Secretary to the Cabinet Dr Joshua Kanganja is tomorrow expected to launch a report on the Impact Assessment of HIV and AIDS on three ministries conducted by the University of Zambia (UNZA) at a cost of about US $ 100,000.
The research which is part of the capacity assessments in the public sector was
executed by the Public Service Management Division (PSMD) and implemented by a team of UNZA Researchers under the Vice Chancellor’s Committee on HIV/AIDS as
government’s response to the challenge of HIV/ AIDS, governance and poverty.
National AIDS Council (NAC) Public Relations Manager Justine Mwiinga told ZANIS in
Lusaka today that the University of Zambia Vice- Chancellor’s Committee on HIV/AIDS
had the overall responsibility to ensure coordination and technical conceptualization of the process and outputs of the reaserch.
Mr Mwiinga also disclosed that the contract had attrcated the sum of the US$50,000
and an additional costs of US$50,000 was paid for the follow-up strategy development
processes for internal and external mainstreaming in the three line ministries.
He noted that HIV/AIDS is a major development issue requiring quantification and
judicious management and planning, as countries and economies grapple to recover
from its profound effects.
Mr Mwiinga further said that the impact assessment was conducted by NAC on the
ministries of Education and Health under the auspices of PSMD and the United
Nations Development Programmes (UNDP).
He said studies have been conducted utilizing various methods and approaches to
assess the impact of HIV/AIDS.
The core team of researchers had comprised of Dr. Mary Shilalukey- Ngoma, Dr Mubiana Macwangi, Dr. Alasford Ngwengwe, Dr. Philimon Ndubani, and Mr. Jolly Kamuwanga.
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