Chandigarh – Haryana has recorded a significant breakthrough in its combat towards HIV/AIDS, considerably bettering its efficiency on the worldwide 95-95-95 targets inside months and rising among the many nation’s top-performing states, Further Chief Secretary, Well being and Household Welfare, Dr. Sumita Misra mentioned right here right now.
Giving particulars of the accelerated implementation of the Nationwide AIDS Management Programme (NACP), Dr. Misra mentioned Haryana has made substantial progress by way of aggressive affected person monitoring, focused interventions, expanded testing, stronger therapy retention and an unprecedented statewide consciousness marketing campaign, notably centered on younger individuals and susceptible communities.
The state, which stood at 85.2 per cent within the first 95 goal and 83.7 per cent within the second 95 goal in January 2026, has now surged to 93.2 per cent and 90.9 per cent respectively, whereas it has already crossed the third goal with 95.8 per cent viral suppression.
Dr. Misra mentioned the advance displays Haryanas intensified efforts to make sure that individuals dwelling with HIV are recognized, positioned on therapy and obtain viral suppression.
In a big district-level achievement, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Bhiwani, Panchkula and Yamunanagar have achieved full goal standing of ‘Surakshit’ throughout the important thing operational targets of prognosis, therapy and viral suppression. Haryanas general efficiency has positioned the state among the many six top-performing states within the nation, she added.
A number of different districts, together with Ambala, Jind, Palwal, Faridabad, Rewari and Sonipat, have achieved crucial therapy targets and are quickly transferring in direction of full goal standing as ‘Saksham’ districts.
Dr Misra mentioned Haryana has adopted an intensive monitoring and patient-retention technique to carry again individuals who had discontinued therapy or had been misplaced to follow-up. Practically half of such people have been efficiently re-engaged with the well being system, serving to guarantee continuity of life-saving therapy.
The Haryana State AIDS Management Society has additionally strengthened its community of Built-in Counselling and Testing Centres, Anti-Retroviral Remedy Centres and Suraksha Clinics, offering free HIV testing, counselling, therapy assist and viral load monitoring throughout the state.
The Further Chief Secretary mentioned particular emphasis is being positioned on reaching populations that stay susceptible or troublesome to entry. Focused interventions, together with evening and night outreach programmes, are being performed for migrants, truck drivers, feminine intercourse staff, injecting drug customers and transgender communities.
Haryana has additionally stepped up HIV screening by way of every day testing protocols in prisons and Opioid Substitution Remedy Centres, apart from organising night and weekend camps to succeed in communities which will in any other case stay exterior the routine health-care community.
To make sure accountability and quicker implementation, the Venture Director of Haryana State AIDS Management Society and her crew are conducting common district visits, critiques and monitoring workouts. The state has additionally strengthened coordination with Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh to hint and reconnect individuals misplaced to follow-up.
Dr. Misra mentioned built-in well being camps are being organised to succeed in unreached populations with complete screening for HIV, Hepatitis-B, Hepatitis-C and non-communicable ailments.
In a significant communication push, Haryana has launched an intensive multi-media Info, Training and Communication marketing campaign aimed toward taking HIV prevention messages to each part of society.
Consciousness messages are being displayed by way of LED screens at main railway stations and busy roadside places, whereas video spots are being screened in cinema halls and broadcast on Doordarshan. Audio campaigns are being run by way of All India Radio, personal FM channels and bus station announcement programs. The marketing campaign additionally consists of public transport branding by way of auto-hood wraps and cab shows, supported by sustained digital outreach by way of the official social media platforms of Haryana SACS.
Taking the marketing campaign to the grassroots, an intensive People Media Marketing campaign will start throughout all districts from September 15, utilizing conventional artwork kinds to advertise HIV testing, problem myths and misinformation and combat stigma and discrimination on the village and block ranges.
Youth mobilisation has emerged as one other main pillar of Haryanas intensified marketing campaign. Underneath the Intensified IEC Marketing campaign 2026, high-visibility occasions, together with a significant biker rally and walkathon in Panchkula and flash mobs at outstanding public locations, are being organised to unfold HIV prevention consciousness.
Pink Ribbon Quiz Competitions, organised in coordination with the Division of Secondary Training, are partaking college college students throughout Haryana, whereas district-level Pink Runs will culminate in a state-level occasion. Steady coaching programmes are additionally being performed for Pink Ribbon Membership Nodal Lecturers and Peer Educators to construct a sustainable peer-to-peer consciousness community in instructional establishments.
Dr. Misra mentioned a 16-hour Adolescence Training Programme can be being applied for college kids of Lessons VIII, IX and XI to create consciousness about HIV/AIDS, private hygiene and associated well being points at an early age.
Wanting forward, Haryana is additional strengthening coordination amongst well being authorities, district administrations, police and youngster improvement businesses to develop screening, notably amongst pregnant girls, and transfer nearer in direction of eliminating vertical transmission of HIV.
Dr. Sumita Misra mentioned the state is working with a transparent long-term goal consistent with the 2030 objective of zero new HIV infections, zero AIDS-related deaths and 0 discrimination, with the newest good points demonstrating that Haryana is quickly transferring in direction of stronger management of the epidemic.
