During this meeting, 37 First Ladies and their representatives signed the OAFLA framework of action to combat HIV/AIDS. The framework defined the goals, guiding principles, beneficiaries, objectives, strategies and structures of OAFLA.
OAFLA aims to advocate for increased awareness and to mobilize resources for the development of leadership, policies and strategies. The organization re-enforces the capacities of First Ladies to respond effectively to the challenges presented by HIV/AIDS.
This is part of the OAFLA programme, with the major objective of strengthening and scaling up the efforts of the office of the First Lady of Uganda to respond more effectively to HIV/AIDS.
It is recognized that the First Lady of the Republic of Uganda, Hon. Janet Kataaha Museveni, has been at the forefront of fighting HIV/ AIDS since 1987, becoming part of the open and aggressive response to the epidemic catalyzed by the steadfast personal involvement of President Yoweri Museveni, government and other agencies, community groups, private sector and many others.
She has since initiated a number of HIVS/AIDS interventions that which have mainly addressed the plight of orphans, young people and women, building on the country’s ABC approach to HIV/AIDS prevention: A – Abstinence from premarital sex, B – Faithfulness among married couples and C – Condom use.
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