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Responding
to HIV/AIDS
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Decades
of civil war and limited epidemiological
data make it difficult to clearly
assess the status of HIV/AIDS in Sudan.
However, it is generally agreed that
the country is in the early stages
of a generalized HIV/AIDS epidemic,
with an almost exclusively heterosexual
transmission pattern. The most reliable
available indication of the extent
of the epidemic is the 2002 Situation
Analysis study conducted in the government-controlled
parts of the country: 11 out of 16
states in the north and 3 in the south.
To help the country join the global
fight against HIV/AIDS and other deadly
diseases, UNDP’s interventions
fall under two categories: managing
the funds allocated by the Global
Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis
(TB) and Malaria (GFATM), and
implementing interventions that address
HIV/AIDS as it affects development,
governance, the protection of human
rights and gender equality.
UNDP has been nominated by the Country
Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) in Sudan
as the Principal Recipient to be legally
responsible for grant proceeds and
implementation. The Global
Fund confirmed this nomination
and a new partnership has been forged
in 2003. UNDP’s Khartoum office
is currently managing 4 grants of
$US 181,9 million covering the period
2005- 2012, while the UNDP Juba office
is managing 4 grants for Southern
Sudan amounting to USD 94 million
for the period 2004-2011.
UNDP Sudan, through its Khartoum and
Juba Offices, is responsible for the
programmatic and financial management
of the grants, the procurement of
HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB related items
and works to develop the capacity
of the following national partners:
Sudan National AIDS Programme, National
Malaria Control Programme, National
TB Programme, and General Directorate
of Pharmacy, People Living with HIV
Association, and local NGOs working
in the field of HIV/AIDS (Rufaida,
Lokita, Ana Sudan, Sudan Family Planning
Association).
As part of the GFATM supported interventions,
UNDP contracts UN Agencies (UNICEF,
WHO and
UNFPA),
UNAIDS
and International NGOs (ACCORD and
Christian Aid) to use their expertise
in the implementation of project activities.
In addition to assuming the principal
recipient role through the management
of the GFATM
resources, UNDP runs two HIV/AIDS
projects in Sudan that seek to reach
out to the general public and community
at large by mobilizing religious leaders,
parliamentarians, and other influential
groups of the Sudanese society. In
addition, the Office provides services
to people living with HIV/AIDS and
their families, internally Displaced
Persons (IDPs), pregnant women, military
personnel, female tea and food sellers
and youth including street children,
high schools and university students.
UNDP also works closely with the national
authorities to govern the HIV/AIDS
response and place it at the centre
of human development agenda by mainstreaming
it into national development plans,
budgets and poverty reduction strategies.
UNDP is working with national government
institutions and NGOs such as the
Sudan National AIDS Programme (SNAP),
the technical department of the Government
of Sudan responsible for HIV/AIDS
national policy, planning, and coordination,
and the South Sudan National AIDS
Council Under the UNAIDS. Division
of Labour, UNDP is taking the lead
in addressing AIDS as a crucial Development,
Governance, Human Rights and Gender
issue.
The following
projects provide detailed information
on UNDP’s contribution to fight
HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
across the country:
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