§ Mr. SarwarTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will make a statement on aid to Uganda for HIV projects. [137117]
§ Hilary BennWe are addressing HIV/AIDS in Uganda through an HIV Umbrella Programme, which has an allocation of £6.2 million for 2002–2005. Our Programme's purpose is to improve the coordination and monitoring of the Uganda's Strategic HIV/AIDS Framework. This Framework is an important component of Uganda's overall Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP), and aims to: monitor HIV prevalence; provide guidance for activities aimed at preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS and mitigating its effects; and help mobilise resources to implement national AIDS programmes. UK assistance also supports the Government of Uganda's improving its own capacity to take effective action against HIV/AIDS, plus service delivery and research on HIV/AIDS by civil society organisations.