NACO India ANC HIV Sentinel Surveillance Plus 2021 Technical Report

HIV sero-surveillance, initiated in 1985, has evolved over the years as one of the most fundamental strategic information functions, facilitating evidence-based decision-making under the National AIDS and STD Control Programme (NACP) of the Government of India. In 2021, the 17th round of HIV Sentinel Surveillance (HSS) was implemented across the following eight population groups: pregnant women, single male migrants, long distance truckers, prisoners, female sex workers, men who have sex with men, hijra/transgender people and injecting drug users.