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Government of Nepal

Ministry of Health and Population

Ramshahpath, Kathmandu, Nepal

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