DHHS-CGH: Technical Assistance to the Provincial Health Offices in Zambia to Support Optimized HIV Case Finding, Treatment, Viral Suppression, Retention and HIV Epidemic Control Under PEPFAR

Deadline: 27 February 2020

The Department of Health and Human Services, Centres for Disease Control is seeking applications to provide Technical Assistance to the Provincial Health Offices in Zambia to Support Optimized HIV Case Finding, Treatment, Viral Suppression, Retention and HIV Epidemic Control under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

Goals

Achieving primary prevention of HIV infection through activities such as expanding confidential counseling and testing programs linked with evidence based behavioral change and building programs to reduce mother-to-child transmission;
Improving the care and treatment of HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and related opportunistic infections by improving STI management; enhancing laboratory diagnostic capacity and the care and treatment of opportunistic infections; interventions for intercurrent diseases impacting HIV infected patients including tuberculosis (TB); and initiating programs to provide anti-retroviral therapy (ART);
Strengthening the capacity of countries to collect and use surveillance data and manage national HIV/AIDS programs by expanding HIV/STI/TB surveillance programs and strengthening laboratory support for surveillance, diagnosis, treatment, disease monitoring, and HIV screening for blood safety;
Developing, validating, and/or evaluating public health programs to inform, improve, and target appropriate interventions, as related to the prevention, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS, TB, and opportunistic infections.

Program Outcomes

Short-Term Outcomes:

Increased capacity of site level staff to provide quality HIV/TB services
Increased coverage of core HIV/TB services across clinical cascade
Increased data management capacity and data quality at all levels (site, district, and provincial)
Increased capacity of provincial and district leadership to provide coordination and program oversight
Increased knowledge and adherence to HIV/TB policies/guidelines
Improved functionality of systems for program implementation
Improved performance on key HIV/TB indicators at the provincial level

Intermediate Outcomes:

Improved patient outcomes and retention in care
Increased quality of HIV/TB services and compliance with international standards
Improved coordination and oversight of HIV/TB programs in the province
Increased monitoring and implementation of HIV/TB programs at primary level
Improved data quality and management systems

Long-Term Outcomes:

Increased provincial level performance to enable HIV sustained epidemic control

Funding Information

Approximate Total Fiscal Year Funding: $16,000,000

Eligibility Criteria

Government Organizations:
- Political subdivisions of States (in consultation with States)
Non-government Organizations:
- Alaska Native health corporations
- Tribal epidemiology centers
- Urban Indian health organizations
- Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education)
- Nonprofit without 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education)
- Research institutions (that will perform activities deemed as non-research)
Colleges and Universities
Community-based organizations
Faith-based organizations (FBOs)
For-profit organizations (other than small business)
Hospitals
Small, minority, and women-owned businesses
All Other