NATIONAL HIV/AIDS/STI/TB COUNCIL

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The National HIV/AIDS/STI/TB Council (NAC) established through an Act of Parliament No. 10 of 2002 is charged with the responsibility of developing and coordinating policies, plans and strategies for the prevention and combating of HIV, AIDS, TB and STIs in order to reduce the impact of the epidemic.

A five-member team of health related professionals from Charles R Drew University (CDU) in Los Angeles, California in the United States of America today 12^th September 2022, visited the National AIDS Council to explore ways of scaling up and sustaining the Girls Rise Up Project run under the support of the University.

Led by Deborah Prothrow-Stith who is Professor of Internal Medicine, members expressed a desire to make the project sustainable while leveraging on synergies with other programmes championing the welfare of adolescent girls and young women.

Health Minister Sylvia Masebo has encouraged HIV negative women to take another HIV test after giving birth because some of them become infected with the virus while breastfeeding thereby posing a risk of passing the virus to their children.  

Zambia will be commemorating the National HIV Testing Counselling and Testing (HTCT) day on 15 August, 2022 under the theme “Let’s Stop HIV Together! #GetTestedToday. The Ministry of Health through the National HIV/AIDS/STI/TB Council and partners is spearheading preparations for this important national event whose theme means working together to ensure that no one is left behind.