About Us | Structure

The South African National AIDS Council is a three-tier structure:

High-level

Its aim is to play a leadership role, ensuring consensus is built and maintained on issues of policy and strategy, as well as overseeing overall implementation and review of the National Strategic Plan (NSP) (2007-2011) on HIV and AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), and the National Comprehensive Plan for Management, Treatment and Care of HIV and AIDS for South Africa.

SANAC aims to build commitment and foster relationships that help improve health outcomes for all South Africans. SANAC will also encourage sectors to organise themselves. It will issue progress reports regarding the implementation of the NSP.

The Deputy President of South Africa is the Chairperson of SANAC. The Deputy Chairperson (Mr M Heywood) is from civil society.

From Government, membership includes the Ministers who are members of the IMC. While not formally members, the Directors-General of the IMC will be in attendance at meetings of SANAC to support the Ministers. The Department of Health plays a central role in providing advice and support on issues relating to HIV and AIDS policy, and is an ex officio member of all levels of SANAC.

The following government ministries are members of the IMC:
Health for the health sector and a lead department (Ms. B Hogan)
Education for the education sector (Ms N Pandor)
Transport for the economic cluster (Mr J Radebe)
Minerals and Energy for the mining sector (Ms BP Sonjica)
Social Development for the social cluster (Dr J Swanson-Jacobs)
Public Service and Administration for the governance and administration cluster (Mr. R Baloyi)
Correctional Services for the justice cluster (Ms L Jacobus)

The representation of 17 civil society sectors is through presidents or chairpersons.