About Us:   The Action Group for Health, Human Rightsand HIV/AIDS (AGHA) is an indigenous Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) founded in July 2003 to mobilize health professionals and health consumers to address issues of human rights as they relate to health, with a specific focus on HIV/AIDS. AGHA brings together doctors, nurses and other professionals with NGOs interested in promoting human rights in the health sector to create local and national networks dedicated to health advocacy.   AGHA currently operates in four districts: Rakai, Tororo, Mbarara, and Kampala where the secretariat is based, and is managed by a core team of four staff: the Executive Director, Programme Coordinator of Administration and Training, Accounts Officer and the Administrative Assistant. Additionally, AGHA has welcomed international volunteers and fellows who contribute to the organization's growth and development. Mission: To raise the awareness of all health care providers and the communities they serve in Uganda about the human rights aspects in health with emphasis on HIV/AIDS.    Vision: A world of total justice devoid of discrimination based on color, ethnicity, religion or any other affiliation and free of HIV/AIDS and its disastrous effects. Objectives: Training and educating health providers and the communities they serve on global health advocacy and the relationship between health and human rights; Conducting advocacy and media publicity for observation of human rights; Researching aspects of human rights violations that impair health; Networking and collaborating with other human rights organizations to advocate for human rights-based health policies and programs. Core Values: We respect and value the sanctity of human life and dignity We respect and value individual and community values We believe that everyone has fundamental health rights and must have the opportunity to improve his or her quality of life. We believe in the power of community to be better if unimpeded by disease and poverty towards achieving all aspects of health and human rights. We believe in collaborative ways of working and strong transparent partnership.