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The minister said there are 380 ART centers functional in the country and 604,987 patients were obtaining free drugs from these centers.
The minister said the government proposed to make 600 ART centers functional in the country by the end of 2016-17 to treat to an estimated 850,000 people living with HIV/AIDS in the country.
Azad said the performance of NACP has been assessed through periodic joint implementation reviews and mid-term review involving development partners.
"All the review missions reported that most of the targets under NACP have been achieved and even surpassed," he said.
Azad quoted an independent impact assessment study, funded by the World Bank, to say that the HIV epidemic in India has remained contained and has been declining in the country.
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Source-IANS