A unit of Kenya's Ministry of Health established in 1987 to coordinate the country's response to HIV, AIDS and sexually transmitted infections. The National AIDS and STI Control Programme, known by its acronym NASCOP, leads the health sector's technical response to the epidemic, with responsibilities that include formulating national policy and treatment guidelines, coordinating procurement and supply chains for HIV commodities, building the capacity of health workers, and monitoring and evaluating the country's overall HIV response.
Facts
Program StatusActive; the Ministry of Health describes over 25 years of continuous operation through NASCOP as of the current site content 1 Health GoalPrevent HIV and STI infections and improve quality of life for people infected and affected, through coordinated strategic HIV programming, information and services in prevention, surveillance and therapeutics 1 Geographic Scope Measured ResultsBy December 2023, 1,336,234 people living with HIV were receiving treatment nationwide in Kenya, progress the program attributes to decentralizing HIV services and close collaboration among counties and communities 1 Partially Attested
Launch YearYear inferred from the copyright range shown in the site footer of NASCOP's own official website, a proxy for founding year rather than an explicit founding statement; the entity's existing entity-description independently states 1987 as the founding year. Classification
Program KindDisease Surveillance Program 1 Connections
Delivers Practice
Entity-backed identity for the program-kind enum value this public health program already carries, resolved to a health practice by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The program-kind fact itself stays on the program unchanged.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
Sources
1. NASCOP Official Website (Kenya Ministry of Health)
Kenya Ministry of Health, Division of NASCOPMandate statement, homepage
Through HIV programming, the National AIDS and STI Control Program (NASCOP) contributes to the standardization, quality and effectiveness of HIV services in Kenya, for better health outcomes for individuals and communities affected by HIV/AIDS.
Mission statement, homepage
To prevent HIV/STI infections and improve quality of life for those infected and affected by providing coordinated strategic HIV programming information and services through integrated service delivery in prevention, surveillance and therapeutics.
Homepage impact statement, first sentence
For over 25 years, the Ministry of Health, through NASCOP has provided technical guidance for HIV prevention and treatment in Kenya.
Homepage impact statement, second and third sentences
By December 2023, 1,336,234 people living with HIV (PLHIV) were receiving treatment nationwide. This progress is due to decentralizing HIV services and close collaboration among counties and communities.
Page footer, copyright notice
Ministry of Health - Division of NASCOP | © 1987 - 2026 | All Rights Reserved.
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