8.6 HIV/AIDS policy statement, Uganda
The Uganda Ministry of Works, Housing and Communications’ policy statement on HIV/AIDS is a framework for mainstreaming prevention in the roads sector. The statement builds on existing HIV/AIDS policies and national development frameworks.
The objectives of the policy are to exploit the potential of road infrastructure and transport services related to roads:
- To reduce the vulnerability and risk of HIV/AIDS transmission in the roads sector
- To mitigate the effects of HIV/AIDS in the roads sector
- To improve the sector's capacity to respond to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
The policy provides guidance for programming, designing, appraising, implementing, and monitoring and evaluating interventions. It is important for the effective mainstreaming of HIV/AIDS interventions in the roads sector and shows how the Ministry of Works, Housing and Communications supports and contributes to the national HIV/AIDS multi-sector response.
Issuing body: Ministry of Works, Housing and Communications, Republic of Uganda
Type: Policy statement
Status: Unknown
Title: [Roads sub-sector HIV/AIDS policy statement]
File type: Word document
File size: 162 KB
Year of publication: 2003
Number of pages: 42
