CARE SUPPORT AND TREATMENT DIVISION
Aim/Objective: CST Division will implement comprehensive HIV care for all those who are in need of such services and facilitate additional support systems for women and children affected and infected with HIV / AIDS.
Comprehensive Care includes:
- Provision of Anti-retroviral treatment (ART) including second line and third line
- Monitoring of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) on ART
- Management of opportunistic infections
- Facilitating social protection through linkages with concerned Departments/Ministries.
- Psycho-social Support
- Counseling
PLHIV Data:
| Particulars | Achievement | |
| 1 | Ever Registered in HIV Care | 14744 |
| 2 | Currently Alive and on First line ART | 8568 (88.15%) |
| 3 | Currently Alive and on Second line ART | 123 |
| 4 | Children registered in HIV care | 495 |
| 5 | Children alive and on ART | 436 |
| 6 | Cumulative Pre-ART Death | 738 |
| 7 | Cumulative ART Death | 1474 |
| 8 | Cumulative Pre-ART Lost to Follow Up (LFU) | 1181 |
| 9 | Cumulative ART Lost to Follow Up (LFU) | 1473 (13.2%) |
| 10 | HIV Pregnant Women initiated on ART | 100% |
| 11 | HIV-TB client initiated on ART | 95.2% |
Facilities under CST Division:
| CENTRES | PLACE |
| 1) ART Plus Centre | Civil Hospital,Aizawl |
| 2) ART Centre | 1) District Hospital, Lunglei |
| 2) District hospital, Champhai | |
| 3) FI-ART Centre | 1) Kulikawn Hospital |
| 2) District Hospital, Kolasib | |
| 3) District Hospital, Mamit | |
| 4) Linked ART Centre (LAC) Plus | District Hospital, Saiha |
| 5) Linked ART Centre (LAC) | 1) District Hospital, Serchhip |
| 2) CHC, Khawzawl | |
| 3) District Hospital, Lawngtlai | |
| 4) CHC, Sakawrdai | |
| 5) CHC, Vairengte | |
| 6) CHC, Kawrthah | |
| 7) PHC, West Phaileng | |
| 8) CSC, Aizawl | |
| 9) SHALOM DIC | |
| 6) Care Support Centre (CSC) | 1) Aizawl |
| 2) Lunglei | |
| 3) Champhai | |
| 7) Co-Located ART and OST Centre (CAOC) | 1) MSR DIC |
| 2) Living Hope DIC | |
| 3) Samaritan Society DIC | |
| 4) Shalom DIC | |
| 5) Champhai AIDS Do Pawl DIC | |
| 6) Cod Nerc DIC |
Partnered NGO:
| Partnered NGO | Areas of Support | |
| 1 | UW-ITECH | Technical Assistance, Data management, Programme Monitoring |
| 2 | HIV Alliance | Care and Support of ART clients, Client tracking and visit etc |
| 3 | Plan India/TCI Express | Supply chain management of ARV drugs |
| 4 | Metropolis | Viral Load Testing |
Innovations and Good Practices:
- Co-located ART and OST centre (CAOC): CAOC implemented at 6 Targeted Intervention Drop in centres (DIC) for ART Clients who are Injecting Drug Users (IDU)
- Differentiated Service Delivery Model at ART Plus Centre, Aizawl for decongestion of the centre
- Data cross verification utilizing three data sources from ART centres (Master-linelist, Monthly progress Report and Invention Monitoring System)
Way Forward:
- ART Through Prison (ATP): ATP implemented at Central Jail, Aizawl. Initiation and dispensation of ART in Central Jail through ICTC
- Scale up of ART centres for the district of Lawngtlai, Serchhip and Saiha
- Link ART Centre at all probable CHCs and PHCs
- ART Refill at Closed Settings e.g. Reformed Centres, TBCC etc
- ART Refill at other private HIV service provider e.g. IVPHEN, CSC, Positive networks
- ART Extension at PWNM, Aizawl to decongest ART Plus Centre. Stable clients will be shifted to this extension and it will be overseen by one ART staff posted there.