1. Why is positive prevention important?
- To control & prevent new infections
- To reduce burden on family, community, health
& economy of the country
- To reduce stigma, discrimination & protect
health care providers
- Positive prevention important to mainstream
HIV
2. Strategies for positive prevention at your dist level:
- Awareness
to all, specially for high risk groups
- Sensitization
programmes for Govt & Private bus operators, Railways staff, Hotel
staff, Street vendors, Private/Public sector organizations
- Trainings
to all line department stake holders, ZP, TP members.
- IECs,
Media[print & electronic],Folk, IPC
- ARSH
programmes at school & College level
- Integration
with health system: NRHM for PPTCT, STI services & HIV/TB
Collaborative activity.
- Counseling
& prevention through ICTCs, ART, FICTCs, and PPP model ICTC, Mobile
ICTCs, DLN, DIC, TI & CCC.
- Sharing
of experiences by Positive speakers
- Short
slide shows in public gathering: Railway platforms, bus-stand, waiting
areas[Hospitals], Cinemas, Market places
- Discussing
strategies/case studies adopted in other districts & states with
District administrator
3. Role of DAPCUs:
- To
monitor, supervise & ensure effective implementation of HIV/AIDS
activity at district level for Positive prevention in coordination with
Line Departments, NGOs, & District administration
Lastly, positive prevention is very important to get to ZERO infections,
reduce stigma discrimination instances to ZERO.
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