C.    Public Health Services Branch

Social Hygiene Service

Ÿ             Participate in the prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections and in the management of skin diseases including leprosy.

Ÿ             Perform clinical nursing procedures; participate in sampling of specimens, microscopic examinations, carry out special treatment and minor surgical procedures.

Ÿ             Carry out contact and defaulter tracing.

Ÿ             Plan, implement and evaluate health promotion activities.

Special Preventive Programme

l              Provide HIV/AIDS counselling and testing, clinical and health promotion services for effective prevention and control of HIV/AIDS through: 

-       the implementation of prevention and health promotion programmes against AIDS; which include the conduction of health counselling and education activities to raise public awareness of and concerns for HIV/AIDS; and to encourage the 'at risk' groups to adopt safe, responsible and health protecting behaviours in preventing the disease;

-       the provision of telephone counselling and voluntary HIV testing services to clients who are at risk of HIV infection;

-       the implementation of clinic-based public health programmes and the provision of psychosocial counselling and clinical nursing care to HIV infected clients attending the Consultation Clinic.

l              Provide viral hepatitis preventive service through health education, immunisation, and assistance in research and epidemiology programme by: 

-       the delivery of health promotion messages on viral hepatitis to the public via various channels including telephone hotline, internet, production of printed materials, exhibitions; etc.;

-       the provision of vaccination service to health care workers of the Department of Health at the Hepatitis B Vaccination Clinic;