STAC is one of the Regional Centres of SAARC working for prevention and control of TB and HIV/AIDS in the Region by coordinating the efforts of the national Tuberculosis Control Programmes (NTPs) and National AIDS Control Programmes (NACPs) of Member States.
The Governing Board
The Centre has a Governing Board consisting of 10 Members, as below:
One representative from each SAARC Member States
7
Representative from SAARC Secretariat
1
Representative from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,His Majesty's Government of Nepal
1
Member Secretary (Director of the Centre)
1
Meeting of the Governing Board
The Governing Board meets once in a year to plan the programmes and budget for the coming year and review the progress of the previous year. The first meeting of the Board was held from 24-25 March 1992 in Kathmandu, which adopted the first rules and regulations for smooth functioning of the Centre.
