Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Group B-Kuala muda DHO posting

DHO Kuala Muda

Group B

Date : (11/1/2009)

0900 – Briefing on HIV/AIDS unit by PPKP Hasani.

· Communicable disease control unit (Unit Kawalan Penyakit Berjangkit) is leaded by Encik David and consists of:

- Vector unit

- Tuberculosis (Tibi) unit

- HIV/AIDS unit

- Communicable disease unit

· The objective of the unit is to:

o Decrease the number of HIV infected patients by:

§ Changing the attitude of teenagers

§ Breaking the infection chain

§ Educating them through Prostar, seminars, pamphlets

§ Contact tracing

§ Premarital HIV testing

· Activities carried out by the unit are:

o Register notified cases and perform contact tracing

o Arrange collected data

o Brief the society about the ways to manage the dead body of a HIV infected patient in order to prevent transmission

o Organizing seminars to educate the society

o Help and plan Prostar activities

1430 – Briefing on Tibi unit by PPKP Rosli

· There are 3 Pusat Rawatan -1 (PR – 1) in Kuala Muda district:

1. Hospital Sultan Abdul Halim

2. Klinik Kesihatan Bandar Sungai Petani

3. Klinik Kesihatan Merbok

· There are 5 Pusat Rawatan – 2 (PR – 2) in Kuala Muda district:

1. Klinik Kesihatan Bakar Arang

2. Klinik Kesihatan Bukit Selambau

3. Klinik Kesihatan Bedong

4. Klinik Kesihatan Bandar Baru Sungai Lalang

5. Klinik Kesihatan Kota Kuala Muda

· There are few forms to be filled up by the health officers during the Tibi contact investigation:

o 10 C – 2: SENARAI KONTAK UNTUK PEMERIKSAAN SARINGAN TIBI

o 10 C – 1: NOTIS MENJALANI PEMERIKSAAN PENGESAHAN PENYAKIT TIBI

o 10 A – 3: MAKLUMAT PENYIASATAN KES TIBI

o 10 A – 4: SLIP NOMBOR DAFTAR TIBI

· According to the district record, there are 169 Tibi cases in year 2007 and 179 Tibi cases in year 2008 in Kuala Muda district.

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