Project continuation “Case-management service “Altair” under support of Johnson&Johnson Company Poltava, 2011

1. Poltava Public Health Charity Fund
Project continuation
“Case-management service
“Altair”
under support of
Johnson&Johnson Company
Poltava 2011

2. About us
Poltava Regional Public Health Charity Fund
– non-profit organization founded in 1995, working to public
health in the field of HIV / AIDS prevention, drug addiction,
tuberculosis, sexually transmitted infections and other socially
negative phenomena.
Our Mission
– reduction of socially dangerous diseases, formation of
physical, mental, social, health and social welfare on the
principles of charity and humanity.

3. Our donors and partners
Poltava Regional Health Department;
Poltava Regional Health Center
Center of Social Services for Children
Family and Youth
Korolenko National Pedagogical University

4. Activities
Harm reduction among injecting
drug
users
(IDUs)
–
needle
exchange, HIV and sexually transmitted
infections (STIs) testing, psychological,
medical and social assistance. 3017
IDUs are covered from 1996 to 2011.
Harm reduction among commercial sex
workers (CSW) – mobile counseling points on
the highway "Kyiv-Kharkiv", testing for HIV/STI,
psychological, medical and social assistance.
Currently, 450 CSW are our clients.

5. Activities
HIV/AIDS prevention through pharmacies
– distribution of syringes, condoms, antiseptics
and prevention information through pharmacies,
pharmacists training as harm reduction
consultants. The project currently works with
five pharmacies in Poltava.
Preventive work in correctional facilities
–training of volunteers on HIV prevention
among prisoners, preparing for release and resocialization. During the period 2009-10/2011
440 volunteers among the prisoners are trained
in three prison colonies (PC №№ 16, 64, 65)
and the jail.

6. Activities
Interregional Information and Resource Center (IRC)
on HIV/AIDS – providing of technical and organizational
assistance
to
non-governmental
and
governmental
organizations in Poltava, Sumy, Kharkov and Kirovograd
regions (trainings, expert assistance, development of harm
reduction projects), site http:// pirc.org.ua
IRC’s partners
organizations.
are
38
governmental
and
non-profit

7. Activities
Information
and
educational
activities, publishing – edition of
national newspaper "White Arbour"
(since
1994),
thematic
booklets,
brochures, guidelines, training manuals.
58 editions of newspaper are published,
45 items of information and educational
materials (booklets, brochures, flyers) on
HIV/AIDS, STIs, Harm Reduction,
tuberculosis etc. are created.

8. Activities
Case-management service “Altair” –
individual work with people who live with
HIV/AIDS (PLWH) and their families on
the model of case management,
organization of medical, psychological,
social assistance and trainings for staff
of HIV-service organizations.

9. Case-Management Service “Altair”
The main qualitative results and achievements in
2010-2011:
• developed a complete package of project reporting
documentation (bylaws on "Altair", Standards and Policy,
Clients documentation)
• personnel of Service "Altair“ are
well-trained, all
employees have higher education (social workers and
psychologists)
• network of partner organizations in the cities of Poltava,
Lubny, Kremenchug and Kobelyaki (156 of governmental
and non-profit organizations)

10. Case-Management Service “Altair”
The main quantitative results and achievements in
2010-2011:
• 290 PLWH are covered with the project
• 280 PLWH are provided with essential medicines, 184
PLWH - emergency medicines
• individual social support for 125 PLWH
• 2100 consultations are given to the clients in CaseManagement Service “Altair” and partner organizations
• Consultative hotline is organized

11. Case-Management Service “Altair”
The main quantitative results and achievements in
2010-2011:
7500 information and educational materials had been
published for Service’s "Altair" clients and their inner circle

12. Case-Management Service “Altair”
Clients’ evaluation of service quality in 2010-2011
(Evaluation is based on analysis of clients’ feedback from
questionnaires, service plans, reviews)
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quality of services provided by Service "Altair" is evaluated by
clients on a 5-point scale - 4.9
clients associated positive changes in their lives and health
improvement, mostly, with participation in the program and access
to health care and treatment on 90%
improvement in relations with inner circle associated with the
emotional and psychological support by specialists of "Altair“, also
assistance in the recovery of documents, passport, etc. - 10%
clients evaluate the relationship that developed with the experts of
Service "Altair" as friendly and trusting - 100%

13. Case-Management Service “Altair”
Clients’ evaluation of service quality in 2010-2011
(Evaluation is based on analysis of clients’ feedback from
questionnaires, service plans, reviews)
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clients evaluate psychological services as excellent - 89%, good 11%
clients evaluate attitude of specialists of governmental
organizations as satisfactory - 90%
for the period of participation in the program "Altair" clients evaluate
attitude of specialists in governmental organizations as good - 96%
clients evaluate attitude of NGO specialists as good - 100%

14. Plans for development of Case-Management
Service "Altair" in 2012-2013
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inclusion into the target group of the project PLWH who are in
the terminal stage and require palliative care (the total
coverage of 350)
strengthening and development case-management in Poltava
city and regional centers of Poltava region (Kremenchug,
Komsomolsk, Lubny, Kobelyaki, Piryatin, Grebenka, Gadyach
and Mirgorod)
training of inner circle for care and support of PLWH in terminal
stage by qualified nurses who will carry out all the procedures
prescribed by a doctor first
providing of PLWH who need it with medicines and medical
assistance

15. Plans for development of Case-Management
Service "Altair" in 2012-2013
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training of "Altair" social workers and a partner network
specialists on the subject of palliative and psychological care
providing in crisis situations
the necessary equipment and instruments, electronic
thermometers and tonometers, germicidal lamps and disinfecting
machines, kits for providing first aid, etc. will be purchased
publishing a new series of IEM for PLWH:
1) "Palliative care"
2) "Hospice care"
3) "Best practices for care
of uncureable patients"

16. Poltava Public Health
Charity Fund
36034
office 310
66B Polovka str.
Poltava, Ukraine
tel. +380532 518-335
gromazdo@mail.ru
http://pirc.org.ua