Training Organisation for Research and Counselling in Health (TORCH)

45, Friends Colony East, Plot No 2
New Delhi - 110 065

India

Region Located 

South East Asia (SEARO)

Telephone 

+91 11 2682 1636 / 2631 0948

Email 

torchdelhi@yahoo.com

Organisation Type 

non-governmental organisation (NGO)

Organisation Activities 

advocacy; counselling; training; research; resource centre

Target Group 

health stakeholders; government; media; population: families; non-governmental organisation (NGO); people living with HIV/AIDS; migration: refugees; population: children; education stakeholders

TORCH is committed to reducerisk-taking behaviour and prevent the transmission of and infection with HIV in vulnerable groups through the process of informaion giving, training of peer educators, networking, advocacy and programme development. TORCH runs the NACO AIDS hotline for the Delhi region. It is also working with street children to reduce HIV risk-taking behaviour, with the support of CAPS and UCSF. It also provides a counselling service. Their resource centre is not open to the public

Country Focus 

India

Regional Focus 

South East Asia (SEARO)