Efforts on to achieve targets set to control AIDS by December, says Health Minister Satya Kumar
The State government is striving to achieve the 95-95-99 targets, adopted by the Union government as part of its efforts to control HIV/AIDS, by December
The State government is striving to achieve the 95-95-99 targets, adopted by the Union government as part of its efforts to control HIV/AIDS, by December 2026, says Minister for Health, Medical and Family Welfare Satya Kumar Yadav. Launching the two-month information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign, organised by the Andhra Pradesh State AIDS Control Society (AP SACS), in Vijayawada on Wednesday, August 12, Mr. Satya Kumar called upon the voluntary organisations to participate in the government’s efforts.
What the targets mean Explaining the 95-95-99 targets, the Minister said 95% of people living with HIV should know their status; 95% of those who know their status should be on treatment, and 99% of those receiving treatment should have a suppressed viral load. The State government achieved a progress of 88%, 87% and 96.2%, the Minister said, directing the officials concerned to identify the gaps in achieving the final targets and fix them.
Suraksha Dashboard Later, the Minister unveiled the Suraksha Dashboard, where one could track the progress of HIV-control programmes and performance of all the districts. The dashboard would help determine where gaps exist, where special attention was required, and in which areas interventions need to be accelerated. As part of the two-month intensified campaign, awareness programmes would be conducted in villages, schools, colleges, engineering colleges and higher educational institutions, said Health Secretary G.
Veerapandian. Awareness campaigns would be conducted through folk-art performances, social media and pamphlets, he added. Focus would be on conducting HIV tests among women and breaking the transmission chain of HIV/AIDS from a mother to her child, said Health and Family Welfare Commissioner K.V.N. Chakradhar Babu. APSACS Project Director Smaran Raj was among others who took part in the programme.
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