East Delhi, DAPCU – Response to Question of the Month February 2012 - Facilitating Pre ART Registration

This post was in response to the February 2012 theme

In DAPCU East, there is no ARTc, DAPCU East utilized the services from link ARTC (North-East District, Delhi). Registration time of client is 9 AM to 11 AM, which is very less and after registration there are so many test, which takes 2 or 3 days and only two days in a week (Morning/Thursday) are vailable for CD4 test.

For improving the linkage between ARTC & ICTC, month wise data is shared between facilities. For Example – ARTc will share CD4 status & TB status of PLHIV with ICTC/PPTCT/STI counselor.

Some initiatives taken by DAPCU-East

1. ICTC Counselor will refer the client with proper guidance about ARTc
2. For time saving the client is linked with the staff of CCC and ORW.
3. For ANC client counselor linked the patient personally.
4. DPM also visit the link ARTC and make a good linkage, referral system & collect the line list of PLHIV twice in a month to follow the LFU cases