Table 1 Program managers, number interviewed and their roles in policy implementation

District/municipal management Teams

6

Receive policy and guidelines from regional level, train healthcare providers and ensure policy implementation, overseeing, and monitoring HIV activities at the district level

Coordinates HIV treatment, care and support at the district and facility levels

Hospitals Laboratory

6

Provides clinical care for HIV patients at the facility level, monitoring HIV viral load suppression through viral load testing, ordering logistics, ensures logistics availability for smooth implementation of policies, Generates hospital data for monitoring adherence, logistics management, stock-out of antiretroviral

Ghana AIDS Commission

1

Coordinates HIV treatment policy development. Formulate HIV/AIDS policy, direct and coordinate activities in response to HIV and AIDS

Formulate policies and strategies on HIV and AIDS and determine program priorities

* Provide high-level advocacy for HIV and AIDS prevention and control

* Provide leadership in national planning, supervision, and support of the HIV and AIDS program

* Plan and coordinate activities in relation to the national HIV and AIDS response

* Mobilize, control and manage resources available for the achievement of the object of the Commission and monitor the allocation and utilization of the resources

* Foster linkages among all stakeholders

* Generate strategic information to influence policy, strategies, planning, and use of resources

* Promote research and dissemination of information on HIV and AIDS and documentation of persons living with HIV and

* Monitor and evaluate programs of the national HIV and AIDS response

National AIDS Control Program

1

Coordinates HIV treatment policy implementation at the regional and district levels overseeing, and monitoring HIV activities

Ghana Network of people living with HIV

1

Represents the voice of persons living with HIV

Contribute to a broad range of activities from advocacy, human rights, ethics and legal considerations, and represent the key interface with the scientific community

Convey expectations and concerns from the public for PLWH