Sri Lanka: UNGASS 2010 Country Progress Report (January 2008-December 2009)

The 2008/09 Progress Report of the National Response to the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS) was prepared by the National STD/AIDS Control Programme (NSACP) of Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition and several stakeholders using a participatory method during November 09 to March 2010. An initial meeting with the participation of several stakeholders was held to review the 2010 guidelines and identify the process for the preparation of the report. A technical working group was nominated to undertake the responsibility of the process and writing the report. Two workshops were held to introduce and train the government sector and civil society organizations (CSO) to complete National Composite Policy Index - Part A and Part B respectively. The vetting meeting was held in March for consensus of the document and thereafter finalized.