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	The '''National AIDS Control Organisation''' ('''NACO'''), established in 1992 is a division of [[India]]'s [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]] that provides leadership to [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]] control programme in [[India]] through 35 HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Societies, and is "the nodal organisation for formulation of policy and implementation of programs for prevention and control of HIV/AIDS in India.".<ref>[http://www.hivpolicy.org/biogs/HPE0016b.htm National AIDS Control Organisation (1992 - )] www.hivpolicy.org.</ref><ref>[http://www.aidsportal.org/Organisation_Details.aspx?orgid=332 NACO] aidsportal.org.</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/29/AR2006092900271.html India to Increase HIV Treatment Centers] By NIRMALA GEORGE, The Associated Press, [[Washington Post]], 29 September 2006.</ref><ref>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2183679.cms For once, it's good not being world No.1] [[The Economic Times]], 7 July 2007.</ref>		The '''National AIDS Control Organisation''' ('''NACO'''), established in 1992, is a division of [[India]]'s [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]] that provides leadership to the [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]] control programme in [[India]] through 35 HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Societies, and is "the nodal organisation for formulation of policy and implementation of programs for prevention and control of HIV/AIDS in India.".<ref>[http://www.hivpolicy.org/biogs/HPE0016b.htm National AIDS Control Organisation (1992 - )] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506024810/https://www.hivpolicy.org/biogs/HPE0016b.htm \|date=6 May 2021 }} www.hivpolicy.org.</ref><ref>[http://www.aidsportal.org/Organisation_Details.aspx?orgid=332 NACO] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224031212/http://aidsportal.org/Organisation_Details.aspx?orgid=332 \|date=24 December 2010 }} aidsportal.org.</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/29/AR2006092900271.html India to Increase HIV Treatment Centers] By NIRMALA GEORGE, The Associated Press, [[Washington Post]], 29 September 2006.</ref><ref>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2183679.cms For once, it's good not being world No.1] [[The Economic Times]], 7 July 2007.</ref>

	Along with drug control authorities ~~and~~ NACO provides joint surveillance of ~~Blood Bank~~ licensing, ~~Blood Donation~~ activities and ~~Transfusion Transmitted~~ infection testing and reporting.		Along with drug control authorities, NACO provides joint surveillance of blood bank licensing, blood donation activities and transfusion-transmitted infection testing and reporting.{{cn\|date=April 2024}}

	NACO also undertakes HIV estimations biennially(every 2 years) in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) – National Institute ~~of Medical Statistics~~ (~~NIMS~~). The first round of HIV estimation in India was done in 1998, while the last round was done in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/naco-releases-hiv-estimations-2017-report/article24949216.ece\|title=NACO releases HIV Estimations 2017 report\|work=The Hindu\|date=14 September 2014}}</ref>		NACO also undertakes HIV estimations biennially(every 2 years) in collaboration with the [[Indian Council of Medical Research]] (ICMR) – National Institute for Research in Digital Health and Data Sciences (NIRDHDS). The first round of HIV estimation in India was done in 1998, while the last round was done in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/naco-releases-hiv-estimations-2017-report/article24949216.ece\|title=NACO releases HIV Estimations 2017 report\|work=The Hindu\|date=14 September 2014}}</ref>

