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AFYA KWANZA PROJECT FOR PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE HIV PREVENTION, CARE, TREATMENT, AND SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA - THE PEPFAR AFYA KWANZA PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE THE STRATEGIC GOALS AND OUTCOMES OF THE PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE HIV PREVENTION, CARE, TREATMENT, AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA UNDER THE PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS RELIEF (PEPFAR). THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE HIV CARE AND TREATMENT TO ALL HIV+ INDIVIDUALS ALONG THE CLINICAL CASCADE AND, IN ADDITION TO DIRECT PATIENT SERVICES, INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WITHIN THE HEALTH SYSTEM, RIGOROUS MONITORING AND EVALUATION, AND LABORATORY STRENGTHENING. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS DECREASING NEW INFECTIONS, ACHIEVING SUSTAINED VIRAL SUPPRESSION, AND REACHING EPIDEMIC CONTROL. AFYA-KWANZA MEANS 'HEALTH FIRST' IN KI-SWAHILI, A NAME RECOGNIZING HEALTH AS A FIRST PRIORITY FOR THE PEOPLE OF TANZANIA. IT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN DAR ES SALAAM, KAGERA, PWANI, KIGOMA, AND ZANZIBAR-WITH A TOTAL POPULATION OF NEARLY 14 MILLION PEOPLE. LED BY MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FOR HEALTH (MDH) AS PRIME GRANTEE, AFYA-KWANZA INCLUDES AS CORE PARTNERS: TANZANIA HEALTH PROMOTION SUPPORT (THPS) AND POPULATION COUNCIL, AND AS IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS (IPS) ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES (LGA), SIX COMMUNITY-BASED NGOS (ZAYEDESA, ZYF (FOR KEY POPULATIONS), ZAPHA, BAKAIDS-TIPP, SHIDEPHA, KIMARA PEERS, AND PASADA), AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV NETWORKS. BOTH MDH AND THPS ARE CDC-FUNDED TANZANIAN NATIONAL HEALTH-SERVICES NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK TO INTEGRATE HIV TESTING AND CARE SERVICES CURRENTLY WITHIN 486 HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN DAR ES SALAAM, KAGERA, PWANI, KIGOMA, AND ZANZIBAR. POPULATION COUNCIL IS A US-BASED INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, HEAD-QUARTERED IN NEW YORK CITY AND WITH 35 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING IN TANZANIA ON ISSUES CRITICAL TO GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN. THE AFYA KWANZA PROJECT WILL USE THE DISTRICT APPROACH TO IMPLEMENT PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVE PROJECT GOALS. THIS IS A DECENTRALIZED IMPLEMENTATION STRUCTURE THAT EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY SUPPORTS SITES AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL WHERE MORE THAN 99% OF CARE AND TREATMENT CENTERS IN TANZANIA ARE LOCATED AND MANAGED. