Commonwealth Regional Health Community for East, Central, and Southern Africa. Secretariat.

Proceedings: The roles and functions of national councils/commissions and the health sector AIDS control programmes in East, Central, and Southern Africa - Arusha. Commonwealth Regional Health Community Secretariat, 2002. 2002 - 36pg.

The national AIDS Council/Commissions (NACS) which are multi-sectoral in character and specialized Ministries of Health National AIDS Control Programmes (MOH/NACPs) have critical and complimentary roles to play in the fight against HIV/AIDS at the national level. Although the response to the AIDS pandemic must be multi -sectoral in approach, the health sector has by far the most experience and a long history in responding to the HIV/AIDS epidemic Moreover there are dimensions of the pandemic such as treatment that can only be effectively tackled by the health sector.


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WC503.C66 2002