Noerine Kaleeba

[3] In June 1986, Kaleeba received a call that her husband, Christopher, had become very sick while he was in England working on his masters in sociology and political science.

[1] The goal of the organization was to help provide support to people who have been diagnosed with AIDS and their loved ones.

[5] Based on the concept of "positive living", TASO was one of the first community responses to AIDS in Africa and is today one of the leading examples in AIDS care and support and community education for prevention in resource-limited settings.

[5] She also currently works as a program development adviser, Africa, for the "Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS" (UNAIDS).

[citation needed] Her book, We Miss You All: AIDS In The Family is a touching account of how HIV/AIDS came into her life, and how she came to be on the front lines fighting the disease.