DAPCU Udupi Response to the Theme: World AIDS Day-2013

World AIDS Day programme 2013 was commemorated at Bhandarkar’s Arts and Science College Kundapura on December 3 at R.N.Shetty Hall. All the Degree and Pre University college students and lecturers, Health department representatives were present the programme as audience.

Welcome speech by District H&FW Officer Udupi

District Health and Family welfare Officer Dr.Ramachandra Bairy has welcomed all the Guest and Gatherings.

Dr.Ashok H District AIDS Control and Prevention officer said that Sustained efforts had brought down the number of persons living with HIV/AIDs . Though Udupi ditrict had moved to the yellow list, the Health and Family Welfare Department wanted to bring down the number of HIV/AIDS cases.

Further he said that it is the youth in the age group of 15-24 who are increasingly becoming prone to the disease due to lack of knowledge on safe sex.He said to achieve the theme of the year “Getting to Zero”,it is essential to target the youth and to sensitize them over the implications of it.He said 35 million people across the world are infected with the virus. There are nearly 2.5million new infected people,out of nearly 40 percent are in the age group of 15-24.Further he said that 35 Red Ribbon Clubs are newly constituted in the pre university colleges and 19 Red ribbon clubs are already in The Degree Colleges. Youths are sensitized at their institutional level by the health professionals. Further he also informed about the LW scheme which is working at the District.

"World AIDS Day"Inaguration by Udupi ZP President Upendra Nayak

Oath Taking Ceremony by students through candle lightening

Inaugural Speech by ZP President Upendra Nayak

Honor to Link workers

Comprehensive District Hiv Prevention Programmes(Link workers Schemes) Incentive based Link workers are Honoured for their immense work at Rural areas and  identifying highest new HRG cases at the district.

1.Rajeshwari Shetty, 2.Ashok, 3.Geetha, 4.Meenakshi, 5.Latha Manipura

MruPENDRA Nayak , said that  all efforts would be made to bring  down the Stigma and Discrimination among the Hiv positives.They should be treated respectfully in the society. Udupi dist. Under green list from the yellow for HIV/AIDS cases. He was speaking after inaugurating a function to mark world AIDS Day, organized by the Karnataka State AIDS prevention Society. Department of health and Family welfare dist. Administration Zilla panchayath and other organization at the government Pre-University collage. Mr. Nayak said a lot of factor were responsible for Udupi District being in the red list. Most persons living with HIV/AIDS in the district were migrants . There was more testing for HIV/AIDS in Udupi dist. When compared to other dist.However due to the intensive efforts of the Health and Family Welfare and other departments,the dist.had now entered the Yellow list,which was a positive sign. It was necessary to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS especially among the youth .Any campaign would become successful only if students got involved in it. Students of pre-university and other collages should extend their cooperation to this campaign on HIV/AIDS Mr. Nayak Said.

Prize Distribution:

Slogan writing and Quiz competitions were conducted on the eve of the programme for the college students and the Prize was distributed to the Prize winners by AC and Standing committee President.

A chief guest of the Programme Mr.Yogishwar assistant commissioner,kundapura had said that all the services should be easily accessible for the HIV positives and further he promised that all the efforts would be done to reach the needy by the department.

Unicef Provided IEC STALLS were displayed at the College Premises by the Link workers and students.

Vote of Thanks by Satyanaraya NSS Officer

DAPCU UDUPI Response : DAPCU-Stigma & Discrimination

Stigma is a common human reaction to disease. Throughout history many diseases have carried considerable stigma, including leprosy, tuberculosis, cancer, mental illness, and many sexually transmitted diseases. HIV/AIDS is only the latest disease to be stigmatized. But HIV related stigma is attitude based. Changing attitudes are not that easy. Eliminating stigma completely remains at this stage only a dream, but an overview of the interventions does suggest that something can be done through a variety of interventions, such as focused information dissemination, counseling, coping skills acquisition and direct contact with someone that is living with HIV or AIDS. But in our District through a fair amount of interventions in every nook and corner, proven that the stigma is getting reduced.

Roles and Responsibilities of DAPCU:

  Ø  To protect right of those who are infected and provide access to available care support and treatment.
Ø  To access to condom, treatment of STI /RTI infection, Motivating for HIV testing
Ø  To make available the scope for social security coverage to for HIV positives.
Ø  Issues of contraventions or disturbances with respect to stigma & discrimination in accessing and utilizing the rights, services, provisions and benefits available for PLHIVs have been tackled by DAPCUs.
Ø  Co-ordination among HIV/AIDS facilities of the district to provide better services to HIV-AIDS positive clients
Ø  Sensitization Programme
Ø  Create awareness among students/youths through RRC regarding HIV/AIDS
Some of the interventions are:

• People living with HIV/AIDS need to be educated on their basic human rights;
• These rights will enable them to enforce it through the legal process;
• In order to mitigate the effects of discrimination and stigma, institutions should implement their HIV/AIDS policies based on sound information and taking into account the rights of everybody; and
• HIV negative people need to be educated too, in order to create an environment free of fear of HIV biased social attitudes and no stereotypes towards HIV.
• Attitude and behavior change interventions is highly needed in sensitizations.

