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

DAPCUs ensure comprehensive HIV/ AIDS services that are provided to the HIV Positive Migrants by following means:

1. Within district:

Comprehensive HIV/AIDS services are being provided to the HIV Positive Migrants within the district by DAPCU with the assistance of TI-NGOs, especially those are being working on the Migrants. IEC & HIV/AIDS Service Demand Generation camps are regularly organized by TI-NGOs on the Migrant’s hot spots within the district. HIV-AIDS services like counseling, HIV Testing, providing condoms, referrals and linkages to the other linked facilities are being provided to the migrants through activities performed by TI-NGOs with the co-operation and co-ordination from DAPCU side. Regular follow-up of clients residing in the district are being done by Counselors of ICTCs and ART Centers to minimize the numbers of LFUs and MIS’. If any HIV Positive client is faced problem in the registration at the HIV-AIDS health facilities due to non-availability of Id-Proof then DAPCU with the help of TI-NGOs and District Administration takes efforts to make sure that concern HIV Positive migrant client can availed the Id-Proof.

2. Out of district:

Since, some of biggest and renowned hospitals are situated in the Central District of Delhi, therefore, huge number of clients, not only from other district of Delhi but also from other state of India are came over here and obtained the facilities concerning to the HIV-AIDS from the HIV-AIDS related facilities in the District. Also HIV Positive Clients are given options to choose ART facility as per their convenience either situated in the district or other districts of Delhi for treatment. According to their choice, they are linked with ART Center chosen by them.  Line lists of HIV Positive clients found at the ICTCs/ PPTCTCs in the district are maintained and shared with SACS and other concern DAPCUs for proper follow-up of LFUs and MIS and ensuring comprehensive services coverage of Migrant Clients of other districts of Delhi. All DAPCUs in Delhi co-ordinate and help one another for the same.

3. Out of State:

Central Delhi is a gateway of migrants from & to Union Territory of Delhi due to presence of two busiest railway stations of the Country i. e. Delhi and New Delhi Railway Stations and also biggest wholesale markets of India i.e. Sadar Bazar, Paharganj, Chandni Chowk, Karol Bagh etc. There is huge number of migrants come in and gone out every day from Central Delhi to another parts of the country. In addition of the above presence of National Level Big Hospital, the numbers of clients are very huge which are obtaining facilities from HIV-AIDS facilities present in the District. As per cited above Line lists of HIV Positive clients found at the ICTCs/ PPTCTCs in the district are maintained and shared with SACS for proper follow-up and ensuring comprehensive services coverage of Migrant Clients of other states of India. Follow-up of LFUs and MIS of other states are done with the help of DSACS and concern SACS. Also permanent address of the clients’ native place is obtained & recorded during his/her visit at the ICTCs so that follow-up of the same can become trouble-free.