The National AIDS Control Organisation’s (NACO) decision to convert 62 of the 150 Stand Alone-Integrated Counselling and Testing Centres (SA-ICTC) for HIV in Kerala into just screening sites has raised apprehensions about preservation of patients’ privacy and protection of employees’ jobs. It is expected to come into effect on November 20.
According to the Kerala State AIDS Control Society, the decision is part of a “rationalisation process” to ensure “more and effective utilisation of human resources” deployed at these centres.
