Mr. Tony Lupiwa
Acting Director
Mr. Tony Lupiwa is currently the Acting Deputy Director of the National AIDS Council Secretariat. His role is to assist the Director of the NACS in the management of the organization, to represent the Director at HIV stakeholder meetings, and to perform the role of the Director when the current Director is on Duty travel.
His other current role as Deputy Director is to lead the roll-out of the new STI & HIV Strategy 2018-2022 and assist the Director in the overall coordination of the National HIV Response.
Mr. Lupiwa is the Manager for the division of M & E, Reporting and Research at NACS. He leads the overall monitoring of the National Response to HIV and AIDS. He also heads the Research Coordination Unit which is the secretariat to the National Research Advisory Committee (RAC) that coordinates all HIV research conducted in PNG.
Mr. Lupiwa has managed HIV and STI research programs and has extensive knowledge and experience in research, which allows him to contribute to the development and review of national policies in the Asia Pacific region. His broad experience has enabled him to lead post and pre-graduate training programs at the PNG Institute of Medical Research in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province and at NACS.
He has spent over 25 years at the PNG Institute of Medical Research in Goroka, where he was part of the first team of HIV researchers doing the early research on HIV and STI in PNG. Mr. Lupiwa is known for his contribution to Health Research in PNG, specializing in STI and HIV research, Pneumonia and Diarrheal Diseases. He is a co-author to over 70 publications in peer reviewed Journal and other national documents around the world. He has presented PNG’s STI and HIV research data in many International and National Conferences. He has been a member of the PNG Medical Society for over 30 years and he is a regular presenter at the Annual Medical Symposiums in PNG.
Mr. Lupiwa holds a Master of Medical Sciences (MMSc) (in HIV and STIs) from the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Papua New Guinea.
He also holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc), Post Graduate Diploma in Science (PGDSc) and Diploma in HIV and AIDS (Thailand).
Mr. Victor Aisa
Deputy Director
Mr. Victor Aisa is the Manager, Finance and Administration and Corporate Services Division since 2011. His role involves coordinating and managing the operations and functions of Finance and Accounts, Procurement and Administration, Human Resources Management and Development, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Assets Management, Cleaning and Securities.
Victor’s previous employment includes Assistant Director Finance and Administration for the Department of Mineral Policy and Geohazards Management; Manager Health Sector Improvement Program for the Department of Health; Executive Manager Finance and Administration for Water and Sewerage Limited t/a Eda Ranu and Assistant Secretary Expenditure Control Division, Assistant Secretary Accounting Division, Assistant Secretary Provincial Liaison Division of the Department of Finance.
He has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) at Central Queensland University (CQU) in Australia, A Diploma in Management at Central Queensland University (CQU) in Australia, A Certificate in Government Financial Administration at ACPAC Training Centre in Sydney Australia and A Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy at Papua New Guinea University of Technology PNG.
Victor is a member of the professional bodies of Papua New Guinea Certified Public Accountants (CPA) and the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA PNG Chapter).
Mr. Jacob Pakao
Manager Corporate Services
Mr. Valentine Tangoh
Manager Advocacy & Social Mobilization
Ms. Veronica Samof
Manager Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Reporting
Mr. Steven Amu
Manager Policy and Planning
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