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

District AIDs Prevention and Control Units (DAPCU) have a major role in identifying and establishing the F-ICTCs in districts. In basing upon   some of the important   data, the F-ICTCs will be established. They are as follows:

1. Identifying the area basing upon HRG population/ANC load/TB cases/Positivity/In & out migrated population.
2. After identifying the area, co-ordinate with CDMO/ADMO (PH) in district level and apprise them for establishing the F-ICTC. And also to the SACS level for providing of further training of Staffs (One Staff-Nurse or head quarter ANM for In-charge Counselor and LT from pathology/Malaria/RNTCP).
3. Consult & Co-ordinate with the concerned M.O I/C to take the list of staffs for training and discuss the strategy of opening and running a new F-ICTC at their end.
4. Discuss with the M.O. I/c about the procurement the ICTC items for  Laboratory  use from RKS fund (NRHM) and Testing Kits/Registers/Formats /IEC materials  from SACS though DAPCU level.
5. After procurement of items and training of staffs F-ICTC will be fictionalized.

These above things are carried out by DAPCU. So DAPCU has a major role in establishing the F-ICTC.

After establishing the F-ICTCs in district, DAPCU has to monitor once or twice in case of need to the F-ICTCs and provide hand hold support to the both (Counseller/LT) for maintaining the registers and preparing CMIS reports for month wise. In each stage, they must be followed up by the DAPCU staff.

In Koraput district, 7 F-ICTCs had been proposed to establish. Out of them, 4 F-ICTCs are already functioning and reporting to DAPCU/SACS in the district. One F-ICTC is going to be functionalized from 10th July, 2013 onward (at Bandhugaon) and rest two F-ICTCs (at Kunduli & Narayanpatna) will be functionalized during next month (i. e. August 2013) after completion of training of Counselors/LTs at SACS, all other necessary arrangements have been done. DAPCU, Koraput is also showing interest to establish the F-ICTCs in other near districts like Malkangiri & Nabarangpur.