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
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To improve strategic planning and priority setting for HIV prevention
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To improve HIV prevention programme implementation in priority counties
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To improve integration of HIV prevention programs into various health system platforms
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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.