The year 2007 is an important year in the history of the country's fight against HIV/AIDS , with the third phase of National AIDS Control Programme (NACP-III) beginning this year.
May 31, 2007 (Press Release) --
As India plods on ahead to counter the hitherto serious impact of AIDS , there is good news, though one cannot say that there is clear light at the end of the tunnel.The year 2007 is an important year in the history of the country's fight against HIV/AIDS , with the third phase of National AIDS Control Programme (NACP-III) beginning this year.
Soon after the first case of HIV was detected in Chennai in 1986, Government of India swung into action and took a series of initiatives. The initial response was setting up of an AIDS Task Force and a National AIDS Committee.
The response was characterized by the implementation of a medium term plan (MTP 1990-92) which in turn had evolved into a national level programme. In 1992, India demonstrated its resolve to control the HIV epidemic by launching the National AIDS Control Programme Phase I (NACP-I). Based on the lessons learnt from NACP-I and the emerging scenarios at the state level, the Government of India had formulated NACP Phase II in 1999 and implemented the programme in all states over the next seven years.
NACP II also focused on the need for effective involvement of non-governmental organizations and civic society to create an enabling environment for the prevention and control initiatives.
Based on the lessons learnt from and achievements of Phases I and II , India has now developed the Third Phase of the National AIDS Control Programme (2007-2012). The design of NACP III implementation plan has gone through a very wide range of consultations at national, state anddistrict levels.
According to Ms K. Sujatha Rao additional secretary and Director General National AIDS Control Organisation, at the cusp of NACP III, despite fears and doomsday scenarios, HIV/AIDS incidence in India is still quite low. This is a tribute to the efforts of countless social workers, NGOs, CBOs, medical personnel political leaders, public and
private partners along with national and international organizations.
It will not be out of place to recall at this stage that Reliance Industries Limited, which is one of the leading industrial institutions in the country and which gives priority to corporate social responsibility, can boast of focusing on understanding the needs of communities and taking planned, organized care of the health and social welfare needs wherever it has arisen.
At Reliance Industries Limited , corporate social responsibility reflects their approach towards sustainable development, setting standards in addressing consumer interests, ecology, operational safety , occupational health, employee welfare and community services. The company would like to point out that "think beyond business", the adage coined by Founder Chairman late Dhirubhai Ambani , has been carried forward as a mission by the elder sibling Mukesh Ambani and his wife Ms Nita Ambani. As part of its commitment to the Millennium Development Goals, the company has taken up initiatives to control the spread of conditions such as tuber
Soon after the first case of HIV was detected in Chennai in 1986, Government of India swung into action and took a series of initiatives. The initial response was setting up of an AIDS Task Force and a National AIDS Committee.
The response was characterized by the implementation of a medium term plan (MTP 1990-92) which in turn had evolved into a national level programme. In 1992, India demonstrated its resolve to control the HIV epidemic by launching the National AIDS Control Programme Phase I (NACP-I). Based on the lessons learnt from NACP-I and the emerging scenarios at the state level, the Government of India had formulated NACP Phase II in 1999 and implemented the programme in all states over the next seven years.
NACP II also focused on the need for effective involvement of non-governmental organizations and civic society to create an enabling environment for the prevention and control initiatives.
Based on the lessons learnt from and achievements of Phases I and II , India has now developed the Third Phase of the National AIDS Control Programme (2007-2012). The design of NACP III implementation plan has gone through a very wide range of consultations at national, state anddistrict levels.
According to Ms K. Sujatha Rao additional secretary and Director General National AIDS Control Organisation, at the cusp of NACP III, despite fears and doomsday scenarios, HIV/AIDS incidence in India is still quite low. This is a tribute to the efforts of countless social workers, NGOs, CBOs, medical personnel political leaders, public and
private partners along with national and international organizations.
It will not be out of place to recall at this stage that Reliance Industries Limited, which is one of the leading industrial institutions in the country and which gives priority to corporate social responsibility, can boast of focusing on understanding the needs of communities and taking planned, organized care of the health and social welfare needs wherever it has arisen.
At Reliance Industries Limited , corporate social responsibility reflects their approach towards sustainable development, setting standards in addressing consumer interests, ecology, operational safety , occupational health, employee welfare and community services. The company would like to point out that "think beyond business", the adage coined by Founder Chairman late Dhirubhai Ambani , has been carried forward as a mission by the elder sibling Mukesh Ambani and his wife Ms Nita Ambani. As part of its commitment to the Millennium Development Goals, the company has taken up initiatives to control the spread of conditions such as tuber
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