The
government's HIV/AIDS policy
has the overall objective
of providing an enabling environment
for the prevention and mitigation
of HIV/AIDS. Its specific
objectives are to:
Establish effective HIV/AIDS
prevention and mitigation
strategies to curb the spread
of the epidemic
Promote a broad, multi-sectoral
response to HIV/AIDS, including
more effective coordination
and resource mobilization
by government, NGOs, the private
sector, and communities
Encourage government sectors,
NGOs, the private sector,
and communities to take measures
to alleviate the social and
economic impact of HIV/AIDS
Support a proper institutional,
home-, and community-based
health care and psychological
environment for PWHA, orphans,
and surviving dependents
Safeguard the human rights
of PWHA and avoid discrimination
against them
Empower women, youth, and
other vulnerable groups to
take action to protect themselves
against HIV
Promote and encourage research
activities targeted toward
preventive, curative, and
rehabilitative aspects of
HIV/AIDS
In
1985 the government of Ethiopia
established a national task
force to address prevention
and control of HIV/AIDS. The
task force issued the first
AIDS control strategy by the
end of 1985.
