Wednesday 11 September 2013

Bhavnagar DAPCU Response to the Theme- Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Services to the HIV Positive Migrants

Prevention & Early Detection
  • In the migration group, it is difficult to detect early because of mobility. But we can try to prevent and detect early e. g. identifying the migrant’s area in the city; district and state then we can start an intervention.
  • We try to contact with community leaders and connect and involve them in the programme.
  • Develop the IEC and BCC material in their own languages.
  • Establish the facility either in or near to their areas.
  • We also try to meet owner of their work places, industries; shads to obtain the permission to organize a programme. Also request them to provide the leaves to migrant workers for taking services.
  • We also plan our service schedules as per their availability, holiday etc. 


Linking  to ART, Treatment Adherence, Follow-up of MIS & LFU
  • Arrange the meeting with president of association of industries, owner of work place for giving permission and leave for taking treatment.
  • Setting ARTC’s time schedule according to migrant’s time & availability.
  • Prepare IEC,BCC material in their own languages and as per their social aspects.
  • In the cases of MIS’ & LFUs we have tried to contact with their state’s sacs and also particular district’s ARTC; where the first visit of MIS was done.
  • Sharing a line list of migrant MIS & LFUs among ARTCs.
  • Contact with leaders of communities to track migrants, because many time leader has more authentic information about place of migrations.
  • Establish on-line system for transfer out patients.  
PPTCT services
  • Develop the peer educator system, specially for migrant ANCs. Because non-awareness of migrant females about services provide by PHCs, CHCs and other healthcare centers.
  • She doesn’t know the name and address of ASHA Workers of their areas.
  • She feels loneliness in these types of situations.


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