PHDA in partnership with UoM continues provided technical support to National AIDS & STI Control Programme (NASCOP) to sustain effective and efficient HIV prevention programmes for key populations at scale in Kenya.

Objectives

 

• • 1. To sustain policy and programmatic focus on key populations in national and county HIV prevention response

    2. To improve the capacity of counties so that they manage and monitor key population programmes as per national guidelines

    3. To develop innovative models of interventions for scaling up of programmes to reach KP subpopulations currently left out of interventions

    4. To improve the enabling environment and facilitate the implementation of HIV programming among KPs

    5. To improve the use of data for decision making at the national and county level.

The project has supported to scale up the national KP programme across 47 Counties by reaching more than

170,000 (FSWs)  |  40,000 (MSM)  |  18,000(PWID)

Condom and needle syringe distribution to KPs expanded with the improvement in condom use and new needle- syringe use among KPs. The opioid substitution therapy programme also expanded with the 26% of the PWID population on the therapy. The project facilitated the strengthening of the national KP programme of Kenya which is now a global good practice.

Project implementation

Project implemented from 2012 to 2021

Partnership

University of Manitoba, NASCOP and NSDCC with funding support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The South-South HIV Prevention Learning Network (SSLN) supports HIV prevention program optimization through shared learning and networking by African countries to identify programmatic gaps, priorities, leverage peer-peer learning, share best practices and technical assistance (TA) to enhance national HIV prevention responses.

Objectives

• • The network provides countries with a platform to understand gaps and successes, gain experiential knowledge from peers (countries), harness and share good prevention learnings and empower countries to adapt interventions to the unique African context.

  • The participating countries in the SSLN are Kenya, Ghana, Zambia, South Africa, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe.

  • The country selection was conducted in a consultative manner with the GPC and was informed primarily by the scale of the country epidemics and then balanced by the cross-regional geographic coverage ensuring the inclusion of countries.

Phase I of the SSLN (2020-2022) was set up as a proof of concept with an initial focus on 2 pillars – Condoms Programming and Key Populations [Female sex workers (FSW) and Men who have sex with men (MSM) sub populations] in 10 African countries. Phase II of the SSLN (March 2022 – March 2025) has scaled up support to five additional countries and across all the five HIV prevention pillars – Key populations [FSW, MSM, People who inject drugs (PWID), Transgender people and Prisoners], Condom programming, Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), ARV-based prevention, and Adolescent boys and men (ABM).

South to South Learning Network repository (Click here)

South to South Learning Network youtube channel (Click here)

Project Initiated in 2020

Project Initiated 2020.

Partnership

SSLN is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and implemented by Genesis Analytics and the University of Manitoba through PHDA.

PHDA in partnership with UoM continues to provide technical support to National AIDS & STI Control Programme (NASCOP) and National Syndemic Disease Control Council (NSDCC) embedded within the Ministry of Health to strengthen the effectiveness of HIV prevention programs and services in Kenya, and thereby reduce HIV incidence.

Objectives

• To improve strategic planning and priority setting for HIV prevention

• To improve HIV prevention programme implementation in priority counties

• To improve integration of HIV prevention programs into various health system platforms

• To document and disseminate effective HIV prevention models, methods and tools.

The University of Manitoba team utilized the knowledge being gathered through the situational analysis of the HIV prevention landscape in Kenya as well as previous grants aimed at providing direct technical support to the national HIV program in Kenya. This work connects closely with other HIV BMGF grants in Kenya that look at testing and prevention, as well as make direct linkages to the national care and treatment program where appropriate.

By creating a platform of technical support and expertise, the project supports the national HIV program in achieving the goals set out in the Kenya AIDS Strategic Framework II (2020/21 – 2024/25) and the HIV Prevention Roadmap. The project works with national and county level governments in all 47 counties, as well as PEPFAR and Global Fund implementing partners, Gates grantees, and other key stakeholders to develop innovative ideas to improve HIV related outcomes.

Project Initiated in 2021

Project Initiated 2021

Partnership

University of Manitoba, NASCOP and NSDCC with funding support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.