MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 17 August 2011

The National AIDS Commission (NAC) will convene a stakeholders’ meeting to validate the draft National Operational Plan of the National Strategic Plan (NSP) 2011-2016, at a meeting to take place at Victoria Hotel in Maseru on August 24, 2011.

 NAC has been facilitating the development of a new National Strategic Plan (NSP)
 2011-2016. The NSP has since been finalized. A National Operational Plan has also been developed to guide implementation of the NSP. To date, various stakeholders have been consulted and have all provided valuable inputs which have been synthesized into a refined plan.

 The developed plan will therefore be presented before stakeholders for validation and comments and discussions incorporated for finalization. The way forward for implementation of the National Operational Plan will be mapped.

 Key stakeholders who will participate at the meeting include representatives from Government Ministries, Civil Society, Private Sector and Development Partners.

 Meanwhile the National Operational Plan is a one year rolling plan aligned to the priorities and results of the new National Strategic Plan and it ensure all activities of the NSP are implemented and monitored by HIV and AIDS stakeholder as planned.

Media Contacts:
Section Head, Advocacy & Communications— Phumla Moleko (Mrs)
Communications Officer— Mpolokeng Mpeli (Mrs)
3rd Floor Maseru Sun Hotel Office Block, Orpen Road, Maseru, Lesotho, Southern Africa
P O Box 11232, Maseru, Lesotho, Southern Africa
(+266) 22 326794 (Office—Directorate of Policy, Strategy & Communications)
58885858 (Phumla) • 63106332 (Mpolokeng) • 22 327 210 (facsimile) • molekop@nas.org.ls