National Consultation HIV/AIDS Testing Services (HTS) Guidelines

Organized by National AIDS Control Programme and World Health Organization on August 16, 2017 at Marriot, Islamabad

Meeting with delegation from Afghanistan National AIDS Control Programme

Submission of HIV proposal for next GFATM Grant 2018-2020

Strategic Framework for Prevention of Parent To Child Transmission (PPTCT) of HIV in Pakistan

Presented by Dr. Nasir Sarfraz from Unicef to Dr. Baseer Khan Achakzai National Programme Manager NACP

2nd Country Dialogue

Organized by National AIDS Control Program Ministry of National Health Services Regulation & Coordination at Islamabad Hotel on 5th May, 2017

3rd Technical Working Group

Organized by National AIDS Control Program Ministry of National Health Services Regulation & Coordination at NACP, Islamabad on 4th May, 2017

Physicians Meeting For Revised National Guidelines

Meeting for Dissemination & Endorsement of Revised National Guidelines for Prevention & Treatment of HIV & AIDS in Pakistan, Organized by National AIDS Control Program, Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation & Coordination, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad on 14th April, 2017

National Workshop on AIDS Epidemic Modelling (Intervention / Impact)

Organized by National AIDS Control Program Ministry of National Health Services Regulation & Coordination In Collaboration with UNAIDS, Pakistan - 03 - 07 April, 2017 at Avari, Lahore

National Workshop on AIDS Epidemic Modelling (Baseline)

Organized by National AIDS Control Program Ministry of National Health Services Regulation & Coordination In Collaboration with UNAIDS, Pakistan - (20 - 24 March, 2017)

Seminar on Role of religious leader

in HIV prevention care and support for strengthening national response - 19 January, 2017

Contract signing with Aga Khan Hospital

Conduct Free Viral load for all HIV positive people while Global Fund will pay the fee to AKU - 22nd December, 2016

Message of National Programme Manager, NACP

Like other Asian countries, Pakistan is following a comparable HIV epidemic trend having moved from ‘low prevalence, high risk’ to ‘concentrated’ epidemic in the early to mid-2000s. Pakistan’s epidemic is primarily concentrated among two of the key population groups driving the epidemic in the country. These are People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) with a national prevalence of 27.2% (weighted prevalence of 37.8%); followed by Hijra (Transgender) Sex Worker (HSW) standing at 5.2% and then 1.6% among Male Sex Worker (MSW). Fortunately the prevalence in Female Sex Workers still remains low at 0.6%. The geographic trend of key populations is from major urban cities and provincial capitals, expanding over time to smaller cities and peripheries..... Read More

Statistics

0.102 Million

Estimated people with HIV

20,322 Registered

People currently registered with NACP with details below

Adult Male

16,265

Adult Female

3,160

TGs

231

Child Male

398

Child Female

268

9,904 Treatment

People currently receiving ARV Therapy with details below

Adult Male

7,397

Adult Female

1,996

TGs

136

Child Male

227

Child Female

148

3,261
IDU

People who inject drugs & are on ARV Therapy

Success Stories

Approval of HIV grant for NACP under NFM

Award of US $9.023 million by Global Fund.

Implementation of 5th Round of IBBS Surveillance

NACP is presently conducting the 5th Round of IBBS Surveillance in the country.

Approval of PC-1s by PACPs

Integrated PC-1 of PACP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with the total cost of Rs. 500 million approved.

NACP improved its GFATM rating

Under the last GFATM grant NACP rating improved to A1

ARTMIS fully established

NACP has now made a fully funtional ART & CHBC MIS

NACP presence on Social Media

NACP has launched its facebook page(Click Here).

Current Statistics

NACP has registered 20,322 HIV cases, and among them 9,904 are on ART in 25 ART centers till 30th June, 2017.

On ART

48.7%

On Pre-ART

51.3%

Testimonials

Fruitfull steps have been carried out to stop the spread of disease by the Programme.

-Mamnoon Hussain/ President of Pakistan

The Government of Pakistan thanks all the people involved in the fight against this disease on professional as well as voluntary basis. I encourage all Pakistanis to play their proactive role in preventing this disease.

Prime Minister of Pakistan

I am proud to be part of this campaign.

-Saira Afzal/ Minister of State for NHSR&C

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