Unit Description
Monitoring status of infectious diseases (TB, HIV and Hepatitis C&B) among hospital patients & family members.
No. of Beds
Not applicable
Hours of Operation
7:30 am to 4:30 pm
Ages of patients served
Preventive Medicine
To improve overall Health and social wellbeing of the community.
- Health Education Section:
- Control and Notification of Infectious Disease Section:
- Sanitary Health and Food Inspection Section:
A yearly schedule will be prepared and kept in the Preventive Medicine Department.
The sites to be inspected are not made aware of such schedule.
- Food Handlers Section
- Tuberculosis Screening Clinic
- HIV Clinic
- Hepatitis Clinic
- Vaccine Control
- Pest Control
Lectures to recruits in the military clinic.
Lectures to Base Schools on special occasions as per request of the school.
Distribution of booklets, posters and health education videos.
Preparation of booklets
Preparation of slides
Preparation of video presentation
All notification forms for Infectious Disease from any clinical areas are reviewed by Preventive Medicine Department.
Computer run-sheet for Infectious Disease results are received by Preventive Medicine Department and reviewed by a Preventive Medicine Physician.
Orders the medical record for every patient with notifiable infectious disease for file reviewing and processing.
Register each individual infectious disease case data in the infectious disease registry.
- HIV Clinic
- TB Clinic
- Hepatitis B & C Clinic
- Mass Vaccination Campaigns
- Community Health
Daily walk-in clinic, family screening, health education & counselling.
Ministry of Health (MOH) notification for official documentation.
PPD test, family screening, health education.
Follow-up of stable patients.
Family screening and health education
Annual campaign for mass vaccination of the eligible population – that is before reason (Pilgrimage reason).
Participation of the WHO health days for example (Asthma day T.B and Aids)
Arranging special exhibition for certain problems in the community such as(Smoking, Diabetes, and Drug abuse).