Papua New Guinea: Establishment of Pilot HIV/AIDS Care Centers

The writers conducted several of site visits in Port Moresby, Lae, Mount Hagen and Rabaul including meeting, training and workshop. For a better caring, monitoring and evaluation of HIV/AIDS cases in the country, national guidelines for adult, children and pregnant women were developed together with the recording form and procurement system. The surveillance and post exposure prophylaxis reporting form and guidelines were revised and developed. The referral system was developed to strengthen HIV/AIDS care and increase drug adherence. The training for comprehensive HIV/AIDS care were set and given to the medical staffs in PMGH, 3 regional hospitals and NGOs.