Forcas Armadas de Defesa de Mocambique Prevention Program Support
Abstract
Jhpiego, a nonprofit affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, is pleased to offer the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) a three-year proposal for $6,900,000 to provide support to the DOD’s Military Specific HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment Program for the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)-funded countries. Through this award, Jhpiego will work with the Forças Armadas de Defesa de Moçambique (FADM) to implement a comprehensive HIV prevention program targeting military personnel, their families and civilians who live in communities near FADM bases. Currently, Jhpiego implements the DOD-funded prevention project, “Supporting Acceleration of HIV Prevention within the FADM,” in close collaboration with the FADM. While HIV prevalence is 11.5% in the general population, Mozambique faces a higher prevalence rate among its 11,000 active duty military personnel, likely due to the mobile nature of their work assignments, which is associated with risky behaviors such as inconsistent condom use, sexual relationships with multiple partners and alcohol abuse. In high-prevalence countries like Mozambique, a comprehensive package for HIV prevention should include voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC), as recommended in 2007 by the World Health Organization and the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS. The goal of the project is to contribute to the reduction of new HIV infections and other sexually transmitted infections among members of the FADM, their families and the civilian communities served by the FADM. Specific project objectives are to: 1) support the FADM to conduct 6,255 VMMCs for the military population and 13,135 for civilians; 2) support the FADM to provide HIV testing services to 16,129 military and 21,507 civilians, diagnosing 2,284 (14%) military people living with HIV and linking at least 1,941 (85%) of these with care and treatment services; and 3) implement non-clinical HIV prevention activities. Program activities will be unified under a single HIV prevention program brand and slogan specifically by and for the FADM. Activities will be supported by a marketing and communications campaign that promotes the adoption of effective HIV prevention practices and behaviors and raises awareness of available VMMC and HIV testing services for military personnel, their families and civilians in surrounding communities. Strategies have been identified to contribute to program sustainability, including ensuring direct participation of military staff and engagement of military leadership to build their capacity and institutionalize the HIV prevention program in the FADM as well as achieving an affordable unit cost for VMMC.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 15, 2017
- Source ID
- N002441710037
Entities
People
- Leonardo Chavane