Institutional Member: CHAAG

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The CHAAG network (originally ‘Para 55’) was established to promote and monitor the implementation of paragraph 55 in the communiqué issued at the Commonwealth heads of Government Meeting in South Africa in 1999. Paragraph 55 called upon the Heads of Commonwealth states to give personal leadership to combating HIV & AIDS. CHAAG is a multidisciplinary group of Commonwealth Associations and civil society organisations that have an interest in promoting the Commonwealth response to HIV and AIDS. The purpose of CHAAG is to promote and undertake a multi-sectoral and multi-disciplinary approach to combating HIV and AIDS in Commonwealth Countries. CHAAG aims to influence Commonwealth Heads of Governments and Ministers to focus more resources and attention on HIV and AIDS and urges the public and private sectors and international organisations to address the challenges presented by HIV and AIDS. To find out more about CHAAG, please visit their website 

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