DAPCU Kohima Response to DCC for HIV-TB

We apologize the delay in posting this response from Kohima

1. The DAPCU Kohima alongwith all the ICTC Counsellors, Counsellor Blood bank and STI, and the RNTCP staff conduct Monthly meetings where we get to know each other's programs, targets and achievements, issues, grievances, and how to address these problems. These meetings have been found to be extremely fruitful to all as we get to learn and share on a common platform. The counsellors are not scared to speak out and hence we get to know and address their problems.
2.  The DAPCU office Kohima is attached to the District Tuberculosis Centre (DTC) so whenever there is shortage of staffs at DTC, the DAPCU staffs accompany the clients for testing to the nearest ICTC centre.
3. We go for field visits to centres together with the RNTCP staff.
4. We attend Health Melas together with the RNCTP staff.
5. We share IEC materials when there is need.

Kohima DAPCU's Response - June 2012 Theme - Social Benefit Schemes for PLHIV and HRG

A few achievements of Kohima DAPCu and and Kohima Network of positive people 

1. Nutritional support to 180 women in 2011 through the Department of Women and Child Development.
2. Educational support to 43 student below 14 years in 2011 through Population Foundation of India. 
3. Supporting  monthly fee to 49 children  below 14 years through the François Xavier Bagnoud (FXB).

The Kohima postive People Network is very active and they were supported by The Nagaland Network of Positive People helped the KNP+ in facilitating these schemes. 

Moreover, SACS/DAPCU/NNP+ are in the process of identifying PLHIVs to avail free transport in State Transport Buses while going to the nearest ART Centre. This will be done with the help of the Transport Department.

DAPCU and KNP+ together still need to cover a lot of grounds for availing schemes for PLHIV. We are working together in approaching the various departments for schemes. There is a need to sensitize the officials in various Departments on HIV and PLHIV in the district and make them understand the plight of the affected and infected.  

Kohima DAPCU's - Response to- Familiarizing new District Collectors to the HIV programme in the district

This post is in response to the April theme

This is the experience of DAPCU Kohima, Nagaland on the question for the DAPCU blog -

When we approach the DC we present to him the District HIV scenario. We present the spatial map prepared by DAPCU Kohima. The Spatial map provides a crisp and overall view of HIV scenario and facilities in the District. We also submit monthly the District Dashboard indicator to the DC.

We think that the major areas on which the DCs should be informed and oriented firstly is about DAPCU, the staff, DAPCU's roles and responsibilities followed by, the various facilities in the District and thirdly and the HIV scenario

We are pleased to share the presentation we made to our DC in March 2012

Kohima spatial mapping

View more presentations from DAPCUSPEAK.

Kohima DAPCU's experience with District Annual Action Planning - 2012-13

Kohima DAPCU submitted this post on their experiences with DAAP. 

Doing District Annual Action Planning (DAAP) at Kohima was a new experience for all of us. Teams from different components of the HIV programme attended the DAAP processes and this has helped in fine tuning the plan to the specific requirements of the district. We feel that DAAP promotes interaction and collaborative effort between all the program components and various line departments.

DAPCU DPO- Ms Sentimongla Tzudir, NRHM DPM- Neisevonuo Linyii and Deputy CMO Dr Avino discussing              NACP- NRHM convergence during DAAP

One important outcome of DAAP in Kohima will be closer coordination with NRHM through their field workers, mobile medical units and village level health activities like VHNDs. Another important area for planning this year was taking forward the interest shown by the police health unit in operating FICTCs. In Kohima itself we have proposed two such FICTCs.

The medical officers of ART and Blood Bank  feel that by involving district level service units in DAAP, proper need based plans can be developed for the state. They were able to estimate their requirements of drugs and stocks and feel that when similar estimates are collected from all around the state it will be possible to ensure correct supply without shortage and wastage at facilities. 

Neisevonuo Linyii, DPM,NRHM,Kohima- “It is a good exercise. In NRHM also we have prepared action plan but we have not involved other departments. In this way this DAAP exercise is entirely different as it is involving all the departments at District. We know how to work in coordination.”

Dr.Vezokholu, DTO, Kohima- “ We are new to this kind of exercise. However it made us to understand how to work in coordination to improve cross referrals.”

Sentimongla Tzudir, DPO, DAPCU- “ Though the time given to us is short, we tried level best to complete plan. It is good to involve all the departments.  For next year we will be better prepared with the required block level data for better planning.”