The HIV/AIDS control programme started in 1992 by establishing AIDS Cell in the Directorate of Health Services, Naharlagun. The first case of HIV/AIDS in the state was detected in 1998. As of June 2017 there are 323 HIV sero positives detected so far in the state.

The Arunachal Pradesh State AIDS Control Society was established and registered in 1998 under Society’s Registration Act 1860(extension to Arunachal Pradesh Act 1978).

The Society has a Governing and Executive Bodies headed by Secretary (Health and Family Welfare), Director of Health Services and Project Director as Chairman, Vice Chairman and Member Secretary respectively. The members of the Society are drawn from the Government departments and NGO representatives.

Service Facilities under AIDS Control Programme in Arunachal Pradesh

Programme Performance of 1st Quarter ( April to June) 2017-18

  1. Integrated Counseling & Testing Centre (ICTC)

    General Client Tested & Positivity

    Total General Client Tested Total HIV +ve Detected
    4238 8 (0.18%)

    Pregnant Women Tested & Positivity

    Total Pregnant Women Tested Total HIV +ve Detected
    2472 3 (0.12%)

  2. Targeted Intervention

    TYPOLOGY FSW IDU MSM
    TI Target Active pop. TI Target Active pop. TI Target Active pop.
    FSW 1110 1291
    MSM 240 240
    IDU 400 416
    CORE COMPOSITE 1800 916 320 328 90 110
    Total 2910 2207 720 1103 330 350

    Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI)

    Total Episode Treated   – 874

    Total RPR/VDRL Tested & Reactive (General Clients)

    Total Tested   – 1796

    Total Reactive   –  32 (1.78%)

    Total RPR/VDRL Tested & Reactive (ANC)

    Total Tested  –  1824

    Total Reactive   –   9 (0.49%)

  3. Blood Transfusion Services

    4. Total Blood Unit Collected –   1550

    Voluntary Blood Unit Collected   –   1550 (100%)

    Static Blood Collection    –      1355 (87.41%)

    Camp Collection     –              195 (12.58%)

    Total No. of Camp Organised  –    7

  4. Care, Support & Treatment

    Physical/ Programmatic Target Achievement (Cumulative)

    Status Indicators As on 30th June 2017

    (Cumulative)

    		 Remarks

    (CFY)
    PLHIV reg. in ART 204 10
    PLHIV ever started on ART 150 5
    PLHIV Alive and on 1st line ART 85 3
    PLHIV Alive and on 2nd line ART 0 0
    CLHIV registered in Pre ART 10 0
    CLHIV Alive and on ART 1 0
    Pregnant Women initiated on ART 21 1
    HIV/TB  patient initiated on ART 23 0
    Nos of OI treated 55 2
    Nos of LFU 45 4
    Nos of Death 33 (30 on ART and 10 on Pre ART) 0
    Nos of CD4 test done 605 8

    Strategic Information and Management Unit (SIMU)

    Reporting Status

    Status Indicators AAP 2017-18 Target Achieved as on 30th June 2017
    SIMS reporting status of all division 100% 77%

Cumulative HIV Sero Positive Recorded in Arunachal Pradesh (As on 31st June 2017)

Total Tested Total HIV Positive Recorded
367325 323
Age & Sex Distribution of HIV Positive Cases
Age Distribution Sex Distribution Total
Male Female TS/TG
<20 18 9 0 27
20-29 105 75 1 181
30-44 74 22 0 96
45 & Above 13 2 0 15
Not Specified 2 2 0 4
Total 212 109 1 323

District Wise Distribution of HIV Sero Positive

DISTRICT TOTAL HIV POSITIVE RECORDED
TAWANG 2
WEST KAMENG 9
EAST KAMENG 4
PAPUM PARE 193
LOWER SUBANSIRI 7
KURUNG KUMEY 0
UPPER SUBANSIRI 0
WEST SIANG 14
EAST SIANG 23
UPPER SIANG 2
DIBANG VALLEY 1
L/DIBANG VALLEY 2
LOHIT 40
NAMSAI 6
ANJAW 0
CHANGLANG 18
TIRAP 2
TOTAL 323