Transport is one of the most HIV/AIDS vulnerable sectors in the formal economy and the Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) is part of that sector. The ERA is characterized by a large (more than 12000 employees) and highly mobile workforce found all over the country to cover various transport needs through its contribution in providing a better (quality and quantity) road network. While conducting their assignments in remote areas from home, the employees of the Organization are socially fragile and easily exposed to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

To arrest the progress of HIV/AIDS in the workplaces of the Ethiopian Roads Authority, decisive efforts in the areas of prevention, care and support have been initiated among the ERA staff, for the benefits of their health, wealth and their families. However, in order to substantiate the efforts efficiently and effectively, the formulation of a policy instrument is mandatory to strengthen operational interventions in an organization such as the ERA..

As it is well known, that a healthy workforce is a critical input to the success of an organization and it is on the basis of this conviction that this policy is designed. I therefore hope that this Policy would assist in strengthening a conducive environment that will contribute to having an ERA workforce free of HIV/AIDS.

Finally, I would like to urge and encourage everyone within the ERA to play a role that can make a difference for our common future.