HIV and STI Control Programme

Pursuant to its goal of achieving universal access to prevention, treatment care and support, HIV Testing Services (HTS) has been a strategic focus in the national response to HIV ever since Nepal started its response to HIV. The first ever HTC began in 1995 with the approach of voluntary Client-Initiated Testing and Counseling (CITC). Moving further from its previous approach of voluntary CITC, the national HIV testing and counseling program has been later widened to include Provider-Initiated Testing and Counseling (PITC), as well as CITC as crucial components of the nation’s fight against HIV. With the expansion of HTC sites across the country, there has been parallel development. National Guidelines on HTC was formulated in 2003 and updated in 2007, 2009 and 2011 and later on the separate guideline is merged as comprehensive guideline on treating and preventing HIV in 2014, community-based HIV testing is recommended to cover HIV screening widerA new consolidated guideline on treating and preventing HIV is being endorsed and will be finalized by the end of December 2016, which would recommend for community led testing. Human resources for HTC have been trained for public health facilities as well as NGOs-run HTS sites. A new National HIV Strategic Plan 2016-2021 is recently launched to achieve ambitious global goals of 90-90-90. By 2020, 90% of all people living with HIV will know their HIV status by 2020, 90% of all people with diagnosed HIV infection will receive sustained antiretroviral therapy andby 2020, 90% of all people receiving antiretroviral therapy will have viral suppression.

HIV and STI counselling and testing is available up to the health post level and through the stand alone HTC sites run by the NGOs.

ART Sites in Nepal

S.N.	Development Region	District	Name of ART Sites	Location	Established Year
1	Eastern	Dhankuta	District Hospital	Dhankuta	2015
2	Eastern	Ilam	Ilam District Hospital	Ilam	2015
3	Eastern	Jhapa	Mechi Zonal Hospital	Jhapa	2007
4	Eastern	Mahottari	Jaleshwor district hospital	Jaleshwor	2015
5	Eastern	Morang	Koshi Zonal Hospital,	Biratnagar	2007
6	Eastern	Okhaldhunga	District Hospital	Okhaldhunga	2015
7	Eastern	Sankhubasava	District Hospital	Khandwari	2015
8	Eastern	Saptari	Sagarmatha Zonal Hospital	Rajbiraj	2008
9	Eastern	Siraha	Ram Kumar Uma Shankar Charity Hospital	Lahan	2014
10	Eastern	Sunsari	BPKIHS	Dharan	2006
11	Eastern	Udaypur	District Hospital	Gaighat	2015
12	Central	Bara	District Hospital	Kalaiya	2014
13	Central	Bhaktapur	Bhaktapur Hospital	Bhaktapur	2013
14	Central	Chitwan	Bharatpur Hospital	Bharatpur	2007
15	Central	Dhading	District Hospital	Dhadingbesi	2014
16	Central	Dhanusha	Janakpur Zonal Hospital	Janakpur	2008
17	Central	Kathamndu	Sukraraj Tropical & Infectious Disease Control Hospital	Teku	2004
18	Central	Kathmandu	Kanti Children Hospital	Maharajgunj	2006
19	Central	Kathmandu	Maiti Nepal	Gaushala	2007
20	Central	Kathmandu	Bir Hospital	Kathmandu	2008
21	Central	Kathmandu	TUTH	Maharajgunj	2011
22	Central	Kavre	Dhulikhel Hospital	Dhulikhel	2010
23	Central	Lalitpur	Sparsha Nepal	Sanepa	2005
24	Central	Makwanpur	Makwanpur District Hospital	Hetauda	2012
25	Central	Nuwakot	Trishuli Hospital	Trishuli	2012
26	Central	Parsa	Narayani Sub-Regional Hospital	Birgunj	2006
27	Central	Rautahat	District Hospital	Gaur	2014
28	Central	Sarlahi	District Hospital	Malangwa	2015
29	Central	Sindhuli	District Hospital	Sindhulimadi	2015
30	Central	Sindhupalchowk	District Hospital	Chautara	2014
31	Western	Arghakhachi	District Hospital	Sandhikharka	2014
32	Western	Baglung	Dhaulagiri Zonal Hospital	Baglung	2007
33	Western	Gorkha	District Hospital	Gorkha	2010
34	Western	Gulmi	District Hospital	Tamghas	2010
35	Western	Kapilvastu	District Hospital	Taulihawa	2010
36	Western	Kaski	Western Regional Hospital	Pokhara	2006
37	Western	Lamjung	Lamjung Community Hospital	Beshisahar	2010
38	Western	Myagdi	District Hospital	Beni	2014
39	Western	Nawalparasi	District Hospital	Parasi	2014
40	Western	Palpa	United Mission Hospital	Tansen	2008
41	Western	Rupandehi	Lumbini Zonal hospital,	Butwal	2007
42	Western	Syangja	District Hospital	Putlibazar	2010
43	Western	Parbat	District Hospital	Kusma	2016
44	Western	Tanahun	Tanahun District Hospital	Damauli	2010
45	Mid West	Banke	Bheri Zonal Hospital	Nepalgunj	2004
46	Mid West	Bardiya	District Hospital	Gulariya	2010
47	Mid West	Dailekh	District Hospital	Dailekh	2010
48	Mid West	Dang	Rapti Sub Regional Hospital	Ghorahi	2008
49	Mid West	Pyuthan	District Hospital	Bijuwar	2013
50	Mid West	Rolpa	District Hospital	Liwang	2013
51	Mid West	Surkhet	Mid-West Regional Hospital	Birendranagar	2008
52	Mid West	Kalikot	District Hospital	Manma	2016
53	Mid West	Rukum	District Hospital	Chaurjhari	2016
54	Mid West	Salyan	District Hospital	Khalanga	2016
55	Far Western	Achham	District Hospital	Mangalsen	2007
56	Far Western	Achham	Bayalpata Hospital	Bayalpata	2010
57	Far Western	Baitadi	District Hospital	Gothalapani	2009
58	Far Western	Bajhang	District Hospital	Chainpur	2013
59	Far Western	Bajura	District Hospital	Martadi	2013
60	Far Western	Dadeldhura	Sub-regional Hospital	Amargadhi	2012
61	Far Western	Darchula	District Hospital	Khalanga	2014
62	Far Western	Doti	District hospital	Silgadi	2007
63	Far Western	Kailali	Seti Zonal Hospital	Dhangadi	2006
64	Far Western	Kailali	Tikapur Hospital	Tikapur	2009
65	Far Western	Kanchanpur	Mahakali Zonal Hospital	Mahendranagar	2006

Programme implemented by:

National Centre for AIDS and STI Control (NCASC)

Teku , Kathmandu

Phone: 01-4261653

Website: www.ncasc.gov.np