Care Support & Treatment

Comprehensive HIV Care

• • The overall goal is to improve the survival and quality of life of PLHIVs with Comprehensive HIV care package of services including condoms and prevention education.

  ---

• • The Care, support and treatment services include management of opportunistic infections including control of TB in PLHA, anti-retroviral treatment (ART), safety measures, positive prevention and impact mitigation.

  ---

• • The Anti-Retroviral Therapy (A.R.T.) prevents multiplication of HIV virus and reduces their number. This prevents further damage to body's defense (Immune) system thus improves quality of life and prolongs it. These ARV medicines are required to be taken for sustainability of life. Therefore, it is necessary to take ART medicines regularly under proper guidance and follow-up of Medical Officer of ART Centre.

ART initiative was launched in April 2006 in Bihar

Goal-

• To improve the survival and quality of life of Patient Living with HIV (PLHIV) with Universal access to Comprehensive HIV care

• To achieve maximal and most durable suppression of Viral replication

• To prevent emergence of ARV drug resistance

Package of Services in ART Centre-

• Free Lab services (for Diagnosis & Monitoring: baseline tests, routine CD4 & Viral Load test)

• Facilitating long term retention in care

• Prevention, diagnosis and management of Opportunistic Infections

• Linkages to Care and Support services

In Bihar 28 ART Centers (6 ARTC in Gov. Medical college, 1 Private Hospital in PPP Mode, 1 Private Medical College, 1 in RMRI-Patna and 19 in Sadar Hospitals) and 15 CD 4 machines available in concerned ART Centre for CD 4 test of PLHIV.