Mobile ICTC

It is often seen that high-risk/vulnerable populations are less likely to access fixed-facility ICTCs due to several impediments like the most important ones being distance and timing. Mobile ICTC can be one way of taking a package of health services into the community. EGPAF – SAATHII will work in collaboration with Andhra Pradesh State AIDS Control Society and District AIDS Prevention Control Unit at district level in planning and execution of mobile ICTC services in Adilabad and Nizamabad districts.

The AP PPP PMTCT team will oversee the planning and execution of Mobile ICTC services.

Project Period: January 2010 to December 2010

Purpose of Mobile ICTC

The purpose of setting up a NACO certified Mobile Integrated Counselling and Testing Centre through a public private partnership (PPP) with SAATHII is to provide access to quality mobile HIV counselling and testing services with flexible working hours that are convenient to clients who are residents of hard-to-reach areas (urban, rural & tribal areas) in Adilabad and Nizamabad districts, where services are provided ranging from regular health check-up, HIV counseling and testing services, syndromic treatment for STI/reproductive tract infection (RTI) and other minor ailments, antenatal care, as well as immunization.

Objectives:

• To reach the unreached with HIV counseling and testing services
• To provide information on HIV/AIDS and the related services available
• To identify HIV positive pregnant women and to link them to the nearest ICTC/PMTCT for provision of PMTCT services
• To reach the High risk population through counseling and testing services

Operational areas

Adilabad

• The mobile ICTC will provide primary care to the residents of the uncovered areas of Dahegaon, Bijjur, Tiryani, Kerameri, Bheemini, Rebbana, Jainoor, Narnoor Kerameri mandals etc in the district of Adilabad where the accessibility to the stand alone or facility integrated ICTC is unreachable and the people do not have access to basic health care. No targeted intervention is present.

Nizamabad

• The people from uncovered mandals namely, Kotagiri, Birkur, Jukkal, Nizam sagar, Nagareddipeta and Linagmpert etc in Nizamabad district will be reached with the mobile ICTC services. Coverage during sunday markets, jatharas and pilgrimages are also planned.
  

Project Team:

• Dr. Sai Subhasree Raghavan Program Director
• Ms. Aparna Lakshmi Addala Program Manager
• Mr. Ramesh Dasari Area Manager
• Mr. Ravi Siriki M&E Officer
• Mr. Pavan Chetty Project Coordinator
• Mr. T. Ramakrishna Counselor
• Mr. P. Srikanth Lab technician
• Mr. P. Satyanarayana Goud Driver
• Mr. S. Satish Mobile assistant