National HIV and Aids Policy 2014-2020

OBJECTIVE

The overall goal of the HIV AND AIDS Policy document remains to halt and reverse the prevalence of HIV by providing universal access to high standards of prevention, treatment, care and support services to people living with or affected by HIV AND AIDS in The Gambia in a conducive environment that will mitigate the impact of the epidemic and ensure the achievement of the socio-economic development of the Gambia as captured in Vision 2020.

CONTENT

The Specific Objectives of the Policy are:

• Have reduced new infections: reduced by 50% the percentage of young people age 15-24 who are infected in the population of every district in the country by 2018 (compared with a 2012 baseline) and by 80% by 2020.
•  Have reduced new infections: reduced by 50% the percentage of women age 25-34 years who are infected in the population of every district in the country by 2018 (compared with a 2012 baseline) and by 80% by 2020.
• Have eliminated new HIV infections in children (e MTCT): reduced new HIV infections in children by 90% in every district of the country by 2018 (compared with a 2012 baseline) and zero new infections in children by 2020.
• Have reduced HIV-related mortality: reduced HIV –related deaths by 50 % in every district of the country by 2018 (compared with a 2012 baseline) and by 80% by 2020.
• Have reduced stigma and discrimination of People Living with HIV: Increased by 50% the percentage of people willing to share meals with PLHIV, care for them and buy food from them in every district of the country by 2018 (compared with 2012 baseline) to achieve Zero discrimination of People Living with HIV by 2020.