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE USING THIS APPROACH SHOWS WORKING THROUGH DISTRICT-LEVEL HEALTH AUTHORITIES BUILDS ACCOUNTABILITY AND OWNERSHIP OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND ENSURES COMPREHENSIVE AND TARGETED TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT, FURTHERING SUSTAINABILITY. OTHER FEATURES OF THE PROJECT APPROACH INCLUDE: (1) A COMPLEMENTARY TEAM OF IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS TO STEP UP GRASS-ROOT CAPACITIES TO ADAPT AND SCALE UP FOCUSED HIV TESTING SERVICES AND STRENGTHEN EFFECTIVE LINKAGES OF NEWLY DIAGNOSED PEOPLE TO CARE, TREATMENT, RETENTION, AND SUPPORT (SUCH AS ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT SERVICES); (2) STRONG ENGAGEMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TANZANIA TO STRENGTHEN CLINICAL, LABORATORY, DATA USAGE, AND SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABILITY; (3) WORKING WITH OTHER US GOVERNMENT-FUNDED PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER PARTNERS TO ENSURE IMMEDIATE LINKAGE AND FOLLOW-UP FOR PEOPLE IDENTIFIED AS HIV+ IN COMMUNITY GROUPS, ORPHANAGES AND INFORMAL SETTINGS; AND (4) DEPLOYMENT OF HIGHLY EXPERIENCED TANZANIAN SCIENTISTS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, LOGISTIC EXPERTS, AND PROJECT MANAGERS WHO COMBINE WORLD CLASS HIV PREVENTION, CARE, AND TREATMENT EXPERTISE WITH LOCAL UNDERSTANDING AND NETWORKS NECESSARY FOR DECREASING NEW INFECTIONS, ACHIEVING SUSTAINED VIRAL SUPPRESSION, AND REACHING EPIDEMIC CONTROL. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COUNTRY'S HSSP IV, HHSSP IV, AND PEPFAR COP 2017/2018 WILL BE SCALED UP AND ALL INTERVENTIONS WILL BE OUTCOME-ORIENTED. AFYA KWANZA CONTINUES THE GOT'S DECADES' LONG PARTNERSHIP WITH PEPFAR WHICH HAS REDUCED HIV PREVALENCE ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HAS EXPANDED HIV CARE AND TREATMENT. THE AFYA KWANZA PROJECT IS THE NEST STEP IN ADDRESSING REMAINING AND HIGHLIGHTED GAPS IN THE HIV CARE CLINICAL CASCADE AND IN ACHIEVING UNAIDS 90-90-90 GOALS AND EPIDEMIC CONTROL.
$0 7/26/24 Not listed
AFYA KWANZA PROJECT FOR PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE HIV PREVENTION, CARE, TREATMENT, AND SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA - THE PEPFAR AFYA KWANZA PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE THE STRATEGIC GOALS AND OUTCOMES OF THE PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE HIV PREVENTION, CARE, TREATMENT, AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA UNDER THE PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS RELIEF (PEPFAR). THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE HIV CARE AND TREATMENT TO ALL HIV+ INDIVIDUALS ALONG THE CLINICAL CASCADE AND, IN ADDITION TO DIRECT PATIENT SERVICES, INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WITHIN THE HEALTH SYSTEM, RIGOROUS MONITORING AND EVALUATION, AND LABORATORY STRENGTHENING. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS DECREASING NEW INFECTIONS, ACHIEVING SUSTAINED VIRAL SUPPRESSION, AND REACHING EPIDEMIC CONTROL. AFYA-KWANZA MEANS 'HEALTH FIRST' IN KI-SWAHILI, A NAME RECOGNIZING HEALTH AS A FIRST PRIORITY FOR THE PEOPLE OF TANZANIA. IT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN DAR ES SALAAM, KAGERA, PWANI, KIGOMA, AND ZANZIBAR-WITH A TOTAL POPULATION OF NEARLY 14 MILLION PEOPLE. LED BY MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FOR HEALTH (MDH) AS PRIME GRANTEE, AFYA-KWANZA INCLUDES AS CORE PARTNERS: TANZANIA HEALTH PROMOTION SUPPORT (THPS) AND POPULATION COUNCIL, AND AS IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS (IPS) ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES (LGA), SIX COMMUNITY-BASED NGOS (ZAYEDESA, ZYF (FOR KEY POPULATIONS), ZAPHA, BAKAIDS-TIPP, SHIDEPHA, KIMARA PEERS, AND PASADA), AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV NETWORKS. BOTH MDH AND THPS ARE CDC-FUNDED TANZANIAN NATIONAL HEALTH-SERVICES NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK TO INTEGRATE HIV TESTING AND CARE SERVICES CURRENTLY WITHIN 486 HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN DAR ES SALAAM, KAGERA, PWANI, KIGOMA, AND ZANZIBAR. POPULATION COUNCIL IS A US-BASED INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, HEAD-QUARTERED IN NEW YORK CITY AND WITH 35 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING IN TANZANIA ON ISSUES CRITICAL TO GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN. THE AFYA KWANZA PROJECT WILL USE THE DISTRICT APPROACH TO IMPLEMENT PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVE PROJECT GOALS. THIS IS A DECENTRALIZED IMPLEMENTATION STRUCTURE THAT EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY SUPPORTS SITES AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL WHERE MORE THAN 99% OF CARE AND TREATMENT CENTERS IN TANZANIA ARE LOCATED AND MANAGED. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE USING THIS APPROACH SHOWS WORKING THROUGH DISTRICT-LEVEL HEALTH AUTHORITIES BUILDS ACCOUNTABILITY AND OWNERSHIP OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND ENSURES COMPREHENSIVE AND TARGETED TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT, FURTHERING SUSTAINABILITY. OTHER FEATURES OF THE PROJECT APPROACH INCLUDE: (1) A COMPLEMENTARY TEAM OF IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS TO STEP UP GRASS-ROOT CAPACITIES TO ADAPT AND SCALE UP FOCUSED HIV TESTING SERVICES AND STRENGTHEN EFFECTIVE LINKAGES OF NEWLY DIAGNOSED PEOPLE TO CARE, TREATMENT, RETENTION, AND SUPPORT (SUCH AS ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT SERVICES); (2) STRONG ENGAGEMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TANZANIA TO STRENGTHEN CLINICAL, LABORATORY, DATA USAGE, AND SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABILITY; (3) WORKING WITH OTHER US GOVERNMENT-FUNDED PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER PARTNERS TO ENSURE IMMEDIATE LINKAGE AND FOLLOW-UP FOR PEOPLE IDENTIFIED AS HIV+ IN COMMUNITY GROUPS, ORPHANAGES AND INFORMAL SETTINGS; AND (4) DEPLOYMENT OF HIGHLY EXPERIENCED TANZANIAN SCIENTISTS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, LOGISTIC EXPERTS, AND PROJECT MANAGERS WHO COMBINE WORLD CLASS HIV PREVENTION, CARE, AND TREATMENT EXPERTISE WITH LOCAL UNDERSTANDING AND NETWORKS NECESSARY FOR DECREASING NEW INFECTIONS, ACHIEVING SUSTAINED VIRAL SUPPRESSION, AND REACHING EPIDEMIC CONTROL. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COUNTRY'S HSSP IV, HHSSP IV, AND PEPFAR COP 2017/2018 WILL BE SCALED UP AND ALL INTERVENTIONS WILL BE OUTCOME-ORIENTED. AFYA KWANZA CONTINUES THE GOT'S DECADES' LONG PARTNERSHIP WITH PEPFAR WHICH HAS REDUCED HIV PREVALENCE ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HAS EXPANDED HIV CARE AND TREATMENT. THE AFYA KWANZA PROJECT IS THE NEST STEP IN ADDRESSING REMAINING AND HIGHLIGHTED GAPS IN THE HIV CARE CLINICAL CASCADE AND IN ACHIEVING UNAIDS 90-90-90 GOALS AND EPIDEMIC CONTROL.
