Koraput DAPCU's Response to May 2012 Theme - DAPCC Achievements

What is DAPCC?

DAPCC (District AIDS Prevention & Control Committee) is a district level association of district level officials of line departments to observe and co-ordinate the HIV/AIDS activity in the district and ensure for smooth implementation of different activities through District AIDS Prevention and Control Unit (DAPCU).

Member of DAPCC?

1. Collector & District Magistrate- Chairman, Chief District Medical Officer/ CMO – Vice Chairman
2. ADMO (PH) or DACO-Member Secretary, District Programme Manager, DAPCU- Member
3. District Programme Manager, NRHM – Member. District TB Officer, Koraput- Member
4. \District Resource Person of link Worker Scheme- Member, Monitoring & Evaluation and Information Officer (MEIO) - Member
5. District Public Relation Officer (DIPRO)-Member, Medical Officer I/c of one ICTC (in rotation basis) - Member
6. Medical Officer I/c of ART Centre- Member, Medical Officer I/c of Community Care Centre – Member
7. One representative of TI project- Member, One representative of the Community Care center by rotation – Member
8. One representation of PLHA network by rotation – Member, District Social Welfare Officer- Member
9. District Panchayat Officer- Member, District Labour Officer-Member, Any other officer active in mainstreaming activities- Member and  One resource person identified by Technical Support Unit to conduct the workshops in the district for convergence of the NACP with the programme of NRHM

Advantages in conduction of DAPCC meeting in the district

• Effective monitoring and supervision of all programme related to HIV/AIDS in the district.
• Convergence of HIV/AIDS Programme with other line departmental programmes.
• Raising the various issues concerning to HIV/AIDS in the district and action taken for such issues by interaction and coordinated effort from all line departments and the members of the DAPCC

Achievements through DAPCC

1. 100% ANC screening for HIV/AIDS at the health institutions: As per decision taken in the DAPCC meeting, an order has been issued from CDMO/ District Collector for 100% screening and it became mandatory during ANC checkup.
2. Provision of free investigation and blood transfusion to the PLHIV- As per this the cost towards treatment and blood transfusion to the PLHIVs are made free or without any user charge.
3. Provision of additional remuneration to ASHA for institutional delivery of HIV +ve pregnant mother by accompanying her: It has been decided and corpus fund supplied fund to DAPCU for providing additional remuneration i.e. Rs.1000/- to ASHA for accompanying a +ve ANC cases to the heath institution for delivery. 
4. Inclusion of HIV/AIDS components in NRHM as well as other line departments: The IEC leaflets has been prepared and distributed at the block level during the programme conducted by NRHM through PHC/ CHC. At the district level DAPCU also involved in various activity or programme conducted by NRHM and disseminated information on prevention and control of HIV/AIDS.
5. Conduction of IEC activity by  NGOs at the Borigumma and Kotpad by keeping in view of vulnerability on HIV/AIDS as well as STI.
6. Provision of TA for PLHIVs coming to ART centre and the expenditure was met from Corpus Fund of Red Cross Society of Koraput district