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CATHOLIC HIV/AIDS SERVICES INC

Learn about the Catholic Church's response to HIV/AIDS in Papua New Guinea, including education, counseling, and care services. Explore the organizational structure, strategic plan, training programs, coverage areas, and future initiatives.

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CATHOLIC HIV/AIDS SERVICES INC

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  1. CATHOLIC HIV/AIDS SERVICES INC Sr. Arnolda Kavanamur, SSpS HCT/Training Program Officer

  2. Response of the Catholic Church to HIV/AIDSin PNG CATHOLIC HIV/AIDS SERVICES INC

  3. BISHOP JUSTICE & PEACE HEALTH BOARD HIV/AIDS BOARD EDUCATION FAMILY LIFE PAC PROVINCIAL AIDS COMMITTEE HEALTH SECRETARY HIV/AIDS SECRETARY CHURCH HEALTH SCHOOL HOSPITAL PARISH AIDS COMMITTEE CARE CENTRES COUNSELLING TEAM HEALTH CLINIC Centre PARISH AIDS COORDINATOR GROUPS PLWHV LEGION OF MARY AID POSTS/ HEALTH CLINIC AID POSTS SCHOOLS MARIMARI GROUPS YOUTH PEER ORPHANS MEN GROUPS CHASI Organizational Structure in the dioceses Text 1 Text 2 Text 3 Text 5 Text 6 Text 8 Text 9 Text 4 CATHOLIC HIV/AIDS SERVICES INC

  4. National Strategic Plan 2010-2015 PNG National HIV & AIDS Strategy Catholic HIV/AIDS Services Strategy FOCUS AREAS PRIORITY AREAS CATHOLIC HIV/AIDS SERVICES INC

  5. CHASI – PROGRAM COMPONENT Total of 126 VCCT Sites 92 Functional Integrated 24 Standalone 18 ART Sites located in 12 Provinces/Dioceses HCT ART SERVICES 45 PPTCT Sites PICT, CHCT, VCCT & Advance Counseling TRAINING PPTCT CATHOLIC HIV/AIDS SERVICES INC

  6. Elimination of paediatric HIV/AIDS by 2015 CATHOLIC HIV/AIDS SERVICES INC

  7. TRAINING OF HCWs HIV Algorithm Testing Collection of DBS Couple HIV Counselling & Testing Advance Counselling

  8. Other Services Provided • Antenatal Testing • Provide Initiated Counseling & Testing (PICT) • Support of youth & Men’s clinics • Confirmatory sites • Public Awareness & Education • Training • ART Monitoring Visit by Doctors from the Australian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM) Text 2 Text 3 Text 4 Text 5 CATHOLIC HIV/AIDS SERVICES INC

  9. Catholic HIV/AIDS coverage areas

  10. Success • In corporation of the office legal status – New Name: Catholic HIV/AIDS Services Incorporated • Charity status - TAX EXEMPTION • Continuous support from: • AUSAID • CARITAS AUSTRALIA • Global fund CATHOLIC HIV/AIDS SERVICES INC

  11. INVOLMENT IN THE NATIONAL INTEGRATED BIO-BEHAVIOURAL SURVEY (IBBS) AND THE NATIONAL PREVENTION STRATEGY WHICH RUNS FROM SEPTEMBER TO END OF NOVERMBER • EMPHASIS ON COUPLE COUNSELLING TRAINING IN 2012. 80 STAFF HAVE BEEN QUALIFIED – - reducing gender violence - HIV test together - HIV Prevention - Behaviour change issues can be addressed CATHOLIC HIV/AIDS SERVICES INC

  12. CONSTRAINTS • STOCK OUT OF VITAL ART FOR MORE THAN 4 MONTHS • STOCK OUT OF HIV TEST KITS AND CONSUMABLES • LACK OF CAPACITY • SECURITY ISSUES CATHOLIC HIV/AIDS SERVICES INC

  13. WAY FORWARD • PROGRESIVE INTEGRATION OF HIV SERVICES INTO EXISTING HEALTH FACILITIES • HAVE INNOVATIVE APPROACH • (business houses involved in promoting HCT • services, eg. Hair saloons) • PALLATIVE CARE CENTRE IN THE CITY • AUSAID OFFERED US TWO HOUSES IN A PROVINCE CLOSE TO THE BORDER OF PNG & INDONESEA - LOOKING AT POSSIBILITIES CATHOLIC HIV/AIDS SERVICES IN

  14. CATHOLIC HIV/AIDS SERVICES INC

  15. PLHIV MONTLY MEETINGS CATHOLIC HIV/AIDS SERVICES IN

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