$0 2/6/24 Not listed
AFYA KWANZA PROJECT FOR PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE HIV PREVENTION, CARE, TREATMENT, AND SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA - THE PEPFAR AFYA KWANZA PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE THE STRATEGIC GOALS AND OUTCOMES OF THE PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE HIV PREVENTION, CARE, TREATMENT, AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA UNDER THE PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS RELIEF (PEPFAR). THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE HIV CARE AND TREATMENT TO ALL HIV+ INDIVIDUALS ALONG THE CLINICAL CASCADE AND, IN ADDITION TO DIRECT PATIENT SERVICES, INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WITHIN THE HEALTH SYSTEM, RIGOROUS MONITORING AND EVALUATION, AND LABORATORY STRENGTHENING. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS DECREASING NEW INFECTIONS, ACHIEVING SUSTAINED VIRAL SUPPRESSION, AND REACHING EPIDEMIC CONTROL. AFYA-KWANZA MEANS 'HEALTH FIRST' IN KI-SWAHILI, A NAME RECOGNIZING HEALTH AS A FIRST PRIORITY FOR THE PEOPLE OF TANZANIA. IT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN DAR ES SALAAM, KAGERA, PWANI, KIGOMA, AND ZANZIBAR-WITH A TOTAL POPULATION OF NEARLY 14 MILLION PEOPLE. LED BY MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FOR HEALTH (MDH) AS PRIME GRANTEE, AFYA-KWANZA INCLUDES AS CORE PARTNERS: TANZANIA HEALTH PROMOTION SUPPORT (THPS) AND POPULATION COUNCIL, AND AS IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS (IPS) ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES (LGA), SIX COMMUNITY-BASED NGOS (ZAYEDESA, ZYF (FOR KEY POPULATIONS), ZAPHA, BAKAIDS-TIPP, SHIDEPHA, KIMARA PEERS, AND PASADA), AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV NETWORKS. BOTH MDH AND THPS ARE CDC-FUNDED TANZANIAN NATIONAL HEALTH-SERVICES NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK TO INTEGRATE HIV TESTING AND CARE SERVICES CURRENTLY WITHIN 486 HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN DAR ES SALAAM, KAGERA, PWANI, KIGOMA, AND ZANZIBAR. POPULATION COUNCIL IS A US-BASED INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, HEAD-QUARTERED IN NEW YORK CITY AND WITH 35 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING IN TANZANIA ON ISSUES CRITICAL TO GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN. THE AFYA KWANZA PROJECT WILL USE THE DISTRICT APPROACH TO IMPLEMENT PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVE PROJECT GOALS. THIS IS A DECENTRALIZED IMPLEMENTATION STRUCTURE THAT EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY SUPPORTS SITES AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL WHERE MORE THAN 99% OF CARE AND TREATMENT CENTERS IN TANZANIA ARE LOCATED AND MANAGED. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE USING THIS APPROACH SHOWS WORKING THROUGH DISTRICT-LEVEL HEALTH AUTHORITIES BUILDS ACCOUNTABILITY AND OWNERSHIP OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND ENSURES COMPREHENSIVE AND TARGETED TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT, FURTHERING SUSTAINABILITY. OTHER FEATURES OF THE PROJECT APPROACH INCLUDE: (1) A COMPLEMENTARY TEAM OF IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS TO STEP UP GRASS-ROOT CAPACITIES TO ADAPT AND SCALE UP FOCUSED HIV TESTING SERVICES AND STRENGTHEN EFFECTIVE LINKAGES OF NEWLY DIAGNOSED PEOPLE TO CARE, TREATMENT, RETENTION, AND SUPPORT (SUCH AS ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT SERVICES); (2) STRONG ENGAGEMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TANZANIA TO STRENGTHEN CLINICAL, LABORATORY, DATA USAGE, AND SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABILITY; (3) WORKING WITH OTHER US GOVERNMENT-FUNDED PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER PARTNERS TO ENSURE IMMEDIATE LINKAGE AND FOLLOW-UP FOR PEOPLE IDENTIFIED AS HIV+ IN COMMUNITY GROUPS, ORPHANAGES AND INFORMAL SETTINGS; AND (4) DEPLOYMENT OF HIGHLY EXPERIENCED TANZANIAN SCIENTISTS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, LOGISTIC EXPERTS, AND PROJECT MANAGERS WHO COMBINE WORLD CLASS HIV PREVENTION, CARE, AND TREATMENT EXPERTISE WITH LOCAL UNDERSTANDING AND NETWORKS NECESSARY FOR DECREASING NEW INFECTIONS, ACHIEVING SUSTAINED VIRAL SUPPRESSION, AND REACHING EPIDEMIC CONTROL. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COUNTRY'S HSSP IV, HHSSP IV, AND PEPFAR COP 2017/2018 WILL BE SCALED UP AND ALL INTERVENTIONS WILL BE OUTCOME-ORIENTED. AFYA KWANZA CONTINUES THE GOT'S DECADES' LONG PARTNERSHIP WITH PEPFAR WHICH HAS REDUCED HIV PREVALENCE ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HAS EXPANDED HIV CARE AND TREATMENT. THE AFYA KWANZA PROJECT IS THE NEST STEP IN ADDRESSING REMAINING AND HIGHLIGHTED GAPS IN THE HIV CARE CLINICAL CASCADE AND IN ACHIEVING UNAIDS 90-90-90 GOALS AND EPIDEMIC CONTROL.
