Network & Referralin the context of HIV AIDS

NACO

• National AIDS Control Organisation- NACO– To mainstream HIV AIDS issue in all

ministries and departments by treating it as a development challenge and not merely a public health problem

– To provide leadership to mount multi-sectoral response to combat HIV/AIDS in the country with special reference to youth, women and the workforce

SACS

• State AIDS Prevention and Control Societies (SACS) – implement NACO programme at state level, but

have functional independence to upscale and innovate. 

• Functions of SACS are: – Medical and public health services;– Communication and social sector services; and– Administration, planning, coordination,

monitoring and evaluation, finance and procurement

DAPCU

• Under NACP-III, as a major structural reform the management of HIV prevention and control program has been decentralised to district level.

• Functions of DAPCU– Monitoring and coordination of service delivery

from the different facilities in the district– HIV awareness campaigns, strengthening of

referral linkages, and provision of care and treatment to all the HIV positive in the district

– To play a key role in integration of NACP with NRHM and work closely with other line departments in government setup to mainstream the HIV/AIDS Programs

ICTC

• Integrated Counselling and Testing Centre– VCTC– PPTC ICTC

Counselling

Test

healthy lifestyle; access life-saving care and treatment

Drop-in-centre

• Enabling environment

Community Support Groups

The objectives of the PLWHA drop in centres are•To promote positive living among PLWHAs and improve the quality of life of the infected.•To build the capacity and skills of PLWHAs to hope with the infection•To create an enabling environment for the PLWHAs•To establish linkages with PLWHAs with the existing health services, NGOs, CBOs and other welfare and development programmes•To protect and promote the rights of the infected

CCCs (10 to 20 bedded)

• Concept of CCC/CCSC under NACP III – Short stay home – Advocating actively against stigma,

discrimination and denial– Actively linked with ARTC and LAC– Linked with many other Government

schemes and programs – Centre with basic aim to recover,

recuperate and reintegrate PLWHHAs back into active life

drug adherence, Positive prevention, Nutrition.

Orientation on the ART drugs

Management of minor opportunistic infections.

Counselling

Come in terms withstatus

Psychosocial, nutritional and educational

linkages

ccsc(30 to 50 bedded)

• Comprehensive Care and Support Centres• centres of excellence strategically located

across the country to provide higher level care including: – management of major OIs, – referral for specialised services, – rehabilitation and palliative care.

– These centres also play the role of learning sites and mentoring CCCs linked with them.