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Objectives
STD Control Program me
Objectives
Sexually Transmitted Diseases increase the chance of HIV infection by 6% to 10% and therefore the following are the objectives :-
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To reduce STD cases and thereby control HIV Transmission |
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Prevent morbidity and mortality due to STD’s |
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The established STD centers and progress in this program me is as follows :- |
Year |
MSACS |
MDACS |
Newly established STD clinics |
Total |
Newly established STD clinics |
Total |
1999-2000 |
34 |
34 |
5 |
5 |
2000-2001 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
5 |
2001-2002 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
5 |
2002-2003 |
19 |
53 |
9 |
14 |
2003-2004 |
0 |
53 |
10 |
24 |
2004-2005 |
8 |
61 |
1 |
25 |
2005-2006 |
0 |
61 |
10 |
35 |
2006-2007 |
0 |
61 |
0 |
35 |
2007-2008 |
0 |
61 |
0 |
23 |
2008-2009 |
0 |
43 |
1 |
23 |
2009-2010 |
5 |
48 |
0 |
24 |
2010-2011 |
0 |
48 |
0 |
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Thus the treatment on STD was made accessible and available to more people.
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All Government Medical Officers / Health workers are trained in Syndromic Management for STD’s. |
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The Table on the following page will indicate how the STD cases detected in Govt. Hospitals declined in ex-Mumbai. |
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In Mumbai, by up scaling the STI clinics to about 6 times more than the number in year 2000, more coverage of STI patients was possible. |
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