National AIDS Commission Concludes Five-Day Strategic Planning Retreat and award three of its staff.

The National AIDS Commission has concluded a five-day Strategic Planning Retreat (January 13 – 17, 2025) aimed at developing a strategic road map in line with the Government’s ARREST agenda for five years.

The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, the Civil Service Agency, along with the Coordinators of NAC from the five reporting counties were part of the retreat as a means of fostering coordination and ensuring that the outlined strategies were in line with the National ARREST Agenda.

Some of the strategies outlined at the close of the retreat were to strengthen NAC’s partnership with other international organizations working to fight and prevent AIDS; working with the Ministry of Health to have direct access to its data system on AIDS related matters and to coordinate and decentralize HIV response across the entire Country.

Updating the retreat on its objectives, the National AIDS Commission, Executive Director, Solomon Hinneh, in his presentation, said the retreat was part of the continuous efforts to promote Government’s ARREST Agenda by reviewing existing documents of the Commission to ensure they meet its 2030 Sustainable Development Goal in the fight against AIDS.

In closing, the Chairperson of the Commission, Dr. Cecelia J. Nutu, lauded the organizers of the retreat for exerting all efforts in making sure that the exercise successfully met its targeted goals. Dr. Nuta appreciated the sponsor of the retreat, FHI360 for their financial contribution to the cost of the retreat.

She stressed the importance of employees sharing information and knowledge about the Commission. She disclosed that the information and knowledge acquired at the end of the retreat would help the institution meet its objectives as per the plan.

“From what we have gathered here for the last five days, everyone knows exactly what the problems are when it comes to the National AIDS Commission, and it requires our collective efforts in achieving the outlined plans for the next five years”.  She asserted.

Continuing, Dr. Nuta intoned, “I’m glad you were able to say some things we didn’t know. We will work to make sure that all these concerns are looked into and implemented, because from these discussions, the work has just started and each of us need to accomplish something this year and beyond”.

The NAC Boss then cautioned the workforce to demonstrate what she called   a team player approach on the job if the AIDS Commission must reach its set target and goal by 2030.

In separate remarks, the four Commissioners extolled the Retreat and Planning Committee for executing what they called an eye opening retreat and called for collective efforts to making sure the adopted strategies are achieved   and fully implemented.

Speaking on behalf of the Civil Service Agency, the Director of Welfare at the Civil Service Agency Rufus K. Johnson expressed thanks and appreciation to the Senior Management Team and charged them to seek the welfare of the staff in other to have a very vibrant and productive workforce.

At the climax of the retreat, the National AIDS Commission honored and awarded three of its staff and the Director for Welfare at the Civil Servants Agency (CSA) for their dedication to the discharge of their duties. Announcing the awards, the Executive Director of NAC, Solomon Hinneh, said the selection of the staff was based on meeting all the basic requirements set forth by the Committee.

Those recognized and honored were  Shaffa T. Kromah, Employee of the year, Joseph W. Nimely Jr, Best Team player of the year and William J. Trueh, most Punctual staff of the year, while, Rufus K. Johnson of the CSA received an award of appreciation for his continued services rendered the  Commission over the years.