The central advisory, planning, and policy-making body for the comprehensive and integrated HIV & AIDS prevention and control program in the country.

• Develop the AIDS Medium Term Plan (AMTP) in collaboration with relevant government agencies, CSOs, the PLHIV community, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure the operationalization and implementation of the AIDS Medium Term Plan (AMTP).
• Strengthen the collaboration between government agencies and CSOs involved in implementing the national HIV and AIDS response, including the delivery of HIV and AIDS-related services.
• Develop and ensure the implementation of the guidelines and policies provided in the Act, including other policies that may be necessary to implement the AIDS Medium Term Plan (AMTP).
• Monitor the progress of the response to the country’s HIV and AIDS situation.
• Monitor the implementation of the AIDS Medium Term Plan (AMTP), undertake mid-term assessments, and evaluate its impact.
• Mobilize sources of funds for the AIDS Medium Term Plan (AMTP).
• Mobilize its members to monitor and evaluate HIV-related programs, policies, and services within their mandate.
• Coordinate, organize, and work in partnership with the collection, research, prevention, and treatment modalities on HIV and AIDS, and ensure foreign-funded programs are aligned to the national response.
• Advocate for policy reforms to Congress and other government agencies to strengthen the country’s response to the HIV and AIDS situation.
• Submit an annual report to the Office of the President, Congress, and the members of the Council.
• Identify gaps in the national response on the part of government agencies and its partners from civil society and international organizations, to develop and implement the initial interventions required in these situations; and
• Recommend policies and programs that will institutionalize or continue the interventions required in addressing the gaps identified in the national response to the HIV and AIDS situation of the country.