- The National HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Programme falls under the Directorate of Health Affairs, Department of Communicable Diseases Surveillance and Control at the Ministry of Health.
- The National HIV/AIDS/STD Prevention & Control Programme (NAP) was established in 1987. To further assist the Programme, National Technical and National Health Education Committees were formed for technical assistance which are headed by the Programme Manager.
- In 1990, an AIDS section was established as a programme management unit at the Directorate General of Health Affairs.
- In January1997 Sexually Transmitted Diseases were incorporated along with the NAP.
- Since 1996 NAP is one of the 12 Programmes in National Strategic Planning for the health sectors. Since that time NAP has been implementing its 5 years plans of action (1996-2000) and (2001-2004) and the current plan (2005-2010) to achieve the national goals and objectives.
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About NAP
