The regional AIDS programme area component is focusing on the contribution of the health sector response to HIV/AIDS through acceleration of prevention and treatment and care. The following strategic approaches are being:
- Enabling people to know their HIV status through confidential HIV testing and counselling promoting the implementation of PITC approach;
- Maximizing the health sector's contribution to HIV prevention including new interventions such as male circumcision, positive prevention, prevention among most at risk population;
- Accelerating the scale-up of HIV/AIDS treatment and care and support including care for children;
- Increasing the contribution of AIDS program in health system strengthening using the Primary Health care approach;
- Strengthening the resource mobilization and partnership;
- Investing in strategic information to guide a more effective response including operational research.