The National HIV/AIDS/STI/TB Council (NAC) has asked the National Assembly of Zambia to play a catalytic role in improving sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people under the age of 18 years who account for 53 percent of the country’s population by supporting a wide spectrum of young …
Read More »NAC Staff in Lusaka Take COVID-19 Test
National HIV/AIDS/STI/TB Council (NAC) Director General Dr Connie Osborne has led staff at the head office in Lusaka in testing for COVID-19. The tests were carried out on Wednesday the 13th of January 2021 by the Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI)’s Disease Surveillance and Rapid Response team. The decision …
Read More »2022 National HIV Testing Counselling and Testing (HTCT) Day
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 …
Read More »Youth-focused HIV Prevention Programming Activation
Concerned with trends of increased HIV infections among adolescents, the Ministry of Health is mobilising partners in a bid to build concerted effort to lower the new HIV cases in this age group. To that effect, MoH, through the National HIV/AIDS/STI/TB Council with support from USAID and PEPFAR-funded MOSAIC Project …
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