National AIDS Policy
| Introduction Source of Infections in AIDS cases in India Advocacy and Social Mobilisation People Living With AIDS (PLWAs) Control of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Use of Condoms as a HIV/AIDS Prevention Measure Indigenous Systems of Medicine (ISM) |
Bilateral and International Cooperation Government notes with satisfaction the active support provided by international agencies of the UN system and bilateral agencies from different countries in the developed world. The World Bank has participated in funding a major part of the national AIDS control programme during the last five years. It has also shown interest in continuing this policy of active participation in future. The organisations which are constituent units of the UNAIDS Theme Group have all done work in India on various sectoral programmes for quite some time. These organisations will have to take a relook at their programmes and priorities in the context of the increase prevalence of HIV/AIDS among the economically productive and socially exploited sections of the population. The Joint United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS known as UNAIDS will be required to assume a larger role both in terms of providing financial as well as technical expertise to the programme. The Theme Group of UNAIDS consisting of six UN-based organisatins will have to play a very effective role in acting as a coordinating agency between the Government and the UN agencies in formulation and implementation of programmes for preventioin of HIV/AIDS. Government's policy is to promote international cooperation to ensure optimal utilisation of resources to avoid unproductive duplication of efforts. Bilateral cooperation which has been developed with countries like USA, UK, European Union and others will be extended furhter to take up specific intervention programmes where the technical and managerial input from these countries can be put to optimum use. Government will promote mutual information sharing with these countries as well as the neigbouring countries in the South Asia region on their national AIDS control plans. Areas of interest which are common to the neighbouring countries like drug use, labour migration, socio-economic status of women and socially handicapped persons, etc. could be the common ground for regional cooperation among the neighbouring countries. Government will be actively looking for technical inputs for development of vaccines, drugs and equipment for prevention and control of HIV/AIDS and would explore bilateral and multilateral collaboration towards this end. |