Description
This National Standard specifies the requirements for each service area providing primary, secondary and tertiary care on HIV and AIDS andaddress staff and volunteers caring for clients and the Managers of health facilities, whether public or private.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Contents | Page |
| 1 Introduction | 1 |
| 2 Scope | 3 |
| 3 Normative references & Definitions | 3 |
| 4 Abbreviations | 5 |
| 5 Core essential element A: HIV and AIDS prevention counselling and referral | 5 |
| 5.1 Requirement 1 | 5 |
| 5.2 Requirement 2 | 5 |
| 5.3 Requirement 3 | 6 |
| 6 Core essential element B: VVMC/EIMC | 6 |
| 6.1 Requirement 4 | 6 |
| 7 Core essential element C: Key population , gender and sexual violence | 7 |
| 7.1 Requirement 5 | 7 |
| 7.2 Requirement 6 | 7 |
| 7.3 Requirement 7 | 7 |
| 8 Core essential element D: HIV and AIDS testing services and referral | 7 |
| 8.1 Requirement 8 | 7 |
| 9 Core essential element E: PMTCT: ANC and Postnatal | 8 |
| 9.1 Requirement 9 | 8 |
| 10 Core essential element F: Care, treatment and support for HIV infected | 8 |
| 10.1 Requirement 10 | 8 |
| 11 Core essential element G: HIV /TB Co-infection | 8 |
| 11.1 Requirement 11 | 8 |
| 12 Core essential element H: HIV and AIDS drugs and commodities management | 8 |
| 12.1 Requirement 12 | 8 |
| 13 Core essential element I: Laboratory | 9 |
| 13.1 Requirement 13 | 9 |
| 14 Core essential element J: Quality Management System | 9 |
| 14.1 Requirement 14 | 9 |
| 15 Core essential element K: Infection prevention and control | 9 |
| 15.1 Requirement 15 | 9 |
| 16 Core essential element L: Data management and reporting | 9 |
| 16.1 Requirement 16 | 9 |
| 17 Core essential element M: Management and leadership | 10 |
| 17.1 Requirement 17 | 10 |
| 18 Core essential element N: Collaboration of Community and Health facility | 10 |
| 18.1 Requirement 18 | 10 |
| 19 Core essential element O: Palliative care | 10 |
| 19.1 Requirement 19 | 10 |
| 20. Perfomance measure | 10 |