AIDS-SUS (National AIDS Program - National Health Service)

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The objective of the AIDS-SUS (National AIDS Program - National Health Service) Project for Brazil is to: (i) increase access and utilization of HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) prevention, care and treatment services by groups most at risk; and (ii) improve the performance of the National HIV/AIDS and STD Program through decentralized implementation, improved governance and results-based management. There are two components in the project. Component one: improving surveillance, prevention and control of HIV/AIDS and STD: (a) support the implementation of the eligible expenditure programs, including activities to: (i) improve surveillance, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of STD and HIV/AIDS for groups most at risk; and (ii) carrying out strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation, and results-based management; and (b) support the carrying out of result-based grants. Component two: building decentralized governance and innovation capacity. The expansion of the prevention and care services for groups most at risk and the strengthening of the institutional capabilities of Department of Surveillance (DST)/AIDS to further develop its governance and innovation capacity in dealing with HIV/AIDS and STD, through the provision of technical assistance and training which shall aim at carrying out, inter alia, the following activities: (i) the mapping, by region, of epidemic and prevention interventions with groups most at risk; (ii) the production and testing of epidemiological data (triangulation); and (iii) the development of monitoring and evaluation and results-based activities, including, the carrying out of at least three impact evaluations. Provision of support for project coordination, through the provision of technical assistance, financing of incremental operating costs, and provision of the necessary goods and equipment required for such coordination.

FY17 - Health

World Bank Group

Project

Commercial, Government