Friday, 28 September 2012

Davanagere DAPCU, Karnataka Response-September 2012 Theme:


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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