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| INTEGRATED COUNSELING AND TEST CENTRES |
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HIV testing is a critical service for both prevention and care & treatment objectives of NACP3. Due to the late stage at which symptoms appear, it is important to encourage persons who have risk factors to seek testing regularly so that they can seek early management of their disease as well as prevent further transmission to others. In addition to increasing the number of people who seek testing and know their status, NACP also seeks to ensure that individuals have appropriate pre- and post-test counseling and that the test results provided are reliable and meet the quality standards.
There are several contexts for providing HIV testing services: voluntary counseling and testing, prevention of parent to child transmission, screening of TB patients, and diagnostic testing among symptomatic patients. In NACP3, the concept of the integrated counseling and testing centers (ICTC) illustrates a modified approach to providing HIV testing services, in which the ICTC acts as a hub to smooth the link between testing services and the broader continuum of care and support services. |
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There are Twelve ICTC centres in Pondicherry, They are |
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Name of the Centre & Address |
Supported By |
PH. No |
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ICTC, Odiansalai, Puducherry |
PACS |
0413-220645 |
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ICTC, JIPMER, Puducherry |
PACS |
0413-2274811 |
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ICTC, Karikalampakkam |
PACS |
0413-2665362 |
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ICTC, Mannadipet |
PACS |
04132688453 |
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ICTC, G.H., Karaikal |
PACS |
04368-227751 |
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ICTC, G.H., Mahe |
PACS |
0490-2337140 |
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ICTC, G.H., Yanam |
PACS |
0884-2321817 |
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ICTC, CHC., Thirunallar, Karaikal. |
PACS |
- |
| 9 |
ICTC, Indira Gandhi Medical College & Research Institution |
PACS |
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