The Principles of Effective HIV Prevention

The Principles of Effective HIV Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support
The 2005 UNAIDS policy position paper on Intensifying HIV Prevention34 provides a
global framework to help guide all HIV prevention efforts and is reflected in UNAIDS’
response to HIV and sex work.35
The UNAIDS prevention framework is based on the following principles.
All HIV prevention, treatment, care and support efforts/programmes must have
as their fundamental basis the promotion, protection and respect of human rights
including gender equality.
HIV prevention, treatment, care and support programmes must be differentiated
and locally adapted to the relevant epidemiological, economic, social and cultural
contexts in which they are implemented.
HIV prevention, treatment, care and support actions must be evidence-informed,
based on what is known and proven to be effective and investment to expand the
evidence base should be strengthened.
HIV prevention, treatment, care and support programmes must be comprehensive
in scope, using the full range of policy and programmatic interventions known
to be effective.
HIV prevention is for life; therefore, both delivery of existing interventions as
well as research and development of new technologies require a long-term and
sustained effort, recognizing that results will only be seen over the longer-term
and need to be maintained.
HIV prevention, treatment, care and support programming must be at a coverage,
scale and intensity that is enough to make a critical difference.
Community participation of those for whom HIV prevention, treatment, care and
support programmes are planned is critical for their impact.