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| Fast Facts: |
| • Project
Document |
| Location: |
Western
and Central Equatoria States,
Lake State, Jonglei State, Bahr
El Ghazal State, Warrap State. |
| Duration: |
October
2006 – October 2008 |
| Focus
area: |
HIV/AIDS
and other diseases |
| Donors: |
Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS
Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) |
| Total
budget: |
US$
8,572,457.00 |
| Partners: |
National
implementing partners: South
Sudan Ministry of Health/ National
Tuberculosis Program, South Sudan
AIDS Commission
UN Agencies:
the World Health Organization
and UNICEF.
Partner NGOs:
selected qualified NGOs will be
contracted in October 2007
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| Delivery
for 2007:
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US$
1,184,000 |
| Contact
person in UNDP: |
Mariam
Traore, Project Specialist,
mariam.h.traore@undp.org |
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Background
The Tuberculosis/HIV grant was awarded
by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis
and Malaria, to reduce the occurrence
of TB/HIV in Southern Sudan. TB is a
leading cause of death among PLHWA (People
Living with HIV/AIDS). Although the
incidence of HIV infection in TB patients
is largely unknown, it is estimated
that between 15% and 20% of all TB patients
in Southern Sudan are infected with
HIV. This amounts to nearly 4,040 TB
patients already living with HIV. In
addition it is estimated that 25,250
people could be living with AIDS in
the communities.
Objectives
• To establish mechanisms for
collaboration between TB and HIV/AIDS
programmes.
• To decrease the burden of Tuberculosis
and people living with AIDS.
• To decrease the burden of HIV/AIDS
in TB patients.
Specific Objectives:
• To strengthen the management
and technical capacity of the Southern
Sudan Health Infrastructure.
• To intensify tuberculosis case
finding among people living with AIDS.
• To provide TB preventive therapy
to people living with AIDS and to provide
access to ARV treatment to positive
TB cases.
• To reduce co-morbidity, mortality
and transmission of TB and HIV in populations
in Southern Sudan through collaborative
TB/HIV policies and services.
Snapshots of the project's major achievements
• The programme is in its first
year of implementation. UNDP/Southern
Sudan is in the process of selecting
qualified NGOs which will partner with
UNDP for the direct implementation of
TB/HIV related services in the field.
• UNDP signed an agreement with
the World Health Organisation (WHO)
in June 2007 to facilitate the establishment
of mechanisms for collaboration between
Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS programmes.
Following the signature of this agreement,
a joint TB/HIV Coordinating Body was
set up in August 2007. UNDP participated
in the development of the terms of reference
for the Coordinating Body.
• Vehicles purchased to equip
the TB/HIV Coordinating Body.
• Recruitment of staff for TB/HIV
collaborative activities is underway.
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