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Awareness raising and harm reduction

The project helps the Marsa sexual health centre in Beirut to provide specialised sexual health and harm reduction services for more than 10,000 people in Beirut and the surrounding region. In addition to offering medical and psychological consultations and testing, the centre raises awareness about ways to reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infections such as HIV.
To improve the knowledge of future healthcare providers in the areas of sexual health and harm reduction, the partner organisation trains 25 faculty staff from local universities and has created new university curriculum to educate 400 medical and nursing students.
Prior to this project, Drosos Foundation supported Marsa during the upgrade of its facilities and the development of new services between 2012 and 2015.

Partner: Marsa - Sexual Health Centre
Website: www.marsa.me
Region: Beirut
Duration: 3 years
Current Status: completed

Picture: Christina Malkoun

Picture: Christina Malkoun