Asthana S
Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Plymouth, UK.
Health Policy Plan. 1996 Jun;11(2):184-97. doi: 10.1093/heapol/11.2.184.
This paper traces the evolution of AIDS-related policy and legislation in India from an initial response characterized by conservatism and discrimination to the development of a coherent national programme which aims to prevent the transmission of HIV and to develop support structures for people with HIV and AIDS. Examining the strategies, achievements and problems of specific components of the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP), the paper finds that the very progressive approach of national-level policy makers has been countered by conservative forces at the state and local levels. Little progress has been made, moreover, in incorporating HIV/AIDS prevention efforts into broader development and empowerment strategies. The paper concludes by considering the wider social context of AIDS in India and the role of more far-reaching policy measures.
本文追溯了印度艾滋病相关政策和立法的演变，从最初以保守和歧视为特征的应对措施，到制定一项旨在预防艾滋病毒传播并为艾滋病毒感染者和艾滋病患者建立支持体系的连贯国家计划。通过审视国家艾滋病控制计划（NACP）具体组成部分的策略、成就和问题，本文发现国家层面政策制定者的非常进步的方法受到了州和地方层面保守势力的抵制。此外，在将艾滋病毒/艾滋病预防工作纳入更广泛的发展和赋权战略方面进展甚微。本文最后考虑了印度艾滋病的更广泛社会背景以及更具深远意义的政策措施的作用。
