Message from Secretary, Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations & Co-ordination

AIDS is far from over and the World AIDS is a reminder that the world continues to face this challenge. Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination is at the forefront in mobilizing resources and advocating for HIV prevention and control.
Concrete efforts are needed to make AIDS a disease of the past. We need to think out of the box using innovative approaches and evidence-based programming for effective service delivery. Bringing together the capabilities and capacities of all stakeholders would help build synergies in the fight against the disease. Equal access to prevention, treatment, care and support is of vital importance.
Every effort is being made to provide a network of free testing and treatment facilities across the country. This theme of "Prevent, test and Treat" reflects the importance of everyone's role and calls for each of us to take the responsibility to prevent new HIV infections. Through community mobilization for voluntary HIV testing and counseling and scaling up treatment coverage, we can reach all groups and individuals with HIV services.
Our Ministry is committed to achieving universal access to Antiretroviral Therapy to benefit people in Pakistan. I would like to call upon community leaders to support comprehensive prevention programs and get involved in every aspect of the HIV and AIDS response. I call upon families and parents to lead by example and support children as they go through the difficult stages of development.
I call upon the youth to become involved in all aspects of the HIV response. Only through concerted and coordinated efforts will we as a society be able to defeat HIV and AIDS.