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.
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HIV Cases as of July 2014 |
ART as of July 2014 |
PMTCT July 2013 - July 2014 |
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Male |
Female |
TG |
Total |
Male |
Female |
TG |
Total |
Pregnant women Tested |
HIV +ve Pregnant Women |
Mother received Prophylaxis and ART |
Babies received Prophylaxis |
Total HIV +ve Deliveries |
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15,837 |
9,344 |
41 |
25,222 |
5,200 |
4,587 |
31 |
9,818 |
1,63,220 |
116 |
142 |
198 |
131 |
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