diGBoardNational AIDS Committee Jamaica
Contact
Address: 2-4 King Street, 4th Floor, Oceana Building, Kingston
Telephone: (876) 967-1100-9/1103/1105/1107; 967-1092/1094
Fax: (876) 967-4077
Email: info@nacjamaica.com
Web Site: http://www.nacjamaica.com/
Description
To advise the Minister of Health in Jamaica on policy issues relevant to HIV/AIDS & STIs. To involve all sectors of the Jamaican society in efforts to prevent and control HIV/AIDS & STIs. To act as a central body where ideas, experiences and questions about HIV/AIDS & STIs in Jamaica can be shared, discussed and addressed. To provide a sustainable means of supporting the initiatives of the NAC and member organizations by eliciting funds from fundraising activities, public and private sector participation.
Services
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Education: To monitor and assist with all aspects of public education on HIV/AIDS/STI.
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Care and Counseling: To promote the provision of quality care for individuals infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.
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Legal and Ethical: To examine and advise on the legal and ethical issues surrounding HIV/AIDS, and to attend to the legal transactions of the NAC.
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Fundraising: To harness local financial resources to assist children affected and infected by HIV/AIDS.