Reinforcing Expanded Access to Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Services For Senegalese Armed Forces
Abstract
In response to BAA # DHAPP-BAA-15-002 from DoD HIV/AIDS Prevention Program entitled “Military Specific HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care, and Treatment Program for PEPEFAR”, Africare submits this proposal to execute in Senegal a project named “Reinforcing Expanded Access to Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Services for Senegalese Armed Forces (REACH SAF)”. This three year project, with an estimated total budget of USD 889,928, aims to support SAF to reduce the number of new HIV infections among the military members, their families and the civilian communities served by the SAF clinics ( 10 military sites) in order to reduce HIV related deaths and improve the quality of life of PLHIV. To reach this goal three main objectives will be pursued: 1) Reinforce the institutional, technical and managerial capacities of the SAF Medical Department’s HIV/AIDS Prevention Unit to plan, implement, coordinate and monitor and evaluate the response to its HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment Program; 2) Reinforce the capacity of military medical facilities to provide comprehensive packages of HIV/AIDS Prevention, care and treatment services to the military personnel, their families and the communities the SAF serves; 3) Reinforce the Monitoring and Evaluation System to support evidence based planning and management of the HIV/AIDS prevention care and treatment program. This project is designed to support the SAF HIV/AIDS department to scale-up the military ART1 program in order to achieve 90-90-90 goals for HIV epidemic control within the military in Senegal. The main focus of the project will be: 1) HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment; 2) HIV Testing Services (HTS); 3) Targeted HIV education and prevention activities for external and internal deployment operations; 4) Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT); 5) Clinical Laboratory Support; 6) HIV Clinical Monitoring and care support including PHDP and; 7) health system strengthening within military HIV service delivery. Anticipated results from the first year of intervention include: a) 10,000 individuals will receive HTS services and received their HIV test results 10,000; b) 11,000 individuals from priority populations will complete a standardized HIV prevention program (defined specific packages of the specified minimum components); c) the number of pregnant women tested for HIV and know their results plus the number of pregnant women with known HIV status at entry to services will be at 3,200; d) 100% of HIV+ pregnant women will receive ART to reduce risk for mother-to-child-transmission during pregnancy; e) 100% of infants born to HIV-positive women will have a HIV virologic test done within 12 months of birth; f) 40 adults and children will be newly enrolled on ART; g) 119 militaries and 1,266 civilians will be receiving ART; h) 85% of adults and children will be knew to be alive and on treatment 12 months after initiation of ART; h) 123 militaries and 1,707 civilians, HIV+ adults and children will receive at least one of the following during the reporting period: clinical assessment (WHO staging) OR CD4 count OR viral load. Africare is a registered 501(c) (3), non-profit organization. Since our founding in 1970, Africare has benefited tens of millions of men, women and children through thousands of projects in 36 African countries. Africare s core expertise in community engagement, capacity building, locally-driven behavior change and innovative public-private partnerships that empower project participants with the knowledge and tools to achieve a sustainable path to prosperity.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Apr 19, 2017
- Source ID
- N002441710023
Entities
People
- Gorgui Sene Diallo