In response to the spread of the virus, National AIDS and STIs Control Programme (NASCOP) was established in 1987 to spearhead interventions on the fight against HIV/AIDS. The Kenya government prepared the sessional paper no. 4 of 1997 on AIDS as part of the contemporary long term framework. Besides, after declaring AIDS a national disaster in 1999, the government established the National AIDS Control Council (NACC) to co-ordinate the multi-sectoral National Strategic Plan (2000-2005), with five priority areas namely:-

• Prevention and Advocacy,
• Care and support,
• Monitoring, evaluation and research and Management and coordination.

The Ministry of Health spearheads the campaign on HIV/AIDS through the National AIDS and STIs Control Programme NASCOP a division in the Ministry.