::  NACP(National AIDS Control Program)-I:

       The main objectives of NACP I were to:

• Strengthen the management capacity for HIV control
• Build surveillance and clinical management capacity.
• Promote public awareness of HIV/AIDS and community support.
• Improve blood safety and
• Control the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.

     Achievement

     An effective IDU intervention based on harm reduction strategy, module was developed.  Condom use in targeted risk   groups increased from less than 10 percent to a range of 50-90 percent. Awareness about prevention of HIV infection   reached a range of 54-78 percent. Screening of donated blood became almost universal by the end of the project and the   State law had banned professional blood donations. Under the project, 9 STD clinics were strengthened with improved   effectiveness and quality of STD management. The syndromic approach for STD treatment was developed.

    One of the most significant achievements was the adoption of a State policy on HIV/AIDS in 1996. *Till date Manipur is   the first and the only state in India to have a clear cut and bold policy based on Harm Reduction.