Wednesday, 30 January 2013

TCF, CIHP Partnership



TCF signed an MOU with Centre for Integrated Health Program (CIHP) to prevent mother to child transmission of HIV in Kachia Local Government Area, Kaduna State. 

TCF will also strengthen referral linkages to enable HIV positive pregnant women-exposed infant pairs (and their family members) access such services in the community, at CIHP-supported facilities and with other organisations providing the required services.Through the well established 10 health facilities (8 health posts, 1 health clinic and 1 primary health centre) in Kachia, TCF staff will reach out to a population of 20,000 to put a check on transmission of HIV aids from mother to child.

The goals and objectives of the program are as follows :


  • Provide prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) services
  • Provide follow- up services to all HIV exposed babies.
  • Provide escort services to identified infected children to the nearest comprehensive site supported by CIHP.
  • Provide palliative care services to HIV positive pregnant Women.
  • Provide psychosocial support to pregnant women through support groups for PLWHIV.
  • Ensure continuity of care for patients by strengthening networking and referrals with other organizations providing the required services.
  • Provide community sensitization for uptake of HIV services specifically couple counselling and children testing at CIHP-supported facilities
  • Provide Orphan and Vulnerable Children school fees, books, uniforms, etc.
  • Provide information on Abstinence and Be Faithful messaging through various.
  • Provide information on condoms & other prevention messaging through varied community level organizations.
  • Engage policy makers and relevant stakeholders in Kaduna state in addressing issues of gender, stigma and male involvement and other related health issues.
  • Provide HIV counselling and testing service to the community.  
CHIP has awarded the project to TCF second time in a period of two years.
  
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1 comment:

  1. Demola

    Happiness is all i see now I never thought that I will live on earth before
    the year runs out. I have been suffering from a deadly disease (HIV) for
    the past 3 years now; I had spent a lot of money going from one places to
    another, from churches to churches, hospitals have been my every day
    residence. Constant checks up have been my hobby not until this faithful
    day, I was searching through the internet, I saw a testimony on how DR.
    Barasa helped someone in curing his HIV disease, quickly I copied his email
    which is barasatemple@gmail.com just to give him a test I spoke
    to him, he asked me to do some certain things which I did, he told me that
    he is going to provide the herbal for me to take for 19days, which he did,
    then he asked me to go for medical checkup after 19days of using his herbal
    cure, I was free from the deadly disease promised to share my testimony for
    the whole world, faithfully am doing it now, please brothers and sisters,
    he is great, I owe him in return. if you are having a similar problem just
    email him on barasatemple@gmail.com his phone number was
    +2348133349055 good luck

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