Access to Services:

•  PLHIVs are educated with the help from Staff of ICTCs/ ART Centers and TI-NGOs about their rights, services, provisions and benefits granted by Government & Societies.
•  All the stand alone and ppp’s are providing services
•  Link worker scheme is also has predominantly serving the group.
• Bus pass felicity has been provided to all the positives by not disclosing their status.
•   OVC scheme is also linked to the children’s.
•   Availing medical care at hospitals.
• Health Care settings:

All the staffs of hospitals are sensitized.ASHA and Field staffs are making sure that each case of the area are being accessed to the services.

District Administration and its departments:

•    On Quarterly basis A meeting with DC and other DLN and NGO’s, ART is conducted where many issues related to HIV is discussed and sorted out.
•         A Sensitization programme has been conducted to police force
•      A Sensitization programme has been conducted to all the Lawyers and Judges.
•     Inter departmental sensitizations done with Women and child, Education, Health Dept.
•      All the teachers of the High schools are being sensitized.
•    A committee is formed under DC to coordinate and facilitate Social entitlements schemes to the Positives

Community Setting:

  Ø  All the SHG, GP Members and community people are regularly sensitized through DAPCU team, counselors and LW’s and Health staffs and TI, DLN’s.

                      WAP Sensitization at Fish canning Factory

The ever-presence of stigma and its persistence even in areas where HIV prevalence is high makes it an extraordinarily important yet difficult attitude to eradicate.. Given the fact that AIDS stigma caused enormous barriers to public health programs–from the denial and silence, to problems associated with disclosure, health seeking behavior, and to the communal violence

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

Prevention:

In the Udupi district usually the high number of migrant cases are from Other Dist,Other States. The District has got various number of Industries which attracts other district and state populations to get migrated to the District. A good amount of Kooli is also great opening to the people. When any migrant found positive, that would be counseled,linelisted and referred to ART centre for the further treatment(CD4,Pre ART, Initiation of ART). Suppose a case from other state comes positive, counseling would be done and according to his convenience, he/She will be transferred to their native places for the further treatment.

Early Detection:

Migrants will be identified in Road constructions, Construction areas, Fisheries area and some residential areas.HIV awareness areas and STI/RTI info will be given.

Once a migrant found positive,ORW’s will take them to counselors where counselor will give necessary counseling regarding positive living. A number of health camps will be arranged in the sites and industries. Where all the migrants will get referred and tested.

For prevention and early detection IEC activity like Full Site Sensitization Programme, Mega Health Camps, Poster, Sessions on HIV Awareness, Street play, Congregation will be arranged.

A positive client will be taken to the ART centre through ORW’s and at ART center the patient is counseled for drug adherence, side effects of the ART medicine are explained to the patient, family counseling is given to the patient so that he should not face any discrimination within his family. Sometimes patient will be referred to DLN’s to get the services and follow up will be done.

Follow-up of MIS and LFU:

With the help of stake holder labor contractor and from other sources information’s will be collected. On other hand Follow-up of LFU/MIS is ensured by collecting line list of such patients from ART center and then the same is handed over to Outreach workers and TI NGOs so that they can trace out the positive clients detail and then inform the ART centre.

A felicitation for DAPCU in Udupi

 Dr. H. Ashok District Programme officer, DAPCU UDUPI awarded with  District level SURVOTHAMA SEVA Award on 26.01.2013 on the occasion of REPUBLIC DAY . Our honorable District in charge minister distributed this award.

     First time KARNATAKA GOVT. started this award in this district and the District authority selected Dr. H Ashok as the BEST Performing officer, for his service given to the public in HIV field and District Vector Borne Diseases.

Udupi World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day on 1 December brought  together people from around the District to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS. The day provided an opportunity for public and students to be involve  and  to spread awareness about the status of the endemic and encourage progress in HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care in high prevalence.

Total 900 students and public were participated in the programme. This World AIDS Campaign focussed  on "Zero AIDS related deaths" signifies a push towards greater access to treatment for all.

UNICEF provided 6  IEC Stalls were eshtablished in the college campus by Link Workers of CDHP programme and IEC materialswere distributed to all the students and participants.

In Udupi World AIDS Day programme  Honourable Port and Muzrai Minister(Karnataka Govt) Mr.Shrinivas pujary as the chief Guest.

 World AIDS Day programme was inaugurated at Govt P.U.College Hiriadka with HIV/AIDS awareness Jatha by the students of the same college.

Ramachandra Bairy Dist. Health and family welfare officer said that sustained efforts had brought down the number of persons living with HIV/AIDs . Though Udupi district had moved to the yellow list, the Health and Family Welfare Department wanted to bring down the number of HIV/AIDS cases.

Mr.Kota Srinivas  Poojary, Honorable Minister of Ports and Muzarai, Karnataka govt. said on Saturday that all efforts would be made to bring Udupi dist. Under green list from the yellow for HIV/AIDS cases. He was speaking after inaugurating a function to mark world AIDS Day, organized by the Karnataka State AIDS prevention Society. Department of health and Family welfare dist. Administration Zilla panchayath and other organization at the government Pre-University collage. Mr. Poojary said a lot of factor were responsible for Udupi District being in the red list. Most persons living with HIV/AIDS in the district were migrants . There was more testing for HIV/AIDS in Udupi dist. When compared to other dist. However due to the intensive efforts of the Health and Family Welfare and other departments, the dist. had now entered the Yellow list, which was a positive sign. It was necessary to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS especially among the youth .Any campaign would become successful only if students got involved in it. Students of pre-university and other collages should extend their cooperation to this campaign on HIV/AIDS Mr. Poojary said .