Public Private Partnership model for Community Care Centre

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Samagra Community Care centre, Samagra  CCC “public“ private partnership model

housed in Sri Narasimha Raja district  Hospital, Kolar is the first of its kind

in the country.

Kolar  is one of the HIV high prevalent districts of Karnataka, and the people

infected had to depend mainly on the district hospital  for their treatment.

 

But the hospital did not have sufficient amenities to meet their specific needs

,and there was no CCC in place, therefore many of them had to move to Bangalore

for treatment and care.

In 2008 KHPT,  came up with an innovative idea of beginning a Public Private

Partnership (PPP) model Community Care Centre (CCC) within the district hospital

as the hospital has sufficient infrastructure to accommodate a CCC as well as

enough recourses that needs to be utilized. KHPT started exploring the

possibilities meeting with the higher authorities and the permission was

obtained.

Meanwhile KHPT also identified Sneha Charitable Trust-an experienced hand,  as

the NGO partner to run the CCC. Thus on 26th February 2009 Samagra CCC was

opened with 15 beds in two wards,the male ward with 8 beds, and the female ward

with 7 beds. The medical care is provided by the government hospital and

outreach work, supplementary nutrition, psycho-social counselling services and

nursing care are executed by NGO.

The other specialty services like gynaecology, surgery, medicine, psychiatry,

and orthopaedics and paediatrics is provided by the in-house medical team.

Samagra CCC render services in line with NACO(National AIDS control

Organization) CCC guidelines to improve the quality of life of PLHIVs.

Unlike other CCCs, Samagra is using the infrastructural facilities available and

provided by the District Hospital making it a Unique CCC model. Availability of

speciality services enables us to take care of patients in 3rd and 4th stage

with major OIs. The presence of the ART centre, ICTC, DOTS etc under the same

roof makes the services easier and faster. Patients avail, free of charge all

the services that are available within the hospital.

The presence of the CCC in the district hospital has a positive influence on the

other departments and has slowly seen their cooperation and association with the

CCC. This is a paradigm shift from the earlier opposing attitudes of some of the

health care staff.

The DAPCU officer, and the District Surgeons play a key role supporting us in

all the possible ways, and are keen that we render quality service.

Almost after one and a half year of our presence at SNR, another room with 5

beds is given to us admit HIV/ TB co-infected patients. No now the total bed

capacity being 20.

So far we were able to cater to 480 new inpatients, we were able to counsel the

partners / other family members of the inpatients, do 98% partner testing as

well as their children.

We did not just limit our services to just medical care but we went a step

forward and were able to provide books, uniforms shoes etc to 80 affected and

infected children with the help of sensitive and generous persons who supported

us in cash and kind.

Samagra Community Care Centre on August 26th 2010 completes one and a half year

of its service to the people living with HIV/AIDS of the district of Kolar.

Coordinator

Sr. Bridget Philip. ASC

e-mail: <bridgetasc@...>

Sneha Charitable Trust

Sri Narasimha Raja district Hospital

Kolar, Karnataka