Balasore's Response to Theme- DAPCUs and F-ICTCs

What is the role of DAPCUs in establishing F-ICTCs?

• Identify the location for the establishment of F-ICTC
• Coordinate with health facility, district health administration & OSACS
• Facilitate documentary evidence with health facility, district health administration & OSACS

Locating a suitable health facility to establish F-ICTCs

• Identify the suitable heath facility for the establishments of F-ICTC through verify & analyze the data of ANC registration & institutional delivery conducted, TB case load & availability of Human resources.
• Submit all physical data to OSCS through recommendation of District Health Authorit

Capacity building of the F-ICTC (i. e. training of staff, providing registers/ formats, providing guidance, supervision etc.)

• Facilitate to recommend the name of Lab. Technician & Staff Nurse to OSACS for training and in reverse DAPCU facilitate & coordinate with health facility & OSACS for training of Lab. Technician & Staff Nurse 
• DAPCU provides all registers & formats to F-ICTC received from OSACS
• Provides guidance to health facility / F-ICTC through regular supportive supervision, meeting with institutional head & staff for smooth function of F-ICTC

Strengthening of linkages between F-ICTC and Designated ICTCs

• Review the function & linkages in the review meeting of Counselors & LTs of F-ICTC & ICTC
• During field visits verify the records of F-ICTCs regarding referral and linkages to designated ICTCs and discussed with F-ICTCs staff and Medical Officer. 
• Cross verification of  F-I CTC referral with designated ICTC record and analyze the gap and feedback to concerned F-ICTC

Monitoring and evaluation of F-ICTCs

• Regular field visit for supportive supervision and monitoring 
• Review the activities of F-ICTCS on monthly basis 
• Verify the records, validate the Data and on time reporting to OSACS 
• Accompanies and coordinate for monitoring and evaluation by higher authority like OSACS etc
• Regular discussion with CDMO, ADMO (PH) and OSACS on F-ICTC status and if gap identified

Few achievements:

• Established 5F-ICTCs in Balasore district 
• On time reporting of F-ICTCs 
• All F-ICTCs staffs are participating in district level Monthly Meeting 
• Facilitated supply of equipment and consumables from RKS Fund to F-ICTCs
• Three locations were identified and proposal has been sent to OSACS for opening of new F-ICTC in Balasore District
• Sensitize all hospital staffs of F-ICTC on HIV/AIDS