Provision of counseling services to private laboratories in Tamilnadu by APAC

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APAC ( AIDS Prevention And Control ) Project, Chennai would be supporting 10

private labs/hospitals in selected districts of Tamilnadu & Pondicherry (who are

willing to provide counselling services for people undergoing HIV testing).

Rationale

The need for supporting private institutions with counseling services was:

People, who voluntarily wish to get themselves tested for HIV, prefer to go to a

private lab for the purpose of confidentiality.

The caseload in the government institutions is high.

But in the private set up pre & post test counseling is not being provided to the

clients

Hence APAC is looking out for private labs/private hospitals which has

Willingness to appoint a counselor for the lab to provide pre & post test

counseling Laboratory facilities for HIV testing including a trained lab

technician Good clientele ( performing at least 25 HIV tests per month)

This model has already been implemented in four private hospitals in Tamilnadu.

APAC hereby encourages private labs / hospitals with lab facility in

the following districts to apply for the above mentioned contract.

1. Coimbatore

2. Kanchipuram

3. Villupuram

4. Karur

5. Pondicherry

6. Trichy

7. Thirunelveli

8. Vellore

APAC would provide the following support to the selected hospitals The

contract period is 2 years The proposed budget for one year is 1 lakh rupees,

Salary for one counselor.

The counselor should be a qualified counselor (with a degree in psychology/

social work).

The counselors who are appointed in this project would be given 15 days of

training at Chennai, spread over a period of 3 months.

The counselor should work on a full time basis.

IEC materials required for counseling services would be sent from APAC Publicity

for the centre would be done through APACs partner NGOs who are working in that

zone.

The partner laboratoy / hospital is expected to provide the following:

1. The laboratoy / hospital management should have a commitment for care of PLHA

2. Non discriminatory & non stigmatizing atmosphere in managing HIV /AIDS

3. Trained lab technician

4. Infrastructure

5. Proper maintenance of records

HIV testing Kits would not be supplied by APAC. A reasonable cost could be

charged from the client by the partner laboratory/ hospital.

The filled in project proposal is to be sent to APACs email id : apacvhs@...

with the following particulars

Organizational Capability

Rationale of the project

Goals and objectives

Task and Strategies to be undertaken

Plan of activities and schedule

Monitoring and Evaluation

Budget- split up details

Last date for receiving the proposals- 30th December 2005

Dr.P.Mahalingam

Program Manager- Care & Support

AIDS Prevention And Control Project

Voluntary Health Services

T.T.T.I Post

Adyar, Chennai-600 113

E-mail: pmahan76@...