LAC Training in Maharashtra

To help decentralize ART services in Maharashtra, I-TECH India conducted a two-day training for 38 high-loaded LACs, 72 ART centres, and 34 District AIDS Prevention and Control Units (DAPCU). The training focused on the LAC guidelines; sharing the findings from the LAC assessment conducted by I-TECH India in 2017-18; and improving the overall coordination between DAPCU, Nodal ARTCs, and LACs to strengthen the service delivery at peripheral units in Maharashtra. There was a total of 168 participants, including medical doctors, pharmacists, counsellors, and district program officers. At the end of the training program, participants created action plans to align differentiated service delivery models through LAC.