When was the National AIDS Control Program launched?

MP CHO -2019 (Shift-1)

Community Health Nursing

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Appeared in: MP CHO -2019 (Shift-1)

Explanation

The Government of India launched the first phase of the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP-I) in 1992.
This was a strategic, nationwide response to slow the spread of HIV infection after the first case was detected in 1986.
In the same year, 1992, the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) was established under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to oversee the program's implementation.

Option A: In 1990, a Medium Term Plan was launched, but it was a precursor to the national program and was limited in scope to only four states and four metro cities.
Option B: In 1989, the Blood Safety Programme was initiated. While a critical component of HIV prevention, it was not the comprehensive National AIDS Control Programme itself.
Option C: This year is too early. The first case of HIV in India was not detected until 1986, so a control program would not have existed in 1979.

Clinical Relevance

Nursing practice connection: This is primarily an exam-oriented knowledge point with limited direct bedside application, so retain Launch year of the National AIDS Control Program (NACP) in India as background academic context rather than a clinical decision trigger.
Nurses are the backbone of the NACP, involved in almost every aspect of HIV/AIDS prevention and care.
Key nursing roles include: providing counseling and testing at Integrated Counselling and Testing Centres (ICTC), educating patients and communities on prevention, ensuring adherence to Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART), managing opportunistic infections, and working to reduce stigma and discrimination.
What if? If a patient at an antenatal clinic tests positive for HIV, the nurse's immediate priority under NACP guidelines is to initiate the Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission (PPTCT) protocol, which involves counseling the mother and starting her on ART to protect the baby.

How to Approach the Question

First, identify the core of the question: it asks for the launch year of a specific national health program, the 'National AIDS Control Program'.
This is a factual recall question. Access your knowledge of major public health milestones in India.
Recall the timeline of the HIV epidemic in India. The first case was in 1986. This immediately rules out 1979.
Differentiate between preliminary efforts and the official, nationwide program launch. The Medium Term Plan (1990) was a precursor, but NACP-I (1992) was the first comprehensive national program.
Select the year that corresponds to the launch of the first phase (NACP-I), which is the standard reference for the program's beginning.

Concept Tested & Keywords

Concept Tested: Launch year of the National AIDS Control Program (NACP) in India.
Stem keywords: National AIDS Control Program, launched
Lead-in keywords: When

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