Care, Support and Treatment (CST)

n order to provide care, support and treatment to people living with HIV/AIDS are getting benefited through 23 Anti Retroviral Therapy centers, 25 Link ART centers and 16 Care Support Centers. The free ART initiative was launched from October 2005 in Rajasthan. The main objectives of these centre are :

Ø To provide prolong life and improve the quality of life among PLHIVs through CST services

Ø To Reducing the viral load in AIDS patients by taking ART regularly.

Ø To Reduce HIV transmission by positive prevention concept.

Ø To improve the HIV-TB coordination for early management of HIV-TB co-infection

Ø To provide care and support through counseling and care support centers.

Ø Management of opportunistic infection & availability of sufficient O I drugs

Ø Post exposure prophylaxis for health care personnel working with PLHIVs

Ø Early infant diagnosis to reduce chances of spread the HIV infection in baby.

Ø Reduce stigma and discrimination related with PLHIVs among Health Care Personnel as well as society level.

Services available at these ART centers (free of cost) are as under:-

Counseling
Investigation
CD-4 Test
ARV Drugs
O.I Drugs
Knowledge of Social beneficial Scheme
Condoms
IEC Material
Knowledge about network people
Referral to Care Support Centre & other related units

Addresses of ARTC

S.No.	Name of ARTC/ FIARTC	Address
1	SMS Medical College Jaipur	Basement of Dhanwantari OPD, SMS Hospital, Jaipur Ph. 0141-2518630,2572290
2	Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur	Infectious Disease centre, Kamla Nehru Chest & TB Hospital, Jodhpur - 342 002 Ph. 0291-2751161
3	S.P. Medical College, Bikaner	Ground Floor, OPD Building, Near ANC Clinic, PBM Hospital, Bikaner - 334 003 Ph. 0151-2201119
4	R.N.T. Medical College, Udaipur	MB Hospital, Opp. Trauma Ward, RNT Medical College, Udaipur Ph. 0294-2419403
5	Govt Medical College, Kota	New Medical College, Hospital Kota, 0744-2471391
6	J.L.N. Medical College, Ajmer	Near Orthopedic Ward, J.L.N. Hospital, Ajmer 0145-2633426
7	Govt. District Hospital, Alwar	Govt. District Hospital, Alwar 0144-2346033, 2345087
8	S.K Hospital, Sikar	S.K Hospital, Sikar 01572-251093, 271856
9	Mahatma Gandhi Hospital, Bhilwara	Mahatma Gandhi Hospital, Bhilwara 01482-232641
10	Bangar Hospital, Pali	Bangar Hospital, Pali 02932-226059
11	Govt. District Hospital, Barmer	Govt. District Hospital, Barmer 02982-230369,230041
12	Govt. District Hospital, Jalore	Govt. District Hospital, Jalore 02973-225090
13	J.L.N Hospital, Nagaur	J.L.N Hospital, Nagaur Ph: 01582-244822
14	Hardev Joshi Govt. General Hospital, Dungarpur	Hardev Joshi Govt. General Hospital, Dungarpur Fax No.02964-230203
15	RBM Hospital Bharatpur	RBM Hospital Bharatpur. Ph: 05644-220054
16	BDK Hospital Jhunjhunu	BDK Hospital Jhunjhunu. Ph: 01592-235025
17	Civil Hospital, SriGanganagar	Main OPD, Civil Hospital, SriGanganagar. Ph: 0154-2970507
18	Govt. District Hospital, Sirohi	Govt. District Hospital, Sirohi. Ph: 02972-220065
19	MG Hospital, Banswara	MG Hospital, Banswara. Ph: 02962-248283
20	Sawaliyaji Govt. Distrcit Hospital, Chittorgarh	Sawaliyaji Govt. Distrcit Hospital, Chittorgarh. Ph: 01472-241744
21	RK Govt. District Hospital, Rajsamand	RK Govt. District Hospital, Rajsamand. Ph: 0295-2222885
22	DB General Hospital, Churu	DB General Hospital, Churu.
23	Govt. District Hospital, Hanumangarh	Govt. District Hospital, Hanumangarh.

List of Link ART Centres

S.No.	Name of LAC	S.No.	Name of LAC
1	General Hospital, Swaimadhopur	14	General Hospital, Nathdwara, Rajasmand
2	General Hospital, Karauli	15	General Hospital, Pratapgarh
3	Sadar Hospital, Dholpur	16	BDM Hospital , Kotputli, Jaipur
4	Govt. District Hospital, Dausa	17	Govt Hospital Didwana, Nagaur
5	Sadat Hospital, Tonk	18	Govt Hospital Sojat City, Pali
6	Govt. District Hospital, Jaisalmer	19	Govt Hospital Kishangarh, Ajmer
7	Govt. Nahata Hospital,Balotra	20	Govt Hospital. Salumbar (Udaipur)
8	Jhalawar Medical College & Hospital Society, Jhalawar	21	Govt. District Hospital, Baran.
9	Govt. District Hospital, Bundi	22	CHC Sarada, District Udaipur
10	CHC, Kekri, Ajmer	23	General Hospital, Kuchaman City, Dist. Nagaur
11	General Hospital,Nasirabad, Ajmer	24	General Hospital, Deedwana, Nagaur
12	AK General Hospital, Beawar, Ajmer	25	CHC Neem Ka Thana, Dist. Sikar
13	General Hospital, Sagwara, Dungarpur