Deadline: 5 October 2016
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an agency of Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is seeking applications from eligible organisations for a program entitled “Strengthening Clinical Services for People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in Central America under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)” with an aim to improve quality of clinical services, survival, retention and adherence of PLHIV, and the national cascades and 90-90-90 targets through e-learning and capacity building at participating sites in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
The program will support for concrete efforts that assist ministries of health in CA to strengthen clinical services for PLHIV, including e-learning, in-service trainings, and case study discussions among health care providers on opportunistic infection diagnosis, management of antiretroviral therapy (ART) outcomes and strategies to improve adherence in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
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 inter-current 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.
Funding Information
- Approximate Total Fiscal Year Funding: $500,000
- Total Project Period Length: 5 year(s)
Focus Activities
- Implement a woman- and girl-centered approach;
- Increase impact through strategic coordination and integration;
- Strengthen and leverage key multilateral organizations, global health partnerships and private sector engagement;
- Encourage country ownership and invest in country-led plans;
- Build sustainability through investments in health systems;
- Improve metrics, monitoring and evaluation;
- Promote research, development and innovation
Expected Outcomes
- Short-term Outcomes
- Increased knowledge and competencies on HIV clinical management among participating health care providers.
- Improved clinical outcome of PLHIV (viral suppression) receiving care from participating health care providers
- Intermediate Outcomes
- Improved clinical management of PLHIV receiving care from participating health care providers
- (timely diagnosis and treatment of opportunistic infections, treatment optimization, and effective management of ART side effects)
- Increased adherence and retention among PLHIV at participating sites
- Long-term Outcomes
- Improved clinical outcomes of PLHIV (viral suppression) receiving care from participating health care providers
- Increased quality of services provided by participating health care providers.
Eligibility Criteria
Unrestricted
How to Apply
Interested applicants must submit their applications electronically via given website.
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