Governance of Public Health Response to HIV/AIDS in India

ABOUT THE BOOK:- The book is about the changing face of the epidemic which has induced concurrent changes in strategies of “National AIDS Control Programme and Policies”. Over the years the focus has shifted from awareness rising to behaviour change, from a national response to a decentralized response implemented by Indian states and a growing recognition of the importance of engaging Non Governmental Organisations, Community Based Organisations (CBOs) and networks of people living with HIV/AIDS. Since 1986, the Government of India has been responding to these challenges through preventive awareness, targeted interventions, care and support programmes under the leadership of Ministry of Health. Its planned initiatives so far include the Medium Term Plan (1990-92), the first five-year strategic plan (NACP – I, 1992-99), the second five-year strategic plan (NACP – II, 1999-2006) and the third five-year strategic plan (NACP –III, 2007-2012). The present publication is an edited version.–“Governance of Public Health Response to HIV/AIDS in India”. Strategically, this describes the richness of multiple specialities of Trans-disciplinary experiences in planning phase of HIV/AIDS management under this third phase in India. This reference book will be useful in the form of users as well as learners guide for public health practitioners, health policy makers, social science researchers, NGOs and Civil Society Organisations actively engaged in HIV/AIDS Planning, Strategy Development and Research in India and in South Asia