HIV/AIDS Program Development Project

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The objective of the HIV/AIDS Program Development Project is to assist Nigeria in reducing the spread, and mitigate the impact, of HIV infection by strengthening its multi-sectoral response to the epidemic through implementing a comprehensive program that includes the creation of an enabling environment for a large-scale response, and laying the foundation for scaling up HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment services at the federal, state, and local levels. This project supports the government's HIV/AIDS Emergency Action Program (HEAP), which is planned to be implemented during the next three years; it also provides further support for two years after that, to assist the development and start of the implementation of a long-term strategy to fight agaianst HIV/AIDS. The project fits within the Multi-Country HIV/AIDS Program for the Africa Region (See report no. 20727).There are two project components. The first builds capacity by enabling newly-established agencies (NACA and SACA) to: evaluate action plans submitted by the line ministries and nongovernmental organizations; monitor and evaluate HEAP implementation and HIV/AIDS conditions in the country; and enable these agencies to act as information clearinghouses. The second component finances the plans approved by the AIDS agencies; and helps with preparing programs of actions and planning. The third component funds proposals from NGOs, community-based organizations, and the private sector.