Philippine National AIDS Council
Rodriguez Ar
Naspcp Newsletter. National Aids/Std Prevention and Control Program 1995: 13
1995
PMID: 12291700 Document Number: 300774
In December 1992, the Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC) was created to advise the government on the development of policies to prevent and control HIV/AIDS. The PNAC is composed of high-ranking government officials, the heads of nongovernmental organizations, members of the HIV/AIDS network, and a representative of an organization of people living with HIV. The first two committees created by PNAC were the Committee on Policy Development, which was charged with developing a national prevention and control strategy, and the Committee on Law and Ethics, which promotes a supportive legal environment for people with HIV/AIDS and provides legal support to the PNAC. This latter committee has created an AIDS Health Rights Desk which will act from its base in the Department of Health to provide free legal assistance to poor people whose health rights have been violated. A third committee is being organized to help disseminate accurate information on HIV/AIDS.