EHA

G.M. Priya hospital was constructed after the earthquake in September 1993 in Latur & Osmanabad District of Maharashtra, in which about 25000 people died. Priya is the name of a young girl of 2 years of age, who was buried under the ground, and found alive after 2 days, at the time of earthquake. A team from the Good Morning TV from UK helped to raise funds for the construction of this hospital which was completed in March 1996. The service priorities of the hospital are surgical and community care centre for HIV patients. The catchment area of the hospital is Latur, Solapur, Omerga and Osamanabad.

Community Care Centre (CCC)
Over the last couple of years, People living with AIDS (PLHA) started coming to the hospital for treatment. As the hospital was not equipped, these patients were referred to the antiretroviral therapy (ART) centres at Ambejogai, Pune and Sangli. However, the PLHAs faced many difficulties to get their CD4 test done and start antiretroviral therapy.

The hospital's Community Health Project Hope, decided to initiate a Community Care Centre (CCC) in the hospital and care for the PLHAs themselves. The CCCs would provide a range of HIV services including care, treatment and support, depending on the progression and stage of the HIV infection.

The project approached Avert Society to start a Community Care Centre (CCC) for the PLHAs. The CCC was started in 2006 and was funded by USAID. Soon after, the project advocated with the Government health and medical college in Latur to start an ART centre. As a result, an ART centre was started in Latur.

Under NACO, the Community Care Centre provides treatment for Opportunistic Infections and psychosocial support through sustained counselling. The CCC functions as a bridge between institutional and home care. The CCC plays a critical role in enabling PLHAs to access ART as well as providing monitoring, follow-up, counselling support to those who are initiated on ART.  From May 2008 onwards the CCC received funding from NACO through KHPT (Karnataka Health Promotion Trust).

CCC Key Highlights:

• 990 New PLHAs were treated for Opportunistic Infections, 1781 PLHAs revisited, and 1214 PLHAs were admitted in IPD over 2 years
• 15 PLHAs received terminal care facilities
• 1214 PLHAs were provided with nutritional support
• 990 PLHAs were counselled
• 354 PLHAs were referred to SHG groups for income generation support and 22 PLHAs were reinstated in their jobs.
• 27 children received support from the Care for Children (PAI Project) – funded by Clinton Foundation Paediatrics AIDS Initiative.
• The CCC was judged the 2nd best among all Avert C.C.Cs

Services Provided by Community Care Centre:

• Medical Services
  
  • Opportunistic Infection (OI) diagnosis & Treatment,
  • Follow up
• ART AdherenceReferral or Linkage
• Education on Home Base Care
• Care of bedridden patients
  
  • Infection prevention
  • Hygiene & sanitation
• Shelter & Protection
  
  • Linkage to Respite home &
  • Orphan care Reintegration into family
• Advocacy against Stigma
• Positive prevention
  
  • OI prophylaxis
  • Health seeking behavior, positive attitude
• Psychosocial support including Counselling
  
  • Life skill counselling
  • Bereavement
• Nutrition:
  
  • Assessment & growth monitoring,
  • Nutrition Education & Supplement.
  • Mobilization Community support for nutrition
• Education for Children -Linkage to schools
• Youth- ABC messaging

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How to get there:
Travel by train- Goa Express OR Karnataka Express to Sholapur then 3 hours by road to Dapegaon.

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