Program Expansion Supplement: Engaging Local Indigenous Partners in the Implementation and Expansion of High Quality HIV Care, Prevention and Treatment Activities in Faith-Based, Affiliated Sites in the Republic of Kenya under PEPFAR

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The purpose of this program is toprovide technical assistance and funding to local Kenyan indigenous organizations to enable them to continue and expand comprehensive HIV prevention, care and antiretroviral treatment (ART) programs and to ensure sustainable service delivery within Faith-Based Organization (FBO) affiliated sites in the Republic of Kenya.Under the leadership of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, as part of the President's Emergency Plan, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (HHS/CDC) works with host countries and other key partners to assess the needs of each country and design a customized program of assistance that fits within the host nation's strategic plan and partnership framework. HHS/CDC focuses primarily on two or three major program areas in each country. Goals and priorities include the following: Achieving primary prevention of HIV infection through activities such as expanding confidential counseling and testing programs linked with evidence based behavioral change and building programs to reduce mother-to-child transmission; Improving the care and treatment of HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and related opportunistic infections by improving STI management; enhancing laboratory diagnostic capacity and the care and treatment of opportunisticinfections; interventions for intercurrent diseases impacting HIV infected patients including tuberculosis (TB); and initiating programs to provide anti-retroviral therapy (ART); Strengthening the capacity of countries to collect and use surveillance data and manage national HIV/AIDS programs by expanding HIV/STI/TB surveillance programs and strengthening laboratory support for surveillance, diagnosis, treatment,disease monitoring and HIV screening for blood safety. Developing, validating and/or evaluating public health programs to inform, improve and target appropriate interventions, as related to the prevention, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS, TB and opportunistic infections. Partners receiving HHS/CDC funding must place a clear emphasis on developing local indigenous capacity to deliver HIV/AIDS related services to the Kenyan population and must also coordinate with activities supported by MOH and other GoK institutions, international or USG agencies to avoid duplication. Partners receiving HHS/CDC funding must collaborate across program areas whenever appropriate or necessary to improve service delivery. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) covers a wide range of activities within the spectrum of comprehensive HIV services to strengthen the capacity for service delivery and expand activities to maximize coverage. These activities include, but are not limited to: Prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT), TB/HIV testing and treatment, Pediatric and adult care, Pediatric and adult treatment, Nutrition programs, Prevention with positives (PWP), Post exposure prophylaxis (PEