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About NACO HIV Estimations Report: Details, Objectives, Highlights
About National AIDS Control Organisation 'NACO'HIV Estimations Report: Details, Objectives, Highlights
The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) is released in every two years in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) & National Institute of Medical Statistics (NIMS).
The fourteen HIV Estimations 2017 report was last released on 14th September 2018. It was launched under the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP). The first round of HIV estimation was done in 1998, while the latest round was done in 2015.
The main objective of HIV Estimations is to provide updated information on the status of HIV epidemic in India at national and State/UT level. Over 190 countries around the world, including India, have pledged to end AIDS by 2030 by adopting the goal.
Estimations of adult HIV prevalence, annual new infections (HIV incidence), AIDS-related mortality and prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) needs are outcomes of HIV estimations.
These modeled estimates are needed because there is no direct reliable way of measuring these core indicators which are used to track the AIDS epidemic and monitor and evaluate the response.
The HIV Estimations report highlights the significant achievement of the nation’s response on AIDS prevention as well as on treatment front. It also indicates that there is no place for gratification as the country aims to achieve the ambitious goal of attaining the ‘End of AIDS’ by 2030.
