Swaziland national strategy for social and behaviour change communication, 2009-2014
Swaziland’s National Strategic Framework 2009-2014 (NSF) for response to HIV and AIDS is aimed at improving and expanding effective prevention, treatment and care to all Swazis. The new framework pushes for greater reliance on evidence informed
planning and the mainstreaming of strategies for social and behaviour change as catalysts for more effective prevention.
Prevention remains critical to Swaziland’s ability to gain control of the epidemic. In fact, its capacity to continue to support treatment, care and support is also dependent on
its success in preventing new infections.
Prevention within the NSF is positioned to “reduce incidence rates to levels at which the epidemic starts declining.”
1. To reduce overall HIV incidence from 3% to below 2.3% by 2014: The results sought for prevention are:
a. reduce HIV incidence among females aged 15-19 from 10.1% to 8% in 2014
b. reduce HIV incidence among males aged 15-19 from 1.9% to 1.5% in 2014
The NSF also seeks to increase life expectancy and increase the capacity of vulnerable households to cope with the impact of HIV.
