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To effectively prosecute its mandate, NACA has prior to becoming an Agency put in place a multi-layered decentralized structure for coordinating the national response. It has established coordination mechanisms for government and non-government actors within the response cutting across public sector, civil society, and the private sector. These include the Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN), the Civil Society HIV/AIDS Network (CISHAN), National Faith-based (NFACA), the National Women Coalition on AIDS (NAWOCA), Nigerian Business Coalition against AIDS (NIBUCAA), the National Youth Network on HIV/AIDS (NYNETHA), among others.
CISHAN
CiSHAN comprises over 3,000 organizations and these are represented within the different constituencies. The main constituencies are the Network of People Living with HIV in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) which represents over 450 support groups of PLWHA, the National Youth Network on HIV/AIDS, NYNETHA, (representing over 300 youth organizations), the Society for Women and AIDS in Africa Nigeria, (SWAAN). Others are National Faith based Advisory Committee which brings together representatives of the Christian and Muslim faith (Christian Association of Nigeria – CAN and National Supreme council on Islamic affairs – NSCIA). Other constituencies are Media, arts and Entertainment, Nigeria AIDS Research Network and the Nigeria Diversity Network (NDN) which represents groups at high risks of infection.
NEPWHAN
The Network of People living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, NEPWHAN is the umbrella body that coordinates all support groups, associations, and constituencies of people living with HIV/AIDS in the country. NEPWHAN, with 450 registered support groups prides itself as the largest organized body of PLWHAs in Nigeria.
Over the years there has been tremendous progress in the fight against HIV and AIDS among communities of people living with HIV/AIDS with the formation (as NEPWHAN wings) of Association of women living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (ASWHAN), Association of Positive Youths in Nigeria (APYIN) and the Nigerian Network of Religious Leaders Living with or personally affected by HIV/AIDS (NINERELA+) to respond to the specific needs of women, youths and religious leaders living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria.
NEPWHAN’s administrative functions are coordinated from its national secretariat in Abuja, while its activities are implemented by its numerous member support groups in different communities across the country.
NYNETHA
The Youth Network on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NYNETHA) is a network of youth organizations working on HIV/AIDS, sexual reproductive health rights, population and health development issues in Nigeria, irrespective of creed, ethnic background, cadre, discipline and geographical location with the aim of reducing the burden of HIV/AIDS. NYNETHA is committed to work towards the improvement of the quality of lives of young people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS in Nigeria.
NYNETHA operates from its national headquarters in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria and has zonal, states, local government and community structures in throughout the country.
NDN
The Nigerian Diversities Network (NDN) is an alliance of networks of organizations working on HIV/AIDS issues among Sex Workers (SWs), Persons Engaged in Same Sex Practices (PESSP) and Injecting / Non Injecting Drug Users (IDU/NIDU) in Nigeria.
NDN was formed during the 4th National Conference on HIV/AIDS in 2004 with the following constituency networks represented:
- The Nigerian Network of Sex Work Projects (NNSWP)
- Sexual Minorities Against AIDS Network (SMAAN)
NDN has a mission of working in partnership with all key stakeholders to significantly reduce the HIV/AIDS vulnerability of SWs, PESSP, and IDUs/NIDUs in Nigeria using the advantage of synergy.
NDN operates from its national headquarters in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria and has zonal and state structures in throughout the country.
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