$0 2/6/24 Not listed
AFYA KWANZA PROJECT FOR PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE HIV PREVENTION, CARE, TREATMENT, AND SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA - THE PEPFAR AFYA KWANZA PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE THE STRATEGIC GOALS AND OUTCOMES OF THE PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE HIV PREVENTION, CARE, TREATMENT, AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA UNDER THE PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS RELIEF (PEPFAR). THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE HIV CARE AND TREATMENT TO ALL HIV+ INDIVIDUALS ALONG THE CLINICAL CASCADE AND, IN ADDITION TO DIRECT PATIENT SERVICES, INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WITHIN THE HEALTH SYSTEM, RIGOROUS MONITORING AND EVALUATION, AND LABORATORY STRENGTHENING. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS DECREASING NEW INFECTIONS, ACHIEVING SUSTAINED VIRAL SUPPRESSION, AND REACHING EPIDEMIC CONTROL. AFYA-KWANZA MEANS 'HEALTH FIRST' IN KI-SWAHILI, A NAME RECOGNIZING HEALTH AS A FIRST PRIORITY FOR THE PEOPLE OF TANZANIA. IT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN DAR ES SALAAM, KAGERA, PWANI, KIGOMA, AND ZANZIBAR-WITH A TOTAL POPULATION OF NEARLY 14 MILLION PEOPLE. LED BY MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FOR HEALTH (MDH) AS PRIME GRANTEE, AFYA-KWANZA INCLUDES AS CORE PARTNERS: TANZANIA HEALTH PROMOTION SUPPORT (THPS) AND POPULATION COUNCIL, AND AS IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS (IPS) ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES (LGA), SIX COMMUNITY-BASED NGOS (ZAYEDESA, ZYF (FOR KEY POPULATIONS), ZAPHA, BAKAIDS-TIPP, SHIDEPHA, KIMARA PEERS, AND PASADA), AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV NETWORKS. BOTH MDH AND THPS ARE CDC-FUNDED TANZANIAN NATIONAL HEALTH-SERVICES NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK TO INTEGRATE HIV TESTING AND CARE SERVICES CURRENTLY WITHIN 486 HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN DAR ES SALAAM, KAGERA, PWANI, KIGOMA, AND ZANZIBAR. POPULATION COUNCIL IS A US-BASED INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, HEAD-QUARTERED IN NEW YORK CITY AND WITH 35 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING IN TANZANIA ON ISSUES CRITICAL TO GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN. THE AFYA KWANZA PROJECT WILL USE THE DISTRICT APPROACH TO IMPLEMENT PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVE PROJECT GOALS. THIS IS A DECENTRALIZED IMPLEMENTATION STRUCTURE THAT EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY SUPPORTS SITES AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL WHERE MORE THAN 99% OF CARE AND TREATMENT CENTERS IN TANZANIA ARE LOCATED AND MANAGED. