National AIDS Programme Management: A Training Course (Introduction)

The purpose of this course is to improve the management of national AIDS programmes by presenting a systematic process for developing and managing a comprehensive national AIDS prevention, care and treatment programme; and providing an opportunity to increase the knowledge and practice skills needed to implement such a process.

The primary audience for this training is AIDS programme managers – individuals who have the authority and primary responsibility for managing national AIDS programmes. The secondary audience includes people who can influence decision-making about the programme. This training course will be repeated periodically to take account of the turnover of people in these key positions. The training course will initially be provided at the regional level, and may then be tailored to national needs and provided within countries, for state or provincial AIDS programme managers.