NPAN's mission includes local, national as well as international populations and is fourfold:*Education, advocacy and emotional support to those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS*Research in the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS*Remove stigma associated with the disease*Prevention of HIV from the time of preconception through youth

The Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group,is now called, International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Network (IMPAACT). IMPAACT is the preeminent organization in the world for evaluating treatments for HIV-infected children and adolescents, and for developing new approaches for the interruption of mother-to-infant transmission. IMPAACT is a joint effort of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Institute for Child Health and Human… Show more The Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group,is now called, International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Network (IMPAACT). IMPAACT is the preeminent organization in the world for evaluating treatments for HIV-infected children and adolescents, and for developing new approaches for the interruption of mother-to-infant transmission. IMPAACT is a joint effort of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Show less