T.N. achieves target of National AIDS Control Programme-Phase V: Health Minister
Tamil Nadu has successfully achieved the 95-95-95 HIV/AIDS treatment targets set by the National AIDS Control Programme. The state reported a significant decline in HIV prevalence since 2010 due to intensive awareness campaigns and expanded testing infrastructure.
Why it matters
Achieving these targets represents a major public health milestone in managing and reducing the spread of HIV in a large Indian state.
Tamil Nadu has achieved the National AIDS Control Programme-Phase V (NACP-V) target of 95-95-95 during 2026-27 under which 95% of people living with HIV know their status, 95% of those diagnosed are on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and 95% of those receiving treatment achieve viral suppression, Health Minister K.G. Arunraj said on Monday.
Officials said the State achieved the target in September this year. The Minister, while participating in an event on a State-level intensified IEC campaign on HIV/AIDS, said the prevalence of HIV/AIDS was down by half in the State; it has dropped from 0.40% in 2010 to 0.19% in 2023 as a result of sustained and intensive awareness efforts by the State government and NGOs.
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