In Pondicherry, the State AIDS Cell was first formed in 1992 and all the funds have been routed through the Directorate of Accounts and Treasuries, Pondicherry. As per the instructions of NACO, New Delhi., the Pondicherry AIDS Control Society was registered as Society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 with the Registrar of Firms on 31st March 1994 and allotted with the No. 101 of 1994. The society is functioning under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Health) and Director of Health & Family Welfare Services as Vice Chairman and the Project Director as Member Secretary.

Pondicherry AIDS Control Society is functioning from the Financial Year 1994-95 and is implementing the scheme formulated by NACO-Phase II. Pondicherry is included in the Medium Prevalence State Based on the Sentinel Survey which classify the States as High Prevalence States, Medium Prevalence States and Low Prevalence States.
S.No Facilities Available in the U.T. of Puducherry
  Total Nos.
1
  ART CENTRE AT IGGGH&PGI
  1
 
  Enrolment of Patients for ARV Medicines till Feb 08
  797 Patients
2
  Blood Banks : Total  Licensed Blood Banks
  12
 
  Government Blood Banks
  7
 
  Private Blood Banks
  5
 
  Total Blood Units Collected
  20929 Units
 
  Voluntary Blood Collection
  9196 Units
 
  HIV POSITIVE
  0.17%
 
  No. of Blood Donation Camps Organized
  106
3
  Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission Centre’s
  3
 
  Govt. Maternity Hospital, Puducherry
  19,700 Deliveries / year
 
  Dept. of O&G, JIPMER, Puducherry
  14,000 Deliveries / year
 
  Maternity Wing of GH, Karaikal
  5,400 Deliveries / year
 
  No. of new ANC registration
  47,060
 
  HIV Positive
  53
 
  Percentage
  0.11%
4
  Voluntary Counseling and Testing Centre’s
  5
 
  Odian Salai, Puducherry
 
 
  JIPMER, Puducherry
 
 
  GGH, Karaikal
 
 
  GGH, Mahe
 
 
  GGH, Yanam
 
 
  No. of Persons attended the VCTC
  21,516
 
  HIV Positive
  863
 
  Percentage
  4.01%
5
  Integrated Counseling and Testing Centers
(all 24 hours PHC with ICTC testing facility)
  2
 
  CHC, Karikalambakkam
 
 
  CHC, Mannadipet
 
6
  School AIDS Education Programme
 
 
  Total No. of High and Higher Secondary Schools
  198
 
  Covered
  195
 
  Project A - Abstinence Club
  15 Colleges in Pondy University
 
  Red Ribbon Clubs
  100 Clubs in Schools & CBOs
7
  Targetted Intervention Programmes
  Population Covered
 
  Trucker Project
  23,756
 
  Women in Prostitution Programme
  around 5000
 
  Men having sex with Men
  1700
 
  Slum Intervention Project (2 Programmes)
  40,000
 
  Industrial Intervention Programme
  15,000
 
  Composite Intervention
  20,000
 
  Barbers Intervention
  1,000
 
  Fishermen Intervention
  10,000
8
  Community Care Centre’s - Shanti Bhawan
PACS funded
  1
9
  Drop in Centre (PNP +)
  1 No. in Puducherry
1 No. in Karaikal Region
10
  CD 4 Count FACS Machine has already been installed and functioning
  Functioning Successfully
 
 
WORLD AIDS DAY
 
TESTING CENTRE
 
HEALTHY FOODS
 
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