RHRU aims to contribute to the development of quality sexual & reproductive health and HIV care by:
- supporting the South African government in the development of new policies that are evidence-based
- assisting national, provincial and local government with the implementation of approved policies
- improving the knowledge and skills of service providers relating to sexual & reproductive health and HIV
- promoting an appropriate research agenda to further inform policy and programmatic interventions
- disseminating information, programmes and research to relevant local and international organisations
- establishing models of best practice capable of being extended/expanded to other sites