About DAPCU

NATIONAL   AIDS   CONTROL   PROGRAMME:

DISTRICT: VIZIANAGARAM

            The prevalent trends revealed that HIV / AIDS is of serious health concern and Surveillance data indicates that disease has extended to low-risk groups. Necessary preventive measures and I.E.C. activities are being taken up to reduce the prevalence of HIV/ AIDS among the general population and to reduce the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among populations having risk behavior. The Vizianagaram Dist. AIDS Control Society was established in 1998 as a registered society, with the Dist. Collector as the Chair Person and Dist. Leprosy Officer, as the Nodal officer and NACO, has initiated the DAPCU in April 2009 for decentralization of HIV/AIDS Programme at District Level through District Health Society and Mainstreaming the HIV/AIDS Programmes in NRHM with the District Medical & Health Officer as the Chairman for DAPCU activities.

         As a part of preventive measures on HIV/AIDS, the following activities are being conducted in the district by the District AIDS Control Society, Vizianagaram as per the guidelines of NACO and directions issued by the Project Director, A.P. State AIDS Control Society, Hyderabad.

APSACS ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMME INCLUDE:-.

·   Targeted interventions

·   Integrated Confidential Counseling Testing Centre  (I.C.C.T.C)

·   Mobile ICCTC

·   Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission Centre ( P.P.T.C.T.C)

·   Blood Safety Programme

·   STD/STI Treatment Care and counseling

·   CONDOM Promotion

·   Information, Education & Communication (I.E.C.) Programme

·   Care and Support Centre( CSC) , Community Care Centers (CCC)

·   Antiretroviral  ( ARV ) Treatment Centre & Link ART

·   HIV – RNTCP Programme

·   C.P.T. Pilot study

·   People Living with HIV / AIDS ( PLWHA) Networks

·   Workplace interventions

·   HIV / AIDS Awareness for women and adolescent girls

·   Youth , School, and College AIDS Education Programmes

·   Drop In Centres (DIC)

·   Balasahayoga Programme

·   Training of Medical and Paramedical personnel

·   AASHA  Programme,

·   0 / 7 Campaign

·   Be Bold Campaign

·   CART Programme,

·   PPTCT+ Outreach Programme

·   SHUBHAM Programme

·   MEENESTAM Programme

·   Mainstreaming of Line Departments

·   Red Ribbon Express

·   MAMATHA Campaign

HIV Screening and Testing Centers	Govt. Insts–83 (ICTC – 13, FI-ICTC-70)	Free
	PPP Model-17	With Nominal charges

Year	General cases		Pregnant Women
	Tested for HIV	Positives found	Tested for HIV	Positives found
2016-17	73317	701 (0.96)	50366	30 (0.06)
2017-18	73360	631 (0.86)	60687	29 (0.05)
2018-19 up to August	33081	283 (0.85)	23807	12 (0.05)

From 2002 HIV Positive cases identified through Voluntary testing and Counseling	17462
From 2008	NACO started One ART at District Hospital
ART services decentralized	1 – ART at Area Hospital, 8- CHCs (Links ARTs and Links ART Plus)
From 2008 cases registered	12375
From 2008 cases on ART treatment life time	6390

Designated STI/RTI Clinics (DSRC) : 3 providing STI/RTI screening and treatment services	1.District Hospital (VZM), 2.MCH Gosha (VZM) and 3.Area Hospital (Parvatipuram)
2016-17 cases screened	5119
2017-18 cases screened	6163
2018-19 up to August	2418

Blood Banks: 6 (3 NACO supported and 3 Private)	1. District Hospital (VZM), 2.Area Hospital, Parvathipuram, 3. Ind. Red Cross Society, Vizianagaram 4. MIMS Nellimarla, 5. Srinivasa Nusring Home, VZM, 6) NVN Blood Bank, Vizianagaram
Blood Storage centers (8)	1.       CHC Bobbili,   2. CHC Saluru, 3.       CHC S.Kota ,    4 .CHC Cheepurupalli 5. MCH Gosha and newly started Storage Centers at 6) CHC Gajapathinagaram 7) CHC Kurupam 8) CHC Bhogapuram
2016-17 Units collected	14368 (Target: 11500)
2017-18 Units collected	16747 (Target: 13900)
2018-19 up to August	10313 (Target: 5792)

Ø  HIV Prevention Activities:  NACO is focusing more on high-risk population like Female Sex Workers (FSW-3067), Men having Sex with Men (MSM-1021), Truckers-649 and Migrants-5363 in the district to prevent HIV from High Risk Groups to general public, in this aspect 4 Non-Govt. Organizations (NGOs) are working with above said populations by providing services of condoms, HIV testing, STI checkup, Syphilis screening and behavior change communications.

Ø  IEC (Information, Education and Communication): District AIDS Prevention and Control Unit (DAPCU) is doing many IEC activities with an integrated approach with all line Departments like Education, Police, Sports, NYK, ICDS etc., Conducting awareness programmes at Rural areas, Sensitizing the staff of above said departments during their trainings, placing pamphlets, leaflets and posters at ICDS centers, Panchayat Offices and Hospitals. 

Ø  Covered Junior & Degree Colleges with Awareness programmes with the support of Collegiate & Intermediate Education. Dept. locally, Covered District level Sports events with IEC activities, Covered Major festivals in Vizianagaram Sri. Pydithallamma Jathara & Sambara Jathara etc., with IEC activities.
Ø           Social Welfare activities for People living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIVs):

A.P. State Govt. is proving Rs. 1000/- pension (NTR Bharosa Scheme)	2791 PLHIVs
APSACS has sanctioned Bus/Train passes to reach ART Centers	1540
AAY cards were sanctioned	1176

Ø With the support of District Collector, Vizianagaram, DAPCU is forwarding the applications of PLHIVs for welfare schemes to concerned Departments like BC Welfare, ICDS, MROs and Civil Supplies.