Panama

National Commission for the Prevention and Control of Human Immunodeficiency Virus

The National Commission for the Prevention and Control of Human Immunodeficiency Virus is the highest body of consultation and guidance on HIV / AIDS in Panama. The commission collaborates on the elaboration of the Five-Year Multisectorial Strategic Plan and its fulfillment. It proposes policies, strategies and plans for the prevention and comprehensive care of HIV and AIDS, as well as its public communication, coordination and integration of the actions of the public, private and non-governmental sectors. Participating in the commission are the First Lady, Ministers of the Government and Justice, Health, Education, Social Development, Economy and Finance, and Labor Development sectors; members of civil organizations, people living with HIV, the President of the General Congresses of the Indigenous Peoples of Panama, the Ombudsman and the presidents of the Councils of Private Enterprise and the Ecumenical Council of Panama.

Institutional design

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Formalization: is the innovation embedded in the constitution or legislation, in an administrative act, or not formalized at all?

Frequency: how often does the innovation take place: only once, sporadically, or is it permanent or regular?

Mode of Selection of Participants: is the innovation open to all participants, access is restricted to some kind of condition, or both methods apply?

Type of participants: those who participate are individual citizens, civil society organizations, private stakeholders or a combination of those?

Decisiveness: does the innovation takes binding, non-binding or no decision at all?

Co-governance: is there involvement of the government in the process or not?

Formalization
embedded in the constitution/legislation 
Frequency
regular
Mode of selection of participants
both 
Type of participants
citizens civil society  
Decisiveness
democratic innovation yields a binding decision  
Co-Governance
yes 

Means


  • Deliberation
  • Direct Voting
  • E-Participation
  • Citizen Representation

Ends


  • Accountability
  • Responsiveness
  • Rule of Law
  • Political Inclusion
  • Social Equality

Policy cycle

Agenda setting
Formulation and decision-making
Implementation
Policy Evaluation

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