National AIDS-STD Programme

National AIDS/STD Programme (NASP) The National AIDS/STD Programme (NASP) is one of the wings of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MOHFW) responsible for coordinating with all stakeholders and development partners involved in HIV/AIDS programme activities throughout the country.HIV/AIDS: Bangladesh SituationIn Bangladesh the first case of HIV was detected in 1989. Till December 2011, there were 2533 reported cases of HIV and 1101 cases of AIDS, among them 325 died. By definition Bangladesh is a low prevalence country (The last surveillance conducted in 2007 found national prevalence of HIV < 1%), but there are significant level