Vizianagaram Response to to Theme of the Month - Mainstreaming

Importance of mainstreaming

• To strengthen capacity, formulate policy and guide implementation to enable a decentralized response focused on local needs.
• The prevention messages in all government offices, organized and unorganized private sector and civil society organizations, and training and sensitization of stakeholders are passed on through.
• Paying special attention to socio-economic parameters that increase vulnerability to HIV/AIDS and making way towards high national productivity.
• Devising a multi-sector coordinated communication strategy
• To build right perspectives about NACP, its goal, rationale and objectives and to create an understanding on the need and rationale of NACP
• To develop right perspectives about mainstreaming and convergence issues related to HIV/AIDS with various departments
• Build a strong platform for DAPCUs’ smooth functioning in the districts
• Identify and build local resources for conducting similar kind of sensitization workshops at inter and intra department level

Strategies

• DAPCU sensitized 34 Department in the District on NACP III Goals and HIV/AIDS Programme in the District in the FY 2009-10
• Maximum Testing and Treatment facilities have been integrated in Regular Health system.
• Lot of Trainings have been conducted to Health Dept.            Personnel with the coordination of NRHM

Role of DAPCU:

• Involve Line Departments in Planning of District Annual Action Plan of DAPCU and take recommendations given by them.
• Communicate and involve line Departments in all the events and campaigns
• Get the information regular Meeting & Trainings of Line Departments and use it for sensitization activity
• DAPCU need to take opportunity of every invitation/communication of Line Departments and participate in their programmes.
• Recognize the involvement of line Departments in the events like World AIDS Day.
• Seek support in DAPCC or DCC meetings through chairman.
• Share the developments in HIV/AIDS programmes regularly
• Involvement Communities in committee meetings to sensitize line Departments by the communities (PLHA/FSW/MSM etc..)
• Documentation & Filing will help DAPCU in future collaboration with Line Departments and proposals. 

Activities done with Line Departments
Name of the Department	Activity Name	Progress
Women & Child Welfare Department	Jagruti Programme	HIV positive Children are getting Double nutrition at ICDS Centre HIV Positive ANCs are getting Double ration.
Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK)	Youth Volunteers Training	3 TOTs were developed 30 Youth Volunteers were Trained in HIV/AIDS Programme as TOT. Distributed IEC Materials to all Mandals Involving in IEC & Folk Media Campaigns
Zilla Samakya	Chethana	District Level Resource Persons were already trained. Mandal level trainings were conducted for SHGs
District Rural Development Authority (DRDA)	Pensions	Rs. 200/-  Pension is being distributed through Andhra Bank ATM to all PLHAs who are on ART
District Civil Supplies Department	Service Deliviery	AAY cards have been released to HIV Positive families.
Zilla Parishad	Ward Member Training	1720 ward member were trained on HIV/AIDS in the District. And CEO, ZP came forward and develop IEC on their own.
Indira Kanthi Padham	Jyothi Project	2 Mandals were covered under Jyothi Project
Police Department	HIV testing at Jail Creating enabling environment for HRGs	Prisoners are being tested at Jails for HIV & Blood donation Camps were organized at PTC All Police personnel are being sensitized on ITPA Act and Target Intervention Activities.
Education Department	RRC Formation	RRCs formed in High Schools, Juior, Degree, DIET, BED & Vocational Colleges in the District.
Women & Child Welfare Department	Service Delivery	Providing Double ration to HIV infected & affected children in the district.
Integrated Tribal Welfare Department Agency	Trainings	Developed TOTs from Tribal Department and conducted Training for ITDA staff on HIV/AIDS activities. One consultant has been posted at ITDA to strengthen the HIV/AIDS facilities and improve the uptake of the services
AP Road & Transport Corporation	Bus Passes	Bus passes are being issued to the PLHA who are on ART for reaching ART centre once in a month.