ABOUT PACS     In Pondicherry, the State AIDS Cell was first formed in 1992 and all the funds have been routed through the Directorate of Accounts and Treasuries, Pondicherry. As per the instructions of NACO, New Delhi., the Pondicherry AIDS Control Society was registered as Society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 with the Registrar of Firms on 31st March 1994 and allotted with the No. 101 of 1994. The society is functioning under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Health) and Director of Health & Family Welfare Services as Vice Chairman and the Project Director as Member Secretary. Pondicherry AIDS Control Society is functioning from the Financial Year 1994-95 and is implementing the scheme formulated by NACO-Phase II. Pondicherry is included in the Medium Prevalence State Based on the Sentinel Survey which classify the States as High Prevalence States, Medium Prevalence States and Low Prevalence States.       S.No Facilities Available in the U.T. of Puducherry   Total Nos. 1   ART CENTRE AT IGGGH&PGI   1     Enrolment of Patients for ARV Medicines   - 2   Blood Banks : Total  Licensed Blood Banks   13     Government Blood Banks   5     Private Blood Banks   8     Total Blood Units Collected   23965 Units     Voluntary Blood Collection   -     HIV POSITIVE   -     No. of Blood Donation Camps Organized   165 3   Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission Centre’s   3     Govt. Maternity Hospital, Puducherry   19,700 Deliveries / year     Dept. of O&G, JIPMER, Puducherry   14,000 Deliveries / year     Maternity Wing of GH, Karaikal   5,400 Deliveries / year     No. of new ANC registration   47,060     HIV Positive   53     Percentage   0.11% 4   Voluntary Counseling and Testing Centre’s   12     Odian Salai, Puducherry       JIPMER, Puducherry       GGH, Karaikal       GGH, Mahe       GGH, Yanam       No. of Persons attended the ICTC   30690     HIV Positive   726     Percentage   2.37% 5   Integrated Counseling and Testing Centers (all 24 hours PHC with ICTC testing facility)   2     CHC, Karikalambakkam       CHC, Mannadipet   6   School AIDS Education Programme       Total No. of High and Higher Secondary Schools   198     Covered   195     Project A - Abstinence Club   15 Colleges in Pondy University     Red Ribbon Clubs   100 Clubs in Schools & CBOs 7   Targetted Intervention Programmes   Population Covered     Trucker Project   23,756     Women in Prostitution Programme   around 5000     Men having sex with Men   1700     Slum Intervention Project (2 Programmes)   40,000     Industrial Intervention Programme   15,000     Composite Intervention   20,000     Barbers Intervention   1,000     Fishermen Intervention   10,000 8   Community Care Centre’s - Shanti Bhawan PACS funded   1 9   Drop in Centre (PNP +)   1 No. in Puducherry 1 No. in Karaikal Region 10   CD 4 Count FACS Machine has already been installed and functioning   Functioning Successfully       Programmes in PACS     Targeted Interventions   ICTC's   PPTCT   STD Clinics   Drop in Centre   Community Care Centre   Art Centre   Blood Safety   Education & Communication   Useful Links     NACCO   AIDS Online   Medscape   World Bank   Educating Women   Infoweb   AIDS News   Un AIDS   Smartlink

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