The target audience for this training course is non-clinicians such as Home Based Carers, Community Caregivers, Youth Care Workers, Peer educators, Community Health Workers etc. primarily those who will be providing adherence counselling to clients with HIV, TB, Hypertension and Diabetes. This group... of non-clinicians play a vital role in helping to reduce the workload of nursing staff. Amongst others, non- clinicians educate clients and provide emotional support in a manner that makes each client feel like they are receiving focused, individual attention. Non-clinicians are often in close contact with communities and, therefore, able to understand and play a role in alleviating health service barriers in the community.
Facility managers may also be part of the target audience in order to ensure that they understand the components of the minimum package of interventions to support linkage, adherence and retention in care.
Further, their attendance seeks to ensure that non-clinicians receive necessary assistance and support when they have to implement what they have learned back into their workplaces.
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TB and HIV services offered to a patient at the same time and location (Patient Centered Care)
Handbook for HIV/Aids Training
An Addendum to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Policy Guidelines and Service Standards
National AIDS and STI Control Program
Decree of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia Number 1507 / MENKES / SK / X / 2005 on guidelines for HIV / AIDS counseling and testing services voluntarily
Decree of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia Number 1190 / MENKES / SK / X / 2004 on the Free Drug of Anti Tuberculosis (OAT) and Anti Retro Viral (ARV) Drugs for HIV / AIDS
Decree of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia Number 781 / MENKES / SK / VII / 2004 on the establishment of referral hospital for people with HIV / AIDS