The National HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Program (NAP) was established in 1987, under the Directorate General of Health Affairs, Department of Communicable Diseases Surveillance and Control at the Ministry of Health.

A National Technical team was formed within the Ministry of Health. In 1990, an AIDS section was established as part of the program management unit at the Directorate General of Health Affairs. Since 1996, NAP has been one of the 12 programs contained in the National Strategic Planning for the health sectors. In January1997 Sexually Transmitted Diseases were incorporated into NAP. National Health Education Committees, comprising of the following stakeholders, have been formed:

1. Ministry of Health
2. Ministry of Social Development
3. Ministry of Education
4. Ministry of Higher Education
5. Ministry of Manpower
6. Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs
7. General Organization for Youth, Scouts and Guides (GOYSCA)
8. Sultan Qaboos University
9. Royal Oman Police
10. Armed Forces Hospital
11. UNCIEF
12. WHO
13. UNFPA