The theme for World AIDS Day Commemoration and Campaign for 2008 - 2009 is :

Proven Leadership in HIV  Prevention: Scale Up Treatment, Care and Support NOW!"   “Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise.”

The 2008 commemorations and launch of the 2008-2009 campaign were held at Chipadze   Stadium in  Bindura , Mashonland Central province.Read more about   the  theme and the commemoration at Chipadze……..

The following positions have arisen within the National AIDS Council:

·         Finance Officer Global Fund

·         Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

·         Database Officer

·         Accounts Officer

·         District AIDS Coordinator

·         District Accounts and Administration Officer 

NAC embarks on National AIDS spending Assessment. [N.A.S.A]

Five Aside soccer – women living with HIV

Guest of honour- Hon. Vice President Hon J.Mujuru

Venue- Mbarae Netball Complex

Date- Satrurday, 13 June, 2009

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (GFATM) was established  in 2002 to  increase resources to fight three of the world's most devastating diseases and to direct those resources to areas of greatest need.

Zimbabwe has benefited from two Global Fund grants which have seen a total of 53 654 people accessing anti-retroviral drugs from 22 supported hospitals nationwide…. 

Health Minister Dr.Madzorera hails NAC, Partners for achieving targets.

The Minister of Health and Child Welfare, Dr Henry Madozorera , has hailed the National AIDS Council and its various partners for achieving  the Global Fund Round One ,Phase Two targets despite the  late disbursement of funds locally and internationally and the hyperinflationary environment during the grant  implementation period.

The Expanded Support Programme (ESP) is a basket funding mechanism in which donors are pulling funds for various HIV and AIDS interventions in Zimbabwe. 

It is actively involved in the procurement and distribution of Anti-Retroviral Drugs (ARVs) and is targeting to place 58 000 clients on treatment by the end of 2009 in 16 ESP supported districts.

The ESP recently procured 17 vehicles which were distributed to supported districts to enhance HIV AND AIDS programming.

The Expanded Support Programme recently procured  17 Nissan twin cab vehicles worth us $ 14 500 for use in HIV and AIDS  programming in 16 ESP supported districts nationwide.

The vehicles were procured through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) which is the ESP’s procurement agent  late last year.

Following the development and adoption of  guidelines for the use of the vehicles and insuarnce procedures, the vehicles were finally distributed to the districts on 26 March.

NAC TRAINS BUSINESS ON MONITORING AND EVALUATION

DR Magure presents certificates to some of the participants with the assistance of Mr Mutambara

The National AIDS Council recently conducted a successful three-day training workshop on HIV and AIDS Monitoring and Evaluation for 27 HIV and AIDS focal persons from companies affiliated to the Zimbabwe Business Council on AIDS ( ZBCA).

NAC, partners exhibition a hit at ZITF 2009

as thousands visit ,283 counselled and tested on stand