Somaliland National Aids Commission

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Welcome to SOLNAC website. This website intends to disseminate HIV and AIDS information and sharing knowledge among stakeholders and to promote best practices. The website gives weight to a bottom up structure of knowledge sharing while providing a forum for stakeholders to network, share ideas and experiences and subsequently to improve the struggle against of HIV and AIDS and have Somaliland free from AIDS.
The Somaliland National AIDS Commission (SOLNAC) was established by Presidential Decree No 88/2005 and officially proclaimed on 15th September 2005 and located under the Office of the President “to oversee, plan and coordinate” the multisectoral efforts towards the effective fight against HIV/AIDS in the Republic of Somaliland. Read More
The vision of Somaliland National AIDS Commission is the eventual elimination of HIV/AIDS in Somaliland, by employing current successful interventions worldwide and developing new and more appropriate popular, practical strategies, effective implementation mechanisms and concrete monitoring approaches at national, regional and community levels.
SOLNAC exists to provide leadership in coordination of HIV/AIDS programs and activities of all stakeholders in Somaliland through advocacy, joint planning, monitoring and evaluation for the eventual prevention, control of the spread and elimination of the AIDS scourge in Somaliland.
In 1999, a community based survey on Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs and Practices (KABP) was carried out in Somaliland. The survey revealed 0.9 percent HIV prevalence in the general population, 4.6 percent among tuberculosis patients and 47 percent HIV prevalence among a limited number of voluntary tested female sex workers. Among antenatal women, HIV and syphilis prevalence were 0.8 and 1.8 percent respectively. According to ‘HIV Test Statistic Among Blood Donors in Somaliland.
The structure of the SOLNACS hinges on four Directorates: Human Resource Development, Communication & Social Mobilization, Clinic, Care and Support and Admin./Finance. There are also management supporting service unities namely Monitoring and Evaluation and gender.

Capacity Building

Capacity building is a key strategy for the promotion and sustainability of health prevention programs. Capacity building generally refers to the skills, infrastructure, and resources of organizations and communities that are necessary to effect and maintain behaviour change, thus reducing the level of risk for disease, disability, and injury.

The Capacity Building Branch within CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention provides and coordinates capacity building assistance and related resources.