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The Second National AIDS Control Programme (NACP II), managed by Government of India (GoI) National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), began in 1999 and has been extended to March 2007. NACP II has five components:
* interventions for high-risk communities
* prevention amongst the general population
* low cost care and support
* strengthening capacity, and
* inter-sectoral collaboration.
The goal of DFID support to NACP II is to reduce the spread of HIV infection and its impact on poverty in India. More details on the programme may be viewed at the website,External linkhttp://www.naco.nic.in. It is still difficult for young people to receive information relating to sexuality due to taboos that remain strong in India. It is thought that this is contributing to an increase in HIV prevalence among young people. The Objective of this assignment is to establish a "youth-friendly" communications strategy and model that enables and motivates young people to seek information relating to sexuality and information on HIV/STI prevention methods and strategies. The expected Outputs are a) Evidence-based research b) Innovative operational strategies for BCC and advocacy targeting youth and c) Operational models that are replicable and flexible in order to reflect significant cultural differences that exist in India. The consultant would be required to cover at least 2 Indian states under this assignment, one of which should be high prevalence state.
