For the first time in Montenegro started with its work AIDS info telephone service. This service is initially aimed to young people considering the fact that they are mostly exposed to HIV infection.

Operators are educators of CAZAS who passed through necessary training at our summer schools on HIV/AIDS and substance abuse prevention. Those people interested in getting information will have that opportunity by dialing number +382(0)81602345 every working day from 09 am to 3 pm.

AIDS, disease of modern time, is taking more and more deaths and it's obvious that apart from marking 20th century it will as well mark significantly 21st century. AIDS INFO phone is offering information on data related to number of HIV positive and diseased persons in the world and in our country; on ways of transmitting HIV; on what term “risk behavior” means and what is the best protection from getting infected. Project is intended for all society levels, and especially to young people and their needs. We believe that timed and accurate information is the best cure that exists now in the field of HIV/AIDS preventing.

Youth, as specific part of society that is the most complex and exposed to this manifestation, have need and wish to be constantly informed about all aspects of this illness. That's why we consider that realization of this project is the best way to help young people in Montenegro and to prevent spreading disease in our Republic.

Activists, peer educators and trainers in CAZAS, are enabled to work on AIDS INFO phone and use the skills that they gained during trainings that were organized. They are able to give necessary advice and information to all interested and especially to young people. They are providing information on basic medical data related to transmition ways of HIV, to protection measures, testing, legal considerations, social aspects of AIDS, and all that in friendly manner. AIDS INFO is functioning everyday from 9 am to 3 pm.

Coordinator supervises group of operators and two program assistants, who provides them with all the necessary information, help and guide them to appropriate way of solving problems of callers. All calls and questions asked are recorded and kept in special file. Operators are in charge to note age and gender of all callers. This data are being used for creation of data base, and for creation of development plan of AIDS INFO phone line.

Website represents an electronic version of AIDS INFO phone with regular updates on HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases with: 1) basic information on issue, and 29 e-mail address for all question related to this thematic. Team of one web expert and one authorized person is in charge for daily update of website and for replying to email questions received. Promotion of phone line will be conducted through advertisements in newspapers and magazines and printed materials (leaflets, stickers, posters, T-shirts etc.) that will be distributed in areas that are the most popular among young people (schools, cafés, parties etc.)

Education of population needs to be regular and continual and this service needs to be covered by public relations campaign, aimed at medias and institutions related to health issues. That's how we expect to promote healthy lifestyles and healthy family and inter-human relations, as bases for prosperous and successful society. One of the reasons for this is our determination to avoid discriminatory behavior towards HIV+ persons and to help them find their place in society to which they are entitled. Discriminatory behavior should be marked as negative attitude that is not helping resolving status of these persons, which are entitled to their human rights by Constitution and international conventions on human rights.