Chương III Thông tư 07/2023/TT-BYT: Phương pháp, quy trình sát dịch tễ học HIV/AIDS

Chapter III

STD SURVEILLANCE

Article 18. Methods for STD surveillance

1. Methods for STD surveillance include:

a) Etiological and syndromic diagnosis and treatment of STDs;

b) Collection, consolidation of and report on epidemiological indicators of STDs.

2. Entities under STD surveillance are patients diagnosed with STDs.

Article 19. Procedures for collection of information on STD surveillance

1. Healthcare facilities shall diagnose and manage STDs according to regulations of law on medical examination and treatment and collect epidemiological information of people who have STDs as prescribed in Article 20 hereof.

2. After examination and diagnosis results are presented, healthcare facilities shall assign officials who act as focal points to collect data on STDs prescribed in Appendices 9, 10 and 11 enclosed herewith and prepare reports as prescribed in Article 21 and Article 22 hereof.

Article 20. Information on epidemiology of people having STDs to be collected

1. Age, sex, occupation.

2. Information on etiological and syndromic diagnosis of STDs prescribed in Appendices 9 and 10 enclosed herewith.

3. HIV infection status of people infected with STDs;

Article 21. Frequency, ending date of the reporting period and reporting methods

1. Reporting frequency shall be every 6 months.

2. Reporting periods:

a) The first 6-month report shall cover the period from January 01 to the end of June 30;

b) The last 6-month report shall cover the period from July 01 to the end of December 31;

3. Reports shall be sent and received in accordance with the regulations in Clause 3 Article 11 hereof.

Article 22. Procedures for STD surveillance reports

1. Reports of commune-level medical stations:

a) Content of reports: the number of patients who have STDs and have been examined and managed in the last 6 months using the forms prescribed in Appendices 9, 10 and 11 enclosed herewith;

b) Submitting period: The first 6-month report shall be submitted within the period from July 01 to 05 of the reporting year; The last 6-month report shall be submitted within the period from January 01 to 05 of the succeeding year;

c) Units receiving reports: district-level HIV/AIDS surveilance agencies.

2. Reports submitted to district-level authorities include:

a) Contents of reports as prescribed in Point a Clause 1 of this Article;

b) Units submitting reports: commune-level medical stations, district-level healthcare facilities providing STD examination and treatment services and private healthcare facilities in the districts;

c) Submitting period: The first 6-month report shall be submitted within the period from July 01 to 05 of the reporting year; The last 6-month report shall be submitted within the period from January 01 to 05 of the succeeding year;

d) Units receiving and consolidating reports: the district-level HIV/AIDS surveillance agencies.

3. Reports submitted to provincial authorities include:

a) Contents of reports as prescribed in Point a Clause 1 of this Article;

b) Units submitting reports: district-level HIV/AIDS surveillance agencies, provincial healthcare facilities providing STD examination and treatment services, healthcare units affiliated to the Ministry and central authorities located in provinces and other healthcare facilities providing STD examination and treatment services.

c) Submitting period: The first 6-month report shall be submitted within the period from July 06 to 10 of the reporting year; The last 6-month report shall be submitted within the period from January 06 to 10 of the succeeding year;

d) Units receiving and consolidating reports: provincial dermatology and venereology facilities.

4. Reports submitted to central authorities include:

a) Contents of reports as prescribed in Point a Clause 1 of this Article;

b) Unit submitting reports: provincial dermatology and venereology facilities;

c) Submitting period: The first 6-month report shall be submitted within the period from July 11 to 15 of the reporting year; The last 6-month report shall be submitted within the period from January 11 to 15 of the succeeding year;

d) Units receiving and consolidating reports: The National Hospital of Dermatology and Venereology shall consolidate data of the whole country and submit it to VAAC before July 20 of the reporting year and January 20 of the succeeding year.