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What does 'SACS' stand for in India's HIV/AIDS control programme?
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Answer: Option D — State AIDS Control Society
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SACS stands for "State AIDS Control Society", the body that implements the National AIDS Control Programme in each state and union territory.
About SACS:
Each state and union territory has a SACS (for example, the Delhi State AIDS Control Society and the Maharashtra State AIDS Control Society). Some large cities, such as Mumbai, Chennai and Ahmedabad, have Municipal AIDS Control Societies.
They are registered societies that work under the state health departments, with funding and guidance from the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO).
Their work includes:
- Running HIV testing and counselling centres (Integrated Counselling and Testing Centres, ICTCs).
- Providing free antiretroviral therapy (ART) to people living with HIV.
- Prevention programmes for high-risk groups.
- Blood safety, through licensed blood banks.
- Prevention of parent-to-child transmission of HIV.
- Awareness campaigns, including the "Red Ribbon Clubs" in colleges.
About NACO:
The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) was set up in 1992 under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
It runs the "National AIDS Control Programme" (NACP), which began in 1992. Its fifth phase (NACP-V) runs from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
About HIV/AIDS in India:
The first case of HIV in India was detected in 1986 in Chennai, by Dr. Suniti Solomon and her student Dr. Sellappan Nirmala.
India has the third-largest number of people living with HIV in the world, about 25 lakh, but the adult HIV prevalence is low (about 0.2 per cent).
New infections have fallen sharply since 2010.
The "HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017" protects people living with HIV from discrimination.
India's generic drug companies produce a large share of the world's affordable HIV medicines.
Related days and terms:
- World AIDS Day: 1 December.
- HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
- AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
UNAIDS: the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (1996), Geneva; its target is "95-95-95" by 2025 (95 per cent of people with HIV know their status, 95 per cent of them get treatment, and 95 per cent of those have suppressed viral load).
Why not the other options?
- ✗"State AIDS Counselling Service" is not the correct expansion.
- ✗"Statewide AIDS Care Scheme" is not the correct expansion.
- ✗"Society for AIDS Cure and Support" is not the correct expansion.
Quick tip
Remember: SACS = State AIDS Control Society (implements the National AIDS Control Programme in each state); NACO = 1992; first HIV case in India = 1986, Chennai; HIV/AIDS Act = 2017; World AIDS Day = 1 December.
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