WHO's objective is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health is defined in WHO’s constitution as a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

HIV-related Mission

WHO contributes to the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS and STIs in the WHO African Region by providing technical support and catalytic funding to countries for the strengthening of national capacity to adopt appropriate policies, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate health sector-based HIV and STI activities. These actions are expected to contribute to the reduction of HIV transmission, improvement of access to care and support for people living with HIV and mitigation of the impact of HIV on the health sector, within a national multisectoral strategic framework

Key Roles of WHO within the Regional HIV and AIDS Team (RHAT)

• Leading the HIV treatment and care working group of the Regional HIV/AIDS Team for Eastern and Southern Africa
• Providing technical input on the health sector aspects of HIV prevention, care, treatment and support activities of the Regional HIV and AIDS Team

Regional Offices and Contacts

Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO)

All African countries with the exception of Djibouti, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia and Western Sahara

Key Roles of the Regional Office for Africa (AFRO)

• National advocacy, information management and programme management for HIV and STI activities
• Health sector plan development, monitoring, evaluation and resource mobilisation within the context of multisectoral national strategic plans
• HIV and STI surveillance including strengthening laboratory capacity
• Blood safety and STI prevention and care
• AIDS clinical, nursing and psychosocial care including care for opportunistic infections and improvement of access to affordable AIDS drugs
• Prevention of HIV and STIs in adolescents and youth including improving access to youth-friendly health services
• Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and voluntary counselling and testing
• Human resource development including capacity for HIV vaccine and drug research and development

Rui Gama Vaz
Regional HIIV/AIDS Advisor
PO Box 06
Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
Tel: +47 241 39100
Fax: +47 241 39503
vazr@afro.who.int

Subregional Office for Southern Africa (WHO/EHA/AFRO)

Gameli Seadzi
Field Officer for Southern Africa
Health Action in Crisis
Merafe House, 11 Naivasha Road
Sunninghill 2157
Johannesburg, South Africa
Tel: +27 11 517 1575
Fax: +27 11 517 1641
Email: gameli.seadzi@wfp.org

Inter-country Support Team for Southern and Eastern Africa – HIV/AIDS Area of Work (WHO/ICST/SEA/HIV)

Botswana, Comoros, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Seychelles, Swaziland, Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Dr Brian Pazvakavambwa

HIV/AIDS Team Leader
Inter-country Support Team for Southern and Eastern Africa (ICST/SEA/HIV)
Block A – Highlands
WHO, Corner Glenara & 86 Enterprise Road Highlands
PO Box BE 773 Belvedere, Harare, Zimbabwe
Tel: +47 241 38175
Fax: +263 4 746823
Email: pazvakavambwab@zw.afro.who.int

Websites

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