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE USING THIS APPROACH SHOWS WORKING THROUGH DISTRICT-LEVEL HEALTH AUTHORITIES BUILDS ACCOUNTABILITY AND OWNERSHIP OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND ENSURES COMPREHENSIVE AND TARGETED TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT, FURTHERING SUSTAINABILITY. OTHER FEATURES OF THE PROJECT APPROACH INCLUDE: (1) A COMPLEMENTARY TEAM OF IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS TO STEP UP GRASS-ROOT CAPACITIES TO ADAPT AND SCALE UP FOCUSED HIV TESTING SERVICES AND STRENGTHEN EFFECTIVE LINKAGES OF NEWLY DIAGNOSED PEOPLE TO CARE, TREATMENT, RETENTION, AND SUPPORT (SUCH AS ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT SERVICES); (2) STRONG ENGAGEMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TANZANIA TO STRENGTHEN CLINICAL, LABORATORY, DATA USAGE, AND SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABILITY; (3) WORKING WITH OTHER US GOVERNMENT-FUNDED PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER PARTNERS TO ENSURE IMMEDIATE LINKAGE AND FOLLOW-UP FOR PEOPLE IDENTIFIED AS HIV+ IN COMMUNITY GROUPS, ORPHANAGES AND INFORMAL SETTINGS; AND (4) DEPLOYMENT OF HIGHLY EXPERIENCED TANZANIAN SCIENTISTS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, LOGISTIC EXPERTS, AND PROJECT MANAGERS WHO COMBINE WORLD CLASS HIV PREVENTION, CARE, AND TREATMENT EXPERTISE WITH LOCAL UNDERSTANDING AND NETWORKS NECESSARY FOR DECREASING NEW INFECTIONS, ACHIEVING SUSTAINED VIRAL SUPPRESSION, AND REACHING EPIDEMIC CONTROL. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COUNTRY'S HSSP IV, HHSSP IV, AND PEPFAR COP 2017/2018 WILL BE SCALED UP AND ALL INTERVENTIONS WILL BE OUTCOME-ORIENTED. AFYA KWANZA CONTINUES THE GOT'S DECADES' LONG PARTNERSHIP WITH PEPFAR WHICH HAS REDUCED HIV PREVALENCE ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HAS EXPANDED HIV CARE AND TREATMENT. THE AFYA KWANZA PROJECT IS THE NEST STEP IN ADDRESSING REMAINING AND HIGHLIGHTED GAPS IN THE HIV CARE CLINICAL CASCADE AND IN ACHIEVING UNAIDS 90-90-90 GOALS AND EPIDEMIC CONTROL.
$0 7/5/23 Not listed
AFYA KWANZA PROJECT FOR PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE HIV PREVENTION, CARE, TREATMENT, AND SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA - THE PEPFAR AFYA KWANZA PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE THE STRATEGIC GOALS AND OUTCOMES OF THE PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE HIV PREVENTION, CARE, TREATMENT, AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA UNDER THE PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS RELIEF (PEPFAR). THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE HIV CARE AND TREATMENT TO ALL HIV+ INDIVIDUALS ALONG THE CLINICAL CASCADE AND, IN ADDITION TO DIRECT PATIENT SERVICES, INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WITHIN THE HEALTH SYSTEM, RIGOROUS MONITORING AND EVALUATION, AND LABORATORY STRENGTHENING. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS DECREASING NEW INFECTIONS, ACHIEVING SUSTAINED VIRAL SUPPRESSION, AND REACHING EPIDEMIC CONTROL. AFYA-KWANZA MEANS 'HEALTH FIRST' IN KI-SWAHILI, A NAME RECOGNIZING HEALTH AS A FIRST PRIORITY FOR THE PEOPLE OF TANZANIA. IT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN DAR ES SALAAM, KAGERA, PWANI, KIGOMA, AND ZANZIBAR-WITH A TOTAL POPULATION OF NEARLY 14 MILLION PEOPLE. LED BY MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FOR HEALTH (MDH) AS PRIME GRANTEE, AFYA-KWANZA INCLUDES AS CORE PARTNERS: TANZANIA HEALTH PROMOTION SUPPORT (THPS) AND POPULATION COUNCIL, AND AS IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS (IPS) ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES (LGA), SIX