Day 3 & 4 ( Oct 3&4, 2012): CDC Unit ; HIV/AIDS Unit

This was the third day in Pendang DHO, we were having our session with PPKP Wan Nur Aishah and PPKP Izham. They are both from the CDC unit, while that PPKP Wan Nur Aishah in-charged of most of the communicable diseases other than the HIV/AIDS and TB/Leprosy. PPKP Izham was taking the HIV/AIDS control program with us.

 The procedures for all the communicable diseases are same:

For the notification, there was a computerized notification system, called "E-Notifikasi"

http://enotifikasi.moh.gov.my

 
This system is used by hospitals and district health office to ensure 

rapid spread of information regarding any communicable disease / 

outbreak. All the cases must be confirmed and registered by a 

medical practitioner.

 

Books used for guidance in outbreak investigation and 

notification:

HIV/AIDS Unit: 

Similar system used for notifications. The forms used for the  

HIV/AIDS notification were different from the other 

communicable diseases.

Functions of this unit:

1. —To verify cases that are notified.
2. —To investigate cases notified.
3. —To supervise burial of patient with HIV and AIDS for both muslim and non-muslim.
4. —To Plan programmes for awarness this is also known as “National Stratergy Plan”
5. —Methadone Programme
6. —NSEP (Needle Syringe Exchange Project)