Establishment of Institution-Based CARG in Nagaland

Community ART Refill Groups (CARGs) make ART available in community settings, such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community- and faith-based organizations (CBOs and FBOs), and prisons, to allow stable clients to access ART conveniently around their schedule. On 1 March 2019, as part of the effort to introduce various differentiated service delivery models in Northeast India, I-TECH India helped establish an institution-based refill model at Chavara Home, an FBO in Dimapur, Nagaland that has been providing care, support, and treatment services to people living with HIV (PLHIV) for more than a decade. There are currently 42 clients collecting ART through this model.