- Author
- NACO - National AIDS Control Organisation
- Title
- National AIDS Control Programme Phase II (1999 - 2006)
- Imprint
- NACO - National AIDS Control Organisation, 1999
- Url
- http://www.nacoonline.org/abt_phase2.htm
- Abstract
"The Phase II of the National AIDS Control Programme has become effective from 9th November, 1999. It is a 100% centrally sponsored scheme implemented in 32 States/UTs and 3 Municipal Corporations namely Ahmedabad, Chennai and Mumbai through AIDS Control Societies. The National AIDS Control Project, Phase II is aimed: to shift the focus from raising awareness to changing behaviour through interventions, particularly for groups at high risk of contracting and spreading HIV; to support decentralisation of service delivery to the States and Municipalities and a new facilitating role for National AIDS Control Organisation. Program delivery would be flexible, evidence-based, participatory and to rely on local programme implementation plans; to protect human rights by encouraging voluntary counselling and testing and discouraging mandatory testing; to support structured and evidence-based annual reviews and ongoing operational research; and to encourage management reforms, such as better managed State level AIDS Control Societies and improved drug and equipment procurement practices. These reforms are proposed with a view to bring about a sense of 'ownership' of the programme among the States, Municipal Corporations, NGOs and other implementing agencies."