National Implementation Guidelines on Provider Initiated Counselling and Testing (PICT)
Department of Health of the Republic of South Africa
September 2010
In order to guide the national response to HIV and AIDS pandemic, the South African Government develops the HIV & AIDS and STI National Strategic Plan (NSP). The two main targets in the latest NSP (2007 – 2011) are:
-To reduce the national HIV incidence rate by 50% by 2011
-To provide an appropriate package of treatment, care and support services to 80% of the people living with HIV and their families by 2011
This guideline provides guidance on the implementation of Provider Initiated Counselling and Testing in all province
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Goal of the PICT guidelines
3. Intended users of the guideline
4. PICT as an HIV counselling and testing model
5. General guidance for implementing PICT
6. Key principles of PICT
7. PICT linkage to HIV comprehensive management care and support services
8. Confidentiality
9. Frequency of HIV testing
10. Special considerations for PICT
11. Patient flow
12. Caring for carers
13. Occupational exposure
14. Infection prevention and control
15. Stigma and discrimination
16. Quality assurance
17. Community and social mobilization
18. Monitoring, evaluation and reporting
19. Supervision
20. Bibliography
See this document attached below (Doc, 43pg)
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