Factsheet 1: HIV Epidemic Update of Nepal, as of December 2016

Fact Sheets - Released in 2016
  • The first HIV case was detected in 1988.
  • The key populations are as follows:
    • People who inject drugs (PWID)
    • Sex workers and their clients (Male and Female)
    • Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) and transgender people
    • Male Labor Migrants and their wives
    • Prison Inmates
  • Heterosexual transmission is dominant
  • HIV prevalence among adult population in the country is below 1%

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Organizations

  • Ministry of Health - Nepal
  • National Centre for AIDS and STD Control (NCASC) - Nepal