The National Association of People Living with HIV and AIDS, affectionately known as NAPWA-South Africa) serves as a vehicle for change through empowerment, and strives to achieve fundamental socio-economic change for the well being of people infected and affected by HIV and AIDS. NAPWA-South Africa is committed and dedicated to raise awareness in aid of halting the wave of HIV and AIDS related discrimination and stigma throughout South Africa.

NAPWA is a non-political, non-discriminatory, non-governmental membership based organization which facilitates and advocates for the social-economic development of people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS and the creation of social structures that address issues of care, support and prevention, working in partnership with relevant organizations and the broader community.

NAPWA Wellness Management Centre is based at Germiston, Gauteng Province provides clinical treatment, nutritional and psychosocial support to sick people living with HIV and AIDS that are poor and unemployed. A qualified medical doctor attends to patients from Monday to Fridays, between 08h00 and 12h00.