India has the worlds third largest number of people with HIV, next to South Africa (7.1 million) and Nigeria (3.2 million). As per HIV Estimations 2017 report, India has around 21.4 lakh people living with HIV (PLHIV) with adult prevalence of 0.22% vs 3.2% in Nigeria vs 18.8% in South Africa. India has a National AIDS Control Programme (currently NACP IV) since 1992 when NACP I was launched and the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) was constituted to implement the programme.
The main objective of NACP IV is to reduce new infections by 50% (2007 Baseline of NACP III) and provide comprehensive care and support to all persons living with HIV/AIDS and treatment services for all those who require it. The HIV Estimations 2017 has acknowledged the significant impact of the National AIDS Control Programme on new infections and AIDS-related deaths. There has been more than 80% decline…
