Liberia: Nation Launches National Strategic Framework on HIV-Aids

The National AIDS Commission of Liberia on Thursday, August 5, launched the National HIV and AIDS Strategic Framework 2010-2014 at the Monrovia City Hall. The National Strategic Framework was launched on behalf of President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, who is also the Chair of the National AIDS Commission, by Dr. Edward McClain, Minister of State for Presidential Affairs.

The National HIV and AIDS Strategic Framework 2010-2014 will provide a framework for efforts aimed at preventing the spread of HIV and mitigating its impact on society. The two main goals of the five-year National Strategic Framework include: containing HIV prevalence among the general population to below 1.5 percent by 2014, and mitigating the impact of the epidemic on the health and wellbeing of persons infected and affected by HIV.

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