International Training Program on UP-SCALING CARE AND SUPPORT PROGRAM

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International Training Program on UP-SCALING CARE AND SUPPORT

PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS. 20-25 November, 2006

Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur.

BACKGROUND

The number of people infected with HIV/AIDS the world over has

reached the 38.6 million mark at the end of 2005. As the disease

matures, the number of HIV positive people wanting medical care,

ARV, and social and economic rehabilitation support is also rising.

Providing these services to all the affected people becomes a

challenge when;

the number of people in need of services is large and rising,

the resources are scarce,

the understanding of the needs is incomplete and commitment for

providing services is poor,

the system and protocol are still being evolved, and the NGOs and

civic society institutions are yet to come to terms with the HIV

positive people.

Institutions like the World Bank, WHO and UNAIDS have facilitated in

the mobilization of resources and development of protocol and

procedures to meet the care and support needs of the people living

with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) globally. These opportunities have encouraged

several affected nations to expand their response to AIDS. For

example, under the third phase of the AIDS Control Program (2006-

11), the Government of India has strategized to expand health care

services for PLHA down to the PHC level.

To achieve such program goals, it is desirable that the program

managers' and service providers' capabilities be strengthened to

internalize the universal processes and standards in expanding the

program in the local contexts.

This training program is an attempt to fill this void.

OBJECTIVES

The broad objective of this training program is to develop

understanding among program managers and service providers about the

universal processes and standards for providing care and support to

PLHA. It also aims to strengthen their technical and managerial

capabilities in internalizing these and rolling out care and support

programs for PLHA and their families, in the local contexts.

COURSE CONTENTS

The training program will focus on the following issues.

Policy and program concerns.

Assessment of the care and support needs (health, economic, social

etc.) of PLHA and their families in the local contexts.

Strategy/Program planning and implementation- human resources,

infrastructure, procurements, public-private partnership, linkages

and networking.

Counseling, continuing education and positive living.

Delivery and management of ARV- supply, monitoring and adherence to

treatment.

Treatment of illnesses and opportunistic infections- continuum of

care, referral linkages, linkages with TB control program.

Community and home-based care, nutrition.

Reducing parents to child transmission of HIV.

Universal precautions in hospital and home-based care.

Human rights, gender equity and legal issues.

Socio-economic rehabilitation, management of stigma and

discrimination, and mobilizing social support system and welfare

institutions.

Monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment.

PARTICIPANTS

The program is designed for planners, program managers and service

providers in public, private and NGO sectors involved in the

management of care and support HIV positive people at district,

provincial and national levels. The number of participants in the

program will be restricted to 25.

TRAINING METHODS

The program is designed to enhance the participants' knowledge and

to provide them opportunities to develop hands on skills. The

program will be offered through three main approaches:

Concept sessions, discussions and presentations

Case studies

Group work

The training process will be participative.

COURSE FEE

The course fee will be Rs.14,000/- for an Indian participant and US

$600/- for an international participant. This covers charges for

board and lodging and course material. The participants/sponsoring

agencies will have to bear the travel expenses of to and fro journey.

VENUE

The training program will be held at the institute campus at Jaipur.

Board and lodging arrangement of the participants will also be made

at the guest house on the campus. During the month of November, the

weather in Jaipur is pleasant with the temperature ranging between

15 to 25 degree Celsius.

HOW TO APPLY

The participants are required to fill in the attached nomination

form and send it along with a demand draft for the program fee in

favour of Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur latest by

November 3, 2006 to:

Download nomination form of MDP Click Here

http://www.iihmr.org/international_training_program.htm

Course Director

Prof. R.S. Goyal, Ph.D., Professor, IIHMR, Jaipur.

RESOURCE PERSONS

Mr. A.K. Ganesh, YRG Care, Chennai.

Dr. Rakesh Agarwal , Bhoruka Public Welfare Trust, Kolkata.

Dr. Ravi Verma, Population Council, New Delhi.

Dr. S.D.Gupta, IIHMR,Jaipur

FOR FURTHER QUERIES, PLEASE CONTACT

Prof. R.S. Goyal

Dean (Training)

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH MANAGEMENT RESEARCH

1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Sanganer Airport, Jaipur, 302011,INDIA

Phone: 91-141-2791431/2/3 Fax: 91-141-2792138

E-mail: iihmr@... OR rsgoyal@...