Coimbatore DAPCU – Response to Question of the Month February 2012 - Facilitating ICTC to Pre ART Registration

This post was in response to the February 2012 theme

The following were the strategies  followed by DAPCU, Coimbatore to ensure that people diagnosed HIV positive from ICTCs reach the ART Centre for Pre -ART registration.

1. If positive identified then the details of the positive cases to be mailed to ART centre with a copy to DAPCU.
2. If the identified positive person is pregnant, in addition with the above process, the information is to be communicated to PPTCT NGO. From PPTCT NGO, ORWs are asked to undergo home visit at the earliest for the client registration in ART and further followup.
3. If the patient registered in ART, then the details of ART registration is communicated to all ICTCs on weekly basis with a copy to DAPCU.
4. In Coimbatore district the gap in ART registration has decreased when compared to the situation that was there when the DAPCU had just started functioning.
5. Also maximum all the positives are registered in ART during the month itself.
6. If any positive belongs to other district, the concern ICTC centre is asked to send a mail to other district and ensure the same for ART registration.

The DAPCU monitors these processes on a weekly basis.