HIV AIDS ,Prostar

Well, it was not the last day but surely the last post of the posting.. We had an awesome time in SIK especially the breakfast and the locals there. Travelling is the only set back but again, its all worth the travel and time spent. Now, back to business, HIV,AIDS,and Prostar unit was lead by the PPKP in charge.

There are numerous activities done by this unit which i will further explain about :

Program Sihat Untuk Remaja ,(Pro-Star)

STD( Sexually transmitted Disease)

Awareness regarding the methods of managing a HIV/AIDS patients dead body

Methadone Treatment Plan

Raising Awareness amongst the school students

Preparing Various Reports :

Monthly HIV and AIDS report

National Disease Burden Report

Prostar

Introduced by KKM to tackle Drug abuse related problems among the youngsters.

Ò13-25 OLD

ÒPRS (Pembimbing Rakan Sebaya)

ÒFormula PROSTAR :

( + ) TAMBAH MAKLUMAT

( / ) BAHAGI tanggungjawab

( X ) GANDAKAN usaha

( - ) TOLAK risiko

= Healthy Living without AIDS

So Who are the target Group ?

Ò13-25

Secondary school Students

Fresh school graduates

University Students

Troubled teenagers

Weekly, Club activities are organized by the PPKP and supervised by the teachers involved

Regarding STD There were also many programs Organized to create awareness

Raise awareness in schools and in health Campaigns

Methods to prevent

Condoms/etc

Ways to Identify (Clinical Features )

Chancre, Vesicles ,Virginal Discharge

Risks

Screening via Forms given to students to be filled up

They also organize, courses regarding how to manage a HIV/AIDS Dead Body to the local people who

is in charge of bathing the dead body.

To prevent the handlers to be infected by HIV

To ensure that, body is properly taken care of

Info : It’s a National Offence to have not reported a death of a HIV patient.

Frequent visits to the Bathing ceremony (Muslims)

They also offer, Methadone treatment for those who require the drug. However, they have to mee

several requirements before being able to consume the drugs.

95 receivers of which

65 active Remaining passive

Proper treatment is given to those whom are deserving only

Passive drug abusers although registered, will be weaned of because of lack of participation in programs

Cleaning the DHO

Plantation

Attending course

Attending camps

They also go to schools and get the students involved by organizing various activities such as :

Combination with Health Promotion Unit and Primer Unit

Involve all secondary schools 200+ schools in SIK

Example:

World Aids Day

World HIV Day

Awareness regarding consequences of HIV/AIDS

They also prepare various reports and documentations which in return is sent to the KKM for statistical purposes

Investigation Form to KKM

HIV/AIDS marriage list

Monthly HIV/AIDS/ and Death related to the above

National Disease Burden

Anti-Retroviral

Methadone

Modified syndromic approach (MSA)

Pregnant Mother’s Investigation to Detect

That is about all i guess, I thank the Community medicine department for giving us this

wonderful opportunity to travel to SIK because we truly learnt a lot.

Sincerely

Sabbitan Balakrishnan