HIV/AIDS in India

The first AIDS case in India was detected in 1986 and since then Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection has been reported in all states and union territories.

Estimated Number of Annual New HIV Infection, 2015
Total	86,309
Adults	75,948
Children (<15Years)	10,361

The key risk groups are:

• High Risk Groups (HRG)
• Female Sex Workers (FSW)
• Men who have Sex with Men (MSM)
• Transgender (TG)
• Injecting Drug Users (IDU)
• Bridge Populations
• Truckers
• Migrants

Typology-wise Coverage of Key Risk Groups under Targeted Intervention (TI) Program 2016 - 2017
Key Risk Groups	Coverage
Female Sex Workers (FSW)	6,03,236
Men who have Sex with Men (MSM)	2,06,007
Injecting Drug Users (IDU)	1,21,840
Transgenders (TG)	29,325
Migrant (Destination)	2,92,5882
Trucker	9,29,675

Blood test for HIV/AIDS was conducted for a total of 3,65,932 persons in India between April 2016 to September 2016.

Out of all blood tests done, 0.17 percent (621 persons) were detected with HIV infection.

Important data regarding various programs and services:

Information, Education & Communication (IEC) Mainstreaming: Key IEC Activities
No. of Red Ribbon Clubs	12,000+
No. of School with AEP	53,000+

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)/Reproductive Tract Infections (RTI)  Services
No. of STI Clinics	1152
No. of STI Episodes Treated (2014 - 2015)	4848000

Condom Sales and Outlet Coverage in 2015-16 (till October 2015) through Targeted Condom Social Marketing Program (CSMP)
Total Condom Sales (pcs)	2,83,50,723
Total Outlets Serviced	1,16,657

Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) for Injection Drug Users (IDUs)
No. of Centers	213
Coverage	22,510

Blood Transfusion Services 2014 - 2015
No. of Blood Banks	2760
No. of Blood Units Collected (2014 to September 2015)	28,40,000
Percentage of Units Collected by Voluntary blood donors (2014 - 2015)	78%

National AIDS Control Program Performance on Key Indicators
S. No	Indicator	2013 - 2014		2014 - 2015
		Target	Achievement	Target	Achievement
1	New Targeted Interventions established	300	24.6	220	66
2	STI/RTI patients managed as per national protocol	68 Lakh	67.7 Lakh	70 Lakh	75.46 Lakh
3	Blood collection in NACO supported blood bank	55 Lakh	57.48 Lakh	60 Lakh	63.2 Lakh
4	Proportion of blood units collected by Voluntary blood donation in NACO Supported Blood Banks	80%	84%	75%	84%
5	Districts covered under Link Worker Scheme (Cumulative)	163	161	163	137
6	Clients tested for HIV (General clients)	102 Lakh	130.30 Lakh	118 Lakh	142.64 Lakh
7	Pregnant Women tested for HIV	102 Lakh	97.52 Lakh	118 Lakh	106.10 Lakh
8	Proportion of HIV+ pregnant Women and Babies who are initiated on Multidrug Antiretroviral regimen	75%	84%	85%	97%
9	HIV-TB Cross Referrals	12 Lakh	14.88 V	13 Lakh	16.83 Lakh
10	New ART Centres established	420	425	45	50
11	PLHIV on ART (Cumulative)	7.10 Lakh	7.68 Lakh	8.31 Lakh	8.51 Lakh
12	Opportunistic Infections treated	2.9 Lakh	4.35 Lakh	3.0 Lakh	3. 97 Lakh
13	Campaigns released on Mass Media - TV/Radio	9	9	8	3
14	New Red Ribbon Clubs formed in Colleges	500	800	550	550
15	Persons trained under Mainstreaming training programs	3 Lakh	3.75 Lakh	3.2 Lakh	3.51 Lakh
16	Social Marketing of condoms by NACO contracted Social Marketing Organizations	35 crore pieces	51.62 crore pieces	44 crore pieces	60.8 crore pieces
17	Free Distribution of Condoms	36 crore pieces	32.15 crore pieces	37 crore pieces	27.2 crore pieces

Glossary of Terms:
AIDS: AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
Antiretroviral treatment (ART): The treatment for HIV – made up of antiretroviral drugs. ART uses a combination of three or more antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) to stop HIV from spreading throughout the body.
HIV: HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
NACO: National Aids Control Organization
RTI: Reproductive tract infection.
STI: Sexually Transmitted Infections.

Source: Annual Report 2016 - 2017, NACO / Annual Report 2015-2016, NACO / India HIV Estimations 2015.

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