Since the first case of HIV infection was identified in 1988, Nepal has been able to make some substantial progress in National HIV & AIDS response; nevertheless, there still is a lot to do. HIV prevalence among adult population has been declining in slow pace (from 0.49 in 2007 to 0.23 in 2013),
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June 18, 2014
Trainers’ Training (ToT) on PMTCT starts on June 18
With the objective of preparing a pool of trainers by providing knowledge and skills on PMTCT, a 5 days’ ToT on PMTCT has been started on 18 June 2014 at Hotel Seto Gurans, Thir Bam Marga, Baluwatar, Kathmandu.
June 13, 2014
TB-HIV TOT Completed on 9-13 June 2014
As TB-HIV Co infection management is one of the burning issues both for National HIV and National TB Program, considering this, NCASC recently conducted a 5 days’ TB-HIV ToT at DECC, World Trade Centre on 9-13 June 2014. A total of 17 participants from different organizations and health institutions (Most of them medical doctors) participated in the training.
HIV Cases as of 15 July 2013 ART as of Dec 2013 PMTCT Jan 2013 - Dec 2013 Male Female TG Total Male Female TG Total Pregnant women Tested HIV +ve Pregnant Women Triple ARVs for mothers New ART started for mothers HIV +ve pregnant women who were already on ART Total HIV +ve Deliveries ARV for babies During pregnancy During delivery Only in Postpartum period 14,561 8,407 26 22,994 4,709 30 8,866 1,42,043 125 50 36 18 5 51 139 136
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