Tripura High Court Seeks Updated Statistics Of HIV/ AIDS Patients In State

The Tripura High Court recently asked the Tripura State AIDS Control Society to file updated statistics as regards the incidence of HIV/AIDS patients in the State including the youth to ascertain whether the steps being taken by it have led to improvement in arresting the upward trend of incidence of HIV/ AIDS in the State. The division bench of the Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice Biswajit Palit was hearing suo moto PIL on the issue wherein the Court was informed that the National Aids Control Organization (NACO) has granted approval for establishing two new Facility-integrated ART Centres (Fi-ARTC) at Khowai and Gomati Districts and also for one new District Monitoring Unit (to cover both Gomati and South Districts). The Court was further apprised that Tripura State AIDS Control Society (TSACS) has been directed to seek additional budget approval under Annual Action Plan for Financial Year 2025-2026 for operationalisation of these sites. The Court was informed that the State AIDS Control Society has already established 24 Stand Alone Integrated Counseling & Testing Centre (SA-ICTC) and 133 Facility Integrated Counseling and Testing Centre (F-ICTC) for screening and testing services. “Three numbers of PPP model ICTC Centres and one number of Mobile ICTC Van is functional in the State. 13(thirteen) numbers of Targeted intervention NGOs, 2(two) numbers of Link Worker Schemes and 4(four) Nos. of One Stop Centres are working for the High Risk Groups (HRGs). Over a period of 5/6 years TSACS has increased the number of Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) centres from 5 to 23 and another 9(nine) are approved and will be started soon. They also corroborate the approval granted for 2(two) FIARTC and Five Link ART Centres and 2(two) DISHA, i.e. District Integrated Strategy for HIV/AIDS and DAPCU (District AIDS Prevention & Control Unit) which are working for District Level Programme implementation as per the NACO guidelines,” the Court was apprised. The Court asked the TSACS to file a progress report. It also directed that resolution of the NCORD (National Narcotics Coordination Portal) and the action taken pursuant thereto be also brought on record. The matter is listed again on February 20. Case Title: Court on its own motion v. The Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Ors. Case No.: WP(C)(PIL) No. 03/2024Click Here To Read/Download The Order

Tripura High Court Seeks Updated Statistics Of HIV/ AIDS Patients In State

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