NAPS honours staff, partners in HIV/AIDS fight

Laudable leadership: Dr. Shanti Singh, Head of NAPS accepts her award for outstanding work in the health sector, particularly in the area of HIV/AIDS. In this photo Dr. Singh accepts the award from Health Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy. (Jules Gibson photo)

The National AIDS Pro-gramme Secretariat (NAPS) on Tuesday hosted its annual appreciation activity for its staff and partners who performed exceptionally well in helping it to fight HIV/AIDS, create awareness about the disease and eradicate discrimination.

The Government Informa-tion Agency (GINA) said the Ministry of Home Affairs was awarded with a plaque for being the most outstanding non-health ministry working to mitigate the spread of HIV/