Surat DAPCU – Response to Question of the Month February 2012 - Facilitating Pre ART Registration

This post was in response to the February 2012 theme

1. For facilitating linkage between ICTC and ART we use ICTC –ART referral form. Quarter portion of this form mentioning name of ART center, patient name, Pre ART number & CD4 count is given to ICTC counselors in our monthly meet of ICTC by ART counselor who also attends this meeting.
2. We have also given mobile numbers of all ICTC counselors to ART centers so sometimes ART staff  also inform through SMS to concern ICTC counselor.
3. PPTCT centers  located near ART centers like Civil hospital & SMIMER hospital send their ORWs along with clients to ART  centers so that LFU chances be minimized.
4. We also have around 14 PMTCT ORWs who take list of LFUs from ICTC centers and follow up HIV positives for referral to ART center. These ORWs are posted at various ICTC centers and they have been assigned duty of LFUs follow up, ANC referral and DBS referral.