	In 2010, NACO approved the [[~~TeachAIDS~~]] curriculum for use in India, an innovation which represented the first time that [[HIV/AIDS]] education could be provided in a curriculum which did not need to be coupled with sex education.<ref>{{cite web\|title=National AIDS Control Organisation of India approves TeachAIDS curriculum\|url=http://teachaids.org/blog/naco-approves-teachaids/\|work=[[~~TeachAIDS~~]]\|date=15 January 2010\|access-date=16 December 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719203133/http://teachaids.org/blog/naco-approves-teachaids/\|archive-date=19 July 2011\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		In 2010, NACO approved the [[TeachAids]] curriculum for use in India, an innovation which represented the first time that [[HIV/AIDS]] education could be provided in a curriculum which did not need to be coupled with sex education.<ref>{{cite web\|title=National AIDS Control Organisation of India approves TeachAIDS curriculum\|url=http://teachaids.org/blog/naco-approves-teachaids/\|work=[[TeachAids]]\|date=15 January 2010\|access-date=16 December 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719203133/http://teachaids.org/blog/naco-approves-teachaids/\|archive-date=19 July 2011\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	In 2012, National AIDS Control Organisation, along with other 16 organizations working on HIV/AIDS, ran an event "Hijra Habba" under the program of "Pehchan". The event witnessed more than a 100 representatives of the Transgender and the Hijra community from 17 states, interacting with members of the government, NGOs and Civil Society.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/National-Hijra-Habba-organised-in-Delhi/articleshow/13922992.cms\|title=National Hijra Habba organised in Delhi - Times of India\|work=The Times of India\|access-date=2018-06-30}}</ref>		In 2012, National AIDS Control Organisation, along with other 16 organizations working on HIV/AIDS, ran an event "Hijra Habba" under the program of "Pehchan". The event witnessed more than a 100 representatives of the Transgender and the Hijra community from 17 states, interacting with members of the government, NGOs and Civil Society.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/National-Hijra-Habba-organised-in-Delhi/articleshow/13922992.cms\|title=National Hijra Habba organised in Delhi - Times of India\|work=The Times of India\|access-date=2018-06-30}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[District AIDS Prevention and Control Unit]]		* [[District AIDS Prevention and Control Unit]]
	*[[HIV/AIDS in India]]		* [[HIV/AIDS in India]]

	==References==		==References==
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The '''National AIDS Control Organisation''' ('''NACO'''), established in 1992 is a division of [[India]]'s [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]] that provides leadership to [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]] control programme in [[India]] through 35 HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Societies, and is "the nodal organisation for formulation of policy and implementation of programs for prevention and control of HIV/AIDS in India.".<ref>[http://www.hivpolicy.org/biogs/HPE0016b.htm National AIDS Control Organisation (1992 - )] www.hivpolicy.org.</ref><ref>[http://www.aidsportal.org/Organisation_Details.aspx?orgid=332 NACO] aidsportal.org.</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/29/AR2006092900271.html India to Increase HIV Treatment Centers] By NIRMALA GEORGE, The Associated Press, [[Washington Post]], 29 September 2006.</ref><ref>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2183679.cms For once, it's good not being world No.1] [[The Economic Times]], 7 July 2007.</ref>

Along with drug control authorities and NACO provides joint surveillance of Blood Bank licensing, Blood Donation activities and Transfusion Transmitted infection testing and reporting.

NACO also undertakes HIV estimations biennially(every 2 years) in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) – National Institute of Medical Statistics (NIMS). The first round of HIV estimation in India was done in 1998, while the last round was done in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/naco-releases-hiv-estimations-2017-report/article24949216.ece|title=NACO releases HIV Estimations 2017 report|work=The Hindu|date=14 September 2014}}</ref>

In 2010, NACO approved the [[TeachAIDS]] curriculum for use in India, an innovation which represented the first time that [[HIV/AIDS]] education could be provided in a curriculum which did not need to be coupled with sex education.<ref>{{cite web|title=National AIDS Control Organisation of India approves TeachAIDS curriculum|url=http://teachaids.org/blog/naco-approves-teachaids/|work=[[TeachAIDS]]|date=15 January 2010|access-date=16 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719203133/http://teachaids.org/blog/naco-approves-teachaids/|archive-date=19 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2012, National AIDS Control Organisation, along with other 16 organizations working on HIV/AIDS, ran an event "Hijra Habba" under the program of "Pehchan". The event witnessed more than a 100 representatives of the Transgender and the Hijra community from 17 states, interacting with members of the government, NGOs and Civil Society.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/National-Hijra-Habba-organised-in-Delhi/articleshow/13922992.cms|title=National Hijra Habba organised in Delhi - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-06-30}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[District AIDS Prevention and Control Unit]]
*[[HIV/AIDS in India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.naco.gov.in/ National AIDS Control Organisation, Official Website]

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[[Category:Medical and health government agencies of India]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 1992]]
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[[Category:Organisations based in Delhi]]
[[Category:Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]]

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