national priorities and strategies as well as providing guidance for all stakeholders involved in the fight against HIV and AIDS. The NSF clarifies the roles and responsibilities of districts, ministries and sectors in terms of planning and implementation. The review of the Second Medium Term Plan for HIV and AIDS and the National HIV and AIDS Assessment helped the government in identifying the five priority areas of the Botswana’s National Response, namely, (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Prevention of HIV infection; Provision of Care and Support; Strengthened Management of the National Response to HIV and AIDS; Psycho-social and economic Impact Mitigation; and Provision of a Strengthened Legal and Ethical Environment. Botswana has identified prevention as the first priority of the national response. The NSF 2010-2016 was reviewed in 2014 to align the national response priority with the latest developments in HIV and AIDS. The Revised National Population Policy, 2010 has as its goal the “improved quality of life and standard of living of all people in Botswana”. HIV and AIDS, as a key national challenge, receives due attention in this Policy. One of the policy objectives is to “control the spread of HIV, reduce AIDS deaths and manage the impact of HIV and AIDS on the economy and its repercussions on the society”. Botswana has carried out a lot of sensitisation about the dangers of teenage pregnancies and HIV and AIDS. The Government has integrated Family Life/Sexual Health Education into the new primary and secondary school syllabi. In 2006, the Short Term Plan of Action on Care of Orphans (STPA) was reviewed. Among the key recommendations, was the need to develop a national Policy for Orphans and vulnerable children, and a long term plan of action for the implementation of the policy. In response thereto, The Botswana National Plan of Action for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (NPA) (2010-2016) was developed and is being implemented. The review of the STPA made it clear that there are four key issues that should be given particular attention during the implementation of a NPA and these are: a. The need to remove duplications and overlaps, developing standards of service and role clarifications across the social service delivery sector to ensure improved efficiency and effectiveness. 55 | P a g e