2017-08-26T06:50:48
Test and Treat” policy for HIV patients
In April this year, the government launched the “Test and Treat” policy for HIV patients under which all people living with HIV (PLHIV) are to be treated with antiretroviral therapy (ART) regardless of CD4 count, clinical stage, age or population.
The National Strategic Plan for HIV/AIDS and STI 2017-24 has been approved in June 2017. The strategies under this plan include:
• Accelerating HIV prevention in key population and ‘at risk group’
• Expanding quality assured HIV testing with universal access to comprehensive HIV care
• Elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV and syphilis
• Addressing the critical enablers in HIV programming
• Restructuring the strategic information system to be efficient and patient-centric
(Source: Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, August 4, 2017)