- Author
- NACO - National AIDS Control Organisation
- Title
- Voluntary Counseling and Testing Operational Guidelines
- Editors
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- Imprint
- NACO - National AIDS Control Organisation, 2004, 84 pp
- Url
- http://www.nacoonline.org/guidelines/vct_guidelines.pdf
- Abstract
"The Second National AIDS Control Programme, (1999-2006) has supported the installation of over 700 Voluntary Counseling and Testing Centers (VCTCs) in medical colleges and hospitals, across India. Our endeavour should be to make high quality services for HIV counseling and testing available to people close to where they live and work. VCT services must become available and accessible to vulnerable groups including young people, women, mobile and migrant populations and people with high-risk behaviour. The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) is now turning its attention to improving quality of VCT by strengthening protocols for service delivery at VCT centres. These Operational Guidelines, 2004 attempt to more clearly define standard regimens for counseling and testing. We have included a chapter on peer counseling and we urge that this aspect be promoted universally."