About
National AIDS Control Program
National AIDS Control Program
- 1986 —1st Case HIV detected.
- National AIDS Committee established
- 1990 - Medium term plan launched.
- 1992 -NACO-I Launched.
- 1999 - NACO-II Launched.
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2002 -National AIDS Prevention Control Policy adopted.
National Blood Policy adopted. - 2004 —Anti-Retroviral treatment initiated.
- 2006 —National Council on AIDS constituted. National policy on paediatric ART formulated.
- 2007 —NACP-III Launched.
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2012 —NACP-IV
NACP-IV extended by 2 yr's
- 2021—NACP-V started
NACP I
Initial interventions
NACP II
Decentralisation to states Limited coverage of services.
NACP III
Massive scale-up with quality assurance mechanisms >50% reduction in new infections achieved.
NACP IV
Consolidate gains Focus on emerging vulnerabilities Balance with growing treatment needs, quality assurance.
NACP V
Iniliatives of HIV/AIDS prevention & control Act (2017), test and treat policy, universal viral load testing, mission sampark, community-based screening, setting-up of Sampoorna Suraksha Kendra (SSK)
# NACP-IV extended by 2 years
# The year 2020-21 witnessed the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Union Cabinet approves continuation of National AIDS and STD Control Programme (NACP, Phase-V) from 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2026
NACP Phase-V will take the National AIDS and STD response till Financial Year 2025-26 towards the attainment of United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals 3.3 of ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030 through a comprehensive package of prevention, detection and treatment services.
- NACP-V (Thematic Area’s)
- Prevention
- Testing & STI
- Treatment & Lab Services
- SI, PMR, IS
Overview of NACP Phase-V (2021-26)
National AIDS Control Program (NACP) Phase-V is a Central Sector Scheme fully funded by the Government of India with the aim to reduce annual new HIV infections and AIDS-related mortalities by 80% by 2025-26 from the baseline value of 2010.
NACP Phase-V also aims to attain dual elimination of vertical transmission and elimination of HIV/AIDS-related stigma while promoting universal access to quality STI/RTI services to at-risk and vulnerable populations. The specific objectives of the NACP Phase-Vare as follows:
a. HIV/AIDS prevention and control
- 95% of people who are most at risk of acquiring HIV infection use comprehensive prevention
- 95% of HIV positive know their status, 95% of those who know their status are on treatment and 95% of those who are on treatment have suppressed viral load.
- 95% of pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV have suppressed viral load towards Attainment of elimination of vertical transmission of HIV iv. Less than 10% of people living with HIV and key populations experience stigma and discrimination
b. STI/RTI prevention and control
- Universal access to quality STI/RTI services to at-risk and vulnerable populations
- Attainment of elimination of vertical transmission of syphilis
Goals
Goal 1
Reduce annual new HIV infections by 80%
Goal 2
Reduce AIDS-related mortalities by 80%
Goal 3
Eliminate vertical transmission of HIV and Syphilis
Goal 4
Promote universal access to quality STI/RTI services to at-risk and vulnerable populations.
Goal 5
Eliminate HIV/AIDS related stigma and discrimination.