with Komal Woli.

Messages.

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : Kathmandu.

Episode 033  |  Date 10-16-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:42  |  Download

Theme : How to negotiate life with your partner post infection.

Content ,Issues & Message : How to negotiate life with your partner after s\he is discovered infected. Voxpop-What one is supposed to do if his\her spouse is discovered. HIV positive.

Interview with a couple about the importance of understanding each other. Interview with Bhim Budha, Counselor, Saathi Nepal, Delhi, about what are the things need to be taken care of by spouse if his\her spouse is discovered HIV positive.

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : Ideosync.

Episode 032  |  Date 10-09-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:48  |  Download

Theme : Counseling and testing.

Content ,Issues & Message : Dashain Special Song.Dashain wishes from the wives to their husbands who are not coming to their home in this Dashain. Interview with Shanta Gurung, HIV expert, on how to manage sexual emotions and feeling during one's far stay from his\her spouse. Interview with Nirmal Rijal, Country Director, Equal Access Nepal about how to remain faithful towards spouse during one's far stay.

Dashain Special Drama Episode.

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : Kathmandu.

Episode 031  |  Date 10-02-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:47  |  Download

Theme : Counseling and testing.

Content ,Issues & Message : Dashain Special Episode. Dashain special song.

Experience of Mamata KC, an HIV infected woman about how did she fail to negotiate with her migrant husband regarding safe sex and about the way she got infected. Interview with a Maya Ghimire of Dang about how she has been preparing to talk about sexual matters with husband who will be coming to home for Dashain. Interview with Saurabha Subedi, counselor of gender based violence, about how a woman can initiate talking with her husband who often stays far from her, about sex related matters. Interview with Dr, Khem Karki, Executive Director of SOLID Nepal about how a man should react if his wife talks openly about sex related matters with him.

Dashain Special Drama Episode.

Dashain Wishes.

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : Kathmandu and Dang.

Episode 030  |  Date 09-25-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:36  |  Download

Theme : Counseling and testing.

Content ,Issues & Message : Importance of testing children born to infected parents. Where to access for testing ? Experience sharing of a HIV infected couple who has given birth to a non positive child. This couple has taken the facility of PMTCT services provided by the state while giving birth to the child. Report about the importance of testing children born to infected parents.

Messages

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : Kathmandu and FOLD Kailali.

Episode 029  |  Date 09-18-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:44  |  Download

Theme : Counseling and testing.

Content ,Issues & Message : Rights to know the status of partner and importance of disclosing own status.

Interview with Mr. RD shah, Public Health Inspector, Primary Health Care Centre of Lamahi, Dang about what misconceptions are prevailing in our society regarding risky behaviors. 

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : FOLD Kanchanpur and Dang.

Episode 015  |  Date 06-12-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 30:00  |  Download

Theme : Risky Behavior

Content ,Issues & Message : Attitude : HIV cannot affect me in any way.

Celebrity Segment : Discussion with Sugam Pokhrel about the Case Study of a man of Bardiya who once involved in risky behavior and thus got infected.

Interview with Bina Pokhrel about why everyone needs to be aware of HIV infection is also included with this discussion.

Interview with Mahesh Sharma about the Third National AIDS Conference.Information about SONG OF HOPE competition.

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : Bardiya and Kathmandu.

Episode 014  |  Date 06-05-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:56  |  Download

Theme : Risky Behavior

Content ,Issues & Message : Who are more vulnerable ? Feature about risky behaviors people usually fall into. Monologue of a woman who became infected because of her husband.

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : FOLD Kailali and DOTI

Episode 013  |  Date 05-29-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:43  |  Download

Theme : Basic information of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome ) and STI (Sexually transmitted infection).

Content ,Issues & Message : What are risky behaviors ? Experience of Dil Bahadur of Kanchanpur about how drinking alcohol led him to unsafe sex and ultimately to HIV. Experience of the previous drug user Ramesh about how his habit of using drug led him to be HIV infected.

Interview with psychologist Sharmila Maharjan about what lead people to risky behaviors during their intoxication period. 

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : FOLD Kanchanpur and Kathmandu.

Episode 012  |  Date 05-22-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:16  |  Download

Theme : Basic information of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome ) and STI (Sexually transmitted infection).

Content ,Issues & Message : HIV : A social issue.Voxpop about what people know about HIV and AIDS and how will they behave HIV infected if they happen to meet them.

Interview with Nirmal Pandey, Senior Advisor, Family Health International about why HIV and AIDS should be regarded as social issue.

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : Surkhet, Dang, Banke and Kathmanmdu.

Episode 011  |  Date 05-15-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 28:26  |  Download

Theme : Basic information of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome ) and STI (Sexually transmitted infection).

Content ,Issues & Message : Use of condom.Feature about how women of Kanchanpur react to listen about condom use and to see its demonstration.

Interview with a male from Doti about how he encourages his wife to talk about condom usages and its advantages.

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : FOLD Kailali, Doti    

Episode 010  |  Date 05-08-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:52  |  Download

Theme : Basic information of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome ) and STI (Sexually transmitted infection).

Content ,Issues & Message : Prevention of HIV and STI.

Discussion with a couple who have been infected of STI once and got recovered after the partner treatment.

Celebrity Segment: Discussion with S. Kumar about the Case Study of a woman who after being discovered STI infected, tried convincing her husband for partner treatment, but was not only denied but also scolded by her husband.  

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : Nepalgunj, Doti and Kathmandu.

Episode 009  |  Date 05-01-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:51  |  Download

Theme : Basic information of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome ) and STI (Sexually transmitted infection).

Content ,Issues & Message : "Difference between HIV and AIDS" Simply explained in layman’s terms HIV is the actual infection itself, AIDS is what happens once the immune system is compromised leading the way to other infections that may seem harmless enough to a normal healthy adult or child, but become life threatening to a person with AID’s. This is caused by the weakened immune systems inability to fight off any infection.

Report about the understanding of STI, HIV and AIDS of the women of Kanchanpur district.

Interview with Dr. Ashwini Sinha about the difference between HIV and AIDS.

Interview with Yuddha Bahadur Prasai (representative of JUNKIRI, Nepalgunj) in response of the problem of an audience that we received through letter. 

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : FOLD Kanchanpur.

Episode 008  |  Date 04-19-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:06  |  Download

Theme : Basic information of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome ) and STI (Sexually transmitted infection).

Content ,Issues & Message : Relation between HIV and STI.Experience of a woman who was once worried because of STI and fully recovered after the treatment.

Interview with Dr. Rajendra Pant (A representative from National Center for AIDS and STD Control) about why being STI infected is more vulnerable to HIV.

Interview with Kamala Kandel (Community mobilizer of GWP) about her experience of being involved in dealing with STI clients in the field.

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : Kathmandu.

Episode 007  |  Date 04-12-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:27  |  Download

Theme : What is HIV ?

Content ,Issues & Message : What is HIV ? Information about Prevention of mother-to-child transmission services.

Interview with Dr. Rajendra Bhadra about what HIV is and about the complexities due the misconception regarding this.

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : Kathmandu

Notes : This episode of the program could not be broadcast because of the special program on the occasion of Constituent Assembly  election by Radio Nepal.

Episode 006  |  Date 04-05-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:22  |  Download

Theme : Stigma and discrimination.

Content ,Issues & Message : Stigma and discrimination. Discussion with PLHA (People Living with HIV/AIDS) couple about their bitter experience of being stigmatized in hospital at the stage of delivery and fighting for their rights.

Interview with Dr. Rajendra Bhadra about how social leader could play role to minimize the stigma and discrimination against People Living with HIV/AIDS.

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : Kathmandu.

Episode 005  |  Date 03-29-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:27  |  Download

Theme : Nutrition

Content ,Issues & Message : "Nutrition"Discussion on the importance of nutritious food for PLHA (People Living with HIV/AIDS). Local Song about the awareness of HIV and AIDS.

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : Achham and Surkhet

Episode 004  |  Date 03-20-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:30  |  Download

Theme : Importance of Network and relation of these network to community

Content ,Issues & Message : Importance of Network and relation of these network to community. Interview of Chhiring Sherpa, president of Women Living With HIV\AIDS (WLHA) Network about how our community treats WLHA in our society. Interview with Sushil Khatri, Youth Vision Nepal, about how community could help the network organization of PLHA (People Living with HIV/AIDS).

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : Kathmandu

Episode 003  |  Date 03-13-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 30:00  |  Download

Theme : Community and home based care for HIV positive

Content ,Issues & Message : Community and home based care for HIV positive.

Studio Guest : NCASC (National Center for AIDS & STD Control) representative Anita Shah about the national policy on CHBC (Community Home Based Care program for people living with HIV/AIDS) program for HIV infected. Responses to the program.

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : Kathmandu and Achham

Episode 002  |  Date 03-06-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 27:46  |  Download

Theme : Women and HIV

Content ,Issues & Message : Women and HIV, about the agony of the women who have been infected of HIV from there husbands.

Song sung by J.B Tuhure about the stigma and discrimination Nepalese women have been facing so far. Interview with Sapana Pradhan Malla about why women are more vulnerable to HIV and AIDS.

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : Kathmandu

Episode 001  |  Date 06-26-2008  |  Duration (mm:ss) 29:49  |  Download

Theme : Changes brought about by past two phases of "Desh Pardesh"

Content ,Issues & Message : Changes brought about by past two phases of Desh Pardesh. Responses to the program.

The details of Sucess Stories : Audio success stories received from Accham.

Field Contribution & Vox Pop : from the different episodes of previous phase of the program. Achham and Kathmandu.