In Nepal, the first case of AIDS was reported in 1988. The national HIV sentinel surveillance system has provided data that indicate, there were around 60,018 people living with HIV/AIDS and 2958 AIDS related deaths by 2002. It is estimated that HIV prevalence is around 0.5 percent in the general adult population. Behavioral data shows a high potential for an increased spread of HIV from high-risk groups to the general population.
Voluntary HIV/AIDS counseling testing and referral (VCT) is a major strategy in HIV/AIDS prevention and care. Nepal’s National HIV/AIDS Strategy 2002 emphasizes the need to “establish a non-discriminatory, accessible, voluntary, confidential HIV testing system with pre-and post-test counseling and urges the MoH “to develop a policy and quality framework for government and private institutions including NGOs” as a basis for expansion of services over the coming years.
This document presents His Majesty’s Government of Nepal’s Guidelines for Voluntary HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing. The Guidelines are based on the recommendations of the Technical Working Group on VCT established by the National Center for AIDS and STD Control (NCASC),MoH.
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Publisher:
HMG
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Type / Script:
Progress Report
in English
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Keywords:
AIDS, DISEASES AND CARRIERS OF DISEASES, HIV INFECTIONS, HIV/AIDS, IMMUNOLOGIC DISEASES, VIRAL DISEASES, AIDS PREVENTION, ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, BLOOD SAFETY, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, DISEASES, AIDS PREVENTION, AIDS CONTROL, DISEASE PREVENTION, CONDOMS, SEX EDUCATION, HUMAN REPRODUCTION, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, HEALTH EDUCATION
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Thematic Group:
UNAIDS
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HIV/AIDS
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Thesaurus:
10.03.01
- Disease Prevention And Control
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