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MDACS support 15 Sexual
Transmitted Infection (STI) Clinics & 20 Reproductive Track
Infection (RTI) Clinics situated in 3 Medical College Hospital,
15 Peripheral Hospitals, 3 Urban Health Centers of Mumbai
Municipal Corporation & One Medical College Hospital, 2
hospitals of J. J. Group of Hospitals belonging to Maharashtra
Government in Mumbai.
Yearly funds are given to
these clinics for consumables, reagents & equipments to
conduct examination and laboratory diagnosis of STI/RTI
patients.
STI/RTI drugs are provided
to all these
clinics free of cost.
3 STI Mobile vans are
established, out of which 1 is at Mankhurd & 2nd
at Dahisar Check Naka providing counseling & STI Syndromic
Management services for Truckers & their clients. 3rd
STI Mobile van is working for slum area, covering the area of
Ghatkopar, Govandi & Mankhurd providing Counseling & STI
Syndromic Management services to that slum population.
STI drugs & funds are
given to 3 NGOs through whom the services of these STI Mobile
vans are managed.
Linkage networking is
established between these STI/RTI clinics and TI NGOs working
for High Risk Groups (HRGs) for providing quality STI services
to them.
STI Syndromic Management
Training is conducted for all doctors of Public Health system as
well as Private Medical Practitioners.
Family Health Awareness
Campaign (FHAC) is observed every year for targeted age group of
15-49 years covering slum population in Mumbai, to create STI /
HIV awareness as well as health seeking behavior for treatment
of STI in them. This campaign is conducted through Health Posts
(PSC) of Public Health Department of Mumbai Municipal
Corporation along with all STI / RTI clinics, Municipal
Maternity Homes, NGOs and Private Medical Practitioners.
This year FHAC is observed
from 1st June to 15th June 2005 covering
the population of 50 lakh through 63 health posts.
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