HIV and AIDS LOOKING BEHIND AND BEYOND NUMBERS

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Title: HIV and AIDS
LOOKING BEHIND AND BEYOND NUMBERS
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LOOKING BEHIND AND BEYOND NUMBERS

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Female Sex Workers
Family Welfare Programme

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National AIDS Control Organization

Person Living with HIV and AIDS
STOS

World Bank

Introduction

HIV and AIDS Epidemic in India

less than one percent (NACOb; 2005:2). However, according to the National

vulnerabilities, staged maturity and impact (CSIS;2004). While UNAIDS
highest number of persons living with HTV/AIDS (PLHA), NACO estimates
place it slightly lower at 5.2 million.

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estimated that currently 500,000 (Over and Haywood; 2004) PLHA

ineffective.

UNAIDS and WHO; 2006) Currently, one in every four AIDS cases reported

38 percent of those living with HIV in the country are women - (NACO
2006, UNAIDS and WHO; 2006). As a result of which women with single

and their vulnerabilities that

Discussion

PLHA. Most PLHA groups have little or no representation from the sex

With regard to the MSM population despite being identified as being at

The National AIDS Control Programme

National AIDS Control Board, National AIDS Control Organization (NACO)

National AIDS Control Program - Timeline
1989 - With support from the World Health Oranisation (WHO)

Board (NACB) and the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO).

Control Societies (SACS).

crores. Of this Rs 1155 came from IDA credit from the WB including a

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NACP-II - The 5 Key Components

care. During NACP-II this changed to include a higher allocation for c

Programme Appraisal

HIV AND AIDS

HIV AND AIDS

Effectively addressing HIV and AIDS particularly among diverse groups of

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