COMMUNITY-BASED NGOS (ZAYEDESA, ZYF (FOR KEY POPULATIONS), ZAPHA, BAKAIDS-TIPP, SHIDEPHA, KIMARA PEERS, AND PASADA), AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV NETWORKS. BOTH MDH AND THPS ARE CDC-FUNDED TANZANIAN NATIONAL HEALTH-SERVICES NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK TO INTEGRATE HIV TESTING AND CARE SERVICES CURRENTLY WITHIN 486 HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN DAR ES SALAAM, KAGERA, PWANI, KIGOMA, AND ZANZIBAR. POPULATION COUNCIL IS A US-BASED INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, HEAD-QUARTERED IN NEW YORK CITY AND WITH 35 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING IN TANZANIA ON ISSUES CRITICAL TO GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN. THE AFYA KWANZA PROJECT WILL USE THE DISTRICT APPROACH TO IMPLEMENT PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVE PROJECT GOALS. THIS IS A DECENTRALIZED IMPLEMENTATION STRUCTURE THAT EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY SUPPORTS SITES AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL WHERE MORE THAN 99% OF CARE AND TREATMENT CENTERS IN TANZANIA ARE LOCATED AND MANAGED. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE USING THIS APPROACH SHOWS WORKING THROUGH DISTRICT-LEVEL HEALTH AUTHORITIES BUILDS ACCOUNTABILITY AND OWNERSHIP OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND ENSURES COMPREHENSIVE AND TARGETED TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT, FURTHERING SUSTAINABILITY. OTHER FEATURES OF THE PROJECT APPROACH INCLUDE: (1) A COMPLEMENTARY TEAM OF IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS TO STEP UP GRASS-ROOT CAPACITIES TO ADAPT AND SCALE UP FOCUSED HIV TESTING SERVICES AND STRENGTHEN EFFECTIVE LINKAGES OF NEWLY DIAGNOSED PEOPLE TO CARE, TREATMENT, RETENTION, AND SUPPORT (SUCH AS ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT SERVICES); (2) STRONG ENGAGEMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TANZANIA TO STRENGTHEN CLINICAL, LABORATORY, DATA USAGE, AND SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABILITY; (3) WORKING WITH OTHER US GOVERNMENT-FUNDED PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER PARTNERS TO ENSURE IMMEDIATE LINKAGE AND FOLLOW-UP FOR PEOPLE IDENTIFIED AS HIV+ IN COMMUNITY GROUPS, ORPHANAGES AND INFORMAL SETTINGS; AND (4) DEPLOYMENT OF HIGHLY EXPERIENCED TANZANIAN SCIENTISTS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, LOGISTIC EXPERTS, AND PROJECT MANAGERS WHO COMBINE WORLD CLASS HIV PREVENTION, CARE, AND TREATMENT EXPERTISE WITH LOCAL UNDERSTANDING AND NETWORKS NECESSARY FOR DECREASING NEW INFECTIONS, ACHIEVING SUSTAINED VIRAL SUPPRESSION, AND REACHING EPIDEMIC CONTROL. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COUNTRY'S HSSP IV, HHSSP IV, AND PEPFAR COP 2017/2018 WILL BE SCALED UP AND ALL INTERVENTIONS WILL BE OUTCOME-ORIENTED. AFYA KWANZA CONTINUES THE GOT'S DECADES' LONG PARTNERSHIP WITH PEPFAR WHICH HAS REDUCED HIV PREVALENCE ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HAS EXPANDED HIV CARE AND TREATMENT. THE AFYA KWANZA PROJECT IS THE NEST STEP IN ADDRESSING REMAINING AND HIGHLIGHTED GAPS IN THE HIV CARE CLINICAL CASCADE AND IN ACHIEVING UNAIDS 90-90-90 GOALS AND EPIDEMIC CONTROL.
$0 7/5/23