Project profile — Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Deseases (STD) on Main Roads

The goal of this project is to promote safer sex to those who are most at risk to sexually transmitted diseases (STD) in Cameroon, most notably, truck drivers, sex trade workers and those living along major trade routes and Cameroon's borders. The project focuses on the prevention of STDs and HIV/AIDS among those who are most vulnerable through the establishment of health facilities, as well as aiding community organizations in their effort to communicate the importance of safer sex.

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Results achieved as of the end of the project (June 2009) include: 19 HIV screening campaigns were organized, making it possible to screen 9,656 people, including 3,468 women, of whom 6.71% were HIV-positive; condom use in high-risk relations with casual partners increased from 65% to 92.2%; 30,624 STD cases were diagnosed, including 5,549 sex workers and 2,119 truckers; 53,312 patients received counselling; and the 20 health districts covered by the project no longer experience inventory shortages. They have the materials they need for screening tests.