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The National AIDS Program (NAP) is the organization mandated by the Government to direct the National Response to HIV/AIDS in the Turks and Caicos Islands. It is the central governmental agency responsible for ensuring a comprehensive and integrated HIV/AIDS/STI prevention and control program in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Created through Executive Order, The National AIDS Program was mandated to "advise the Minister of Health regarding policy and program development for the prevention and control of AIDS." The group serves as the main coordinating body and is responsible for designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating the National HIV/AIDS response. In addition, the National AIDS Program, serves as a venue for intensive policy discussion between government and NGOs to ensure that policies formulated and actions taken truly respond to Human Immunodefiency Virus (HIV) and AIDS as a social development issue requiring multi-sectoral attention.
The vision for the National AIDS Program is to create a fully empowered nation where different individuals and sectors work together to prevent HIV transmission and lessen its impact on affected persons and the community in general. The group strives to provide comprehensive services and support to reduce the spread of HIV in TCI and is guided by the following strategic initiatives:
- Advocacy, policy development and legislation
- Care and support for people living with HIV and AIDS
- Prevention, especially for young people and vulnerable groups
- Coordination, program design and implementation
The National AIDS Program shall lead in developing and sustaining an enabling environment where individuals and sectors can appropriately, effectively and expeditiously respond to the many challenges of HIV/AIDS. The National AIDS Program with the National AIDS Committee shall foster commitment, coordination, cooperation and collaboration to develop within the Turks and Caicos a comprehensive and effective HIV/AIDS service that is safe, accessible, affordable to all nationals and recognizes the legal and human rights of people living with HIV/AIDs, with the ultimate purpose being to mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS on TCI society.
STAFF MEMBERS
GRAND TURK: Phone (649) 946-1675 National AIDS Program Coordinator: Aldora Robinson Administrative Officer: Yvonne Thomas Secretary: Ann Clarke Creole Interpreter: Cleaner: Sainthalia Parker
PROVIDENCIALES: Phone (649) 941-4984 Program Officer/Assistant Coordinator: Keziah Richards Nash
HIV Treatment and Care Consultant: Dr. Dawn O'Sullivan
HIV Treatment and Care Nurse: Nora Tyndall Clerical Officer/RapPort: Hezron Henry Field Worker: Alverna Greene Creole Interpreter: Giny Benjamin Cleaner: Verneice Johnson
HOSPICE STAFF: Phone (649) 941-4954
Hospice Manager: Nurse Carol Douglas Cook/Cleaner: Mimose Loussaint Cook/Cleaner: Marie Pierre Orderly/Driver: Glenford Campbell Nurses Aide: Oreka Robertson
Nurses Aide: Denise Williams
Nurses Aide: Dottos Kellior |