Do TASO clients pay for the services?
PLWHA do not really pay for the services they receive from TASO. They only make a token contribution of USH. 500/= per visit to a TASO centre. With this contribution they receive counselling and medical treatment. TASO caters for clients’ transport to and from the centre and also pays for laboratory investigations that may have to be done outside the centre. NGOs and CBOs are expected to make contributions to costs incurred by TASO for training their personnel. Their contribution varies depending on the NGO capacity. In kind, contributions like training venues, feeding trainees, providing stationery, transport etc, are encouraged. TASO supports communities free of any charge, however they are expected to provide volunteers for the community AIDS programme. These volunteers are trained by TASO as AIDS Care Workers and Parish AIDS Committees.
