Current Affairs Exam

Performance of National AIDS Control Programme

An external evaluation of the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) was conducted in 2020 on the advice of , which found that the programme has done a commendable job and performed very well.

Highlights:

The NACP was launched in 1992. It is being implemented as a comprehensive programme to prevent and manipulate HIV/AIDS in India.

The NACP I was started in 1992 and was implemented with the goal of slowing down HIV infections so as to decrease morbidity, mortality and the effect of AIDS in the country.

In November 1999, the 2nd National AIDS Control Project (NACP II) was launched to limit the unfold of HIV contamination in India and expand Indias potential to respond to HIV/AIDS on a long-term basis.

The 3rd National AIDS Control Project (NACP III) was launched in July 2007 to Halt and Reverse the Epidemic over its five-year period.

Exit mobile version