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An Evaluation of the MoH/NGO Home Care Programme for People with HIV/AIDS in CambodiaAPPENDIX IVRoles and Responsibilities of Home Care PartnersHome Care Teams• Identify patients to be visited• Receive referrals from community leaders, testing and counsellingcentres, health centres, hospitals, neighbours, other patients, monks• Conduct home care visits to patients and families• conduct assessments of physical needs of patient• conduct assessments of emotional and social needs of patientand family• show families and patients how to manage symptoms• prescribe medicine from the home care kit• help patients & families to understand about the illness• give information about HIV/AIDS• provide financial and material support, e.g. transportationcosts to hospital; food and soap powder• provide spiritual and psychological help to patient & family• respond to observed special needs, e.g. pregnancy, unsafe housing,children as carers, evidence of discrimination from community• record main points of visit including medication given• Refer (and if necessary accompany) patients to hospital, testing centre,clinic, other NGOs• Conduct IEC sessions on HIV/AIDS with local community, schools,factories, pagodas• Meet regularly with community leaders, monks, health workers,traditional healers• Support, train and manage a team of 5 Community Volunteers• Provide placements to others wanting to experience Home Care inpractice (government nurses; NGOs; donors)• Act as an advocate for PLHA and their familiespg 92• Facilitate groups for PLHA• Help patients to plan for the future, including orphan care