Sensitization of Private Practitioners in Mumbai

The National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), a division of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, implements Public-Private Partnership (PPP) models across the prevention-to-treatment cascade to reduce HIV incidence. I-TECH India, in continuation to the night clinic that was recently established for female sex workers, mapped 110 private practitioners in the Malad Malvani area of Mumbai (an area with high HIV detection) and conducted advocacy efforts with 70 of them. On 16 March 2022, I-TECH India supported the Mumbai District AIDS Control Society to organize a sensitization meeting for 26 of the private practitioners to discuss recent updates, the National AIDS Control Program (NACP), and the HIV services provided at each facility. The practitioners were encouraged to support building referral networks for timely linkages to HIV testing and treatment services, as well as engage in PPP models for continuous capacity building for standardized care and treatment.