District-Level HIV Estimates and Prioritization in India 2019: Technical Brief

Focus on location and population is fundamental to an efficient AIDS response. HIV Estimates 2019 report provides vital epidemiological evidence to the programme managers at all levels for prioritization of locations for bottom-up AIDS response. The report identifies 144 districts where either the adult HIV prevalence is ≥1% or the size of people living with HIV (PLHIV) is ≥5000. Together, these 144 districts are estimated to have 63% of PLHIV, 49% of new infections and 55% of PMTCT need in 2019. This is a critical piece of evidence for planning, consolidating and expanding services across the prevention–detection– treatment continuum putting people at the centre, and the prioritization of locations where investments in AIDS response can do more people more good.