Cabinet approves continuation of National AIDS Control Programme-IV (NACP-IV)
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for continuation of National AIDS Control Programme-IV (NACP-IV) beyond 12th Five Year Plan.
NCAP-IV will be continued for a period of three years from April, 2017 to March, 2020.
Benefits
- More than 99% of population will be kept HIV free.
- More than 70 lakh of key population will be covered annually through a comprehensive HIV prevention programme.
- Around 15 crore of vulnerable population (including five crore pregnant women) will be tested for HIV in three years of project.
- Two crore 32 lakh units of blood will be collected at NACO’s supported blood banks during ....