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{{Short description|Indian non-profit organisation}}
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| name = YR Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRGCARE)
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| founder = [[Suniti Solomon]]
| founding_location = [[Chennai]]
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| type = [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]]
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| headquarters = [[Chennai]]
| location = [[India]]
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| key_people = [[Sunil Solomon]]
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| founded = 1993
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'''YR Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education''' ('''YRGCARE''') is a non-profit organisation in India working in the domain of [[HIV]]/[[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]]. The organisation was founded by Dr [[Suniti Solomon]] in 1993. As reported in 2018, YRGCARE had provided HIV prevention and treatment related services to about 21,000 people in India who were infected by HIV.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/abbott-yrgcare-team-up-to-track-hiv-hepatitis-patterns/article10022655.ece|title=Abbott, YRGCARE team up to track HIV, Hepatitis patterns|website=@businessline|date=9 January 2018 |language=en|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Kumarasamy|first1=N.|last2=Ranganathan|first2=K.|last3=Tappuni|first3=A. R.|last4=Challacombe|first4=S. J.|date=April 2016|title=Suniti Solomon, Founder-Director Y.R. Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRGCARE)|journal=Oral Diseases|volume=22 Suppl 1|pages=8–9|doi=10.1111/odi.12425|issn=1601-0825|pmid=26881420|url=http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/12138|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Solomon|first=S.|date=January 1999|title=Making care affordable|journal=AIDS Action|issue=43|pages=4|issn=0953-0096|pmid=12349192}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/its-a-doc-from-mysore-who-treats-chennais-hiv-kids-146681.html|title=It's a doc from Mysore who treats Chennai's HIV kids|date=2011-04-09|website=Deccan Herald|language=en|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref> After Dr Suniti Solomon died, Dr [[Sunil Solomon]] leads YRGCARE.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/naco-to-tie-up-with-johns-hopkins-varsity-yrg-care-to-improve-hiv-care-2940053/|title=NACO to tie up with Johns Hopkins varsity, YRGCare to improve HIV care|date=2016-07-28|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prb.org/withoutmyconsentwomenandhivrelatedstigmainindia/|title=Without My Consent — Women and HIV-Related Stigma in India – Population Reference Bureau|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/on-world-aids-day-resolve-to-fight-hiv-through-preventive-care/story-0l6J0zXdQR5UorDsLMBTEO.html|title=On World AIDS Day, resolve to fight HIV through preventive care|date=2015-11-30|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://naco.gov.in/nacoevents/brown-bag-seminar-7th-feb-2017|title=Brown Bag Seminar (7th Feb 2017)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Laurance|first=Jeremy|date=2015-11-07|title=Suniti Solomon|journal=The Lancet|language=en|volume=386|issue=10006|pages=1818|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00772-2|pmid=26843302|issn=0140-6736|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://magazine.jhsph.edu/2009/fall/news_briefs/preventing_hiv_one_bag_at_a_time/|title=Preventing HIV One Bag at a Time|last1=Smith|first1=Mike|last2=Health|first2=JH Bloomberg School of Public|website=Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health|language=en|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.usaid.gov/2015/08/on-the-job-at-usaid-meeting-an-amazing-global-health-hero/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810054657/http://blog.usaid.gov/2015/08/on-the-job-at-usaid-meeting-an-amazing-global-health-hero/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 10, 2015|title=On the Job at USAID: Meeting An Amazing Global Health Hero|website=[[USAID]]|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref>

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== History ==
YRGCARE started from three people and provided basic testing facilities and has since expanded to conducting behavioural and medical research. It provides care and support to people living with HIV/AIDS.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amfar.org/articles/around-the-world/treatasia/older/treat-asia-site-profile--y-r--gaitonde-centre-for-aids-research-and-education-(yrg-care),-chennai,-india/|title=amfAR :: TREAT Asia Site Profile: Y.R. Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRGCARE), Chennai, India :: The Foundation for AIDS Research :: HIV / AIDS Research|website=www.amfar.org|access-date=2020-02-09|archive-date=2018-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202133404/https://www.amfar.org/Articles/Around-The-World/TreatAsia/Older/TREAT-Asia-Site-Profile--Y-R--Gaitonde-Centre-for-AIDS-Research-and-Education-(YRG-CARE),-Chennai,-India/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medicaleventsguide.com/organizer/yrg-centre-for-aids-research-and-education-yrg-care/|title=YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRGCARE)|website=medicaleventsguide.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiamedtoday.com/indian-non-profit-yrgcare-selects-netsuite-to-support-its-mission-to-save-more-lives/|title=Indian Non-Profit YRGCARE Selects NetSuite to Support its Mission to Save More Lives|date=2019-10-15|website=IndiaMedToday|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emedevents.com/c/medical-conferences-2019/international-science-symposium-on-hiv-infectious-diseases-isshid-2019|title=International Science Symposium on HIV & Infectious Diseases (ISSHID 2019), Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India {{!}} eMedEvents|website=www.emedevents.com|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/0BndFwDSQojGe71oE8lFVK/Freedom-to-live-with-HIV--Suniti-Solomon.html|title=Freedom to live with HIV {{!}} Suniti Solomon|last=Chandrasekaran|first=Anupama|date=2009-08-14|website=Livemint|language=en|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.yale.edu/2005/02/03/yale-opens-center-interdisciplinary-research-aids-cira-india|title=Yale Opens Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA) in India|date=2005-02-03|website=YaleNews|language=en|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref>

== YRGCARE ID Lab ==
Established in 2000, the Infectious Diseases (ID) laboratory of YRGCARE is housed at VHS Hospital campus in Chennai. The lab is in collaboration with the [[Johns Hopkins University]], [[Brown University]] and is supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health. The lab conducts biomedical research in the fields of the basic sciences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qualityhealth.in/diagnosticlabdetail/detail/Y.R.%20Gaitonde%20Centre%20for%20AIDS%20Research%20and%20Education%20(YRG)|title=Y.R. Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRG), Taramani, Chennai, NABL Accredited Diagnostic Labs, Diagnostic Centres|website=www.qualityhealth.in|access-date=2020-02-09|archive-date=2020-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929083019/https://www.qualityhealth.in/diagnosticlabdetail/detail/Y.R.%20Gaitonde%20Centre%20for%20AIDS%20Research%20and%20Education%20%28YRG%29|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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