Integrated Counselling and Training Centre (ICTC)

Under NACP-III, Voluntary Counselling and Testing Centres (VCTC) and facilities providing Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS (PPTCT) services are remodelled as a hub or ‘Integrated Counselling and Testing Centre’ (ICTC) to provide services to all clients under one roof. An ICTC is a place where a person is counselled and tested for HIV, of his own free will or as advised by a medical provider. The main functions of an ICTC are:

• Conducting HIV diagnostic tests.
• Providing basic information on the modes of HIV transmission and promoting behavioural change to reduce vulnerability.
• Link people with other HIV prevention, care and treatment services.

The ICTC is part and parcel of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department where pregnant women are screened and counselled on HIV/AIDS transmission.