The Acting Chief Executive of the National AIDS Commission (NAC) Mrs ‘Manneheng Mopeli is taking part in the joint meeting of the Ministers responsible for HIV and AIDS and the Ministers responsible for Health, scheduled to take place in Swaziland from November 09-13, 2009.

The aim of the meeting is to review regional progress on a variety of issues pertaining to health and HIV and AIDS, including the Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy, operationalization of HIV and AIDS Fund, update on HIV and AIDS Strategic Framework and issues relating to Male Circumcision.

The meeting will further Discuss issues relating to the status of Tuberculosis in the SADC Region, Resource Mobilization relating to the SADC Proposal to be submitted to the Global Fund for HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis for the next Round 9.

The delegates of the meeting will also attend the commemoration of the SADC Malaria Day to take place on November 13, 2009.

This is the second joint meeting for Ministers responsible for health and those responsible for HIV and AIDS for the year 2009.