Malawi Nutrition and HIV/AIDS Project

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The objective of the Nutrition and HIV/AIDS Project for Malawi are to expand access to and increase use of essential services for nutrition and HIV and AIDS. There are two components to the project. The first component is support for nutrition improvement. This component will have two sub-components: (i) enhancing and scaling-up maternal and child nutrition service delivery at community level; and (ii) strengthening sectoral policy and program development, management and coordination. Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) will co finance the project with CA$13.5 million (US$13.1 million). First component will finance Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) sub-projects, consulting services, project management, and goods (i.e., small equipment, basic pharmaceutical products). Opportunities to introduce performance based contracting will be explored during implementation. The second component is support for the national HIV/AIDS strategic plan (2011-2016). Under the previous IDA funded Multi-sector AIDS Project (MAP), the majority of funds (US$65 million) were made available to support the national HIV/AIDS response through a pooled funding mechanism (the HIV Pool) administered by the National AIDS Commission (NAC). Financial contributions to the HIV Pool are also made by the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFATM), which historically has provided 70 percent of HIV Pool funds, as well as the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID). Similar to the current MAP, this project will contribute to the HIV Pool and the implementation of the new National Strategic Plan 2011-2016 (NSP). Approximately half of the IDA contributions to the HIV Pool have been earmarked for specific interventions to prevent new HIV infections. This component therefore has three sub-components: (i) support for the implementation of the NSP 2011-2016; (ii) Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC); and (iii) Prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT). Opportunities to introduce performance based contracting will be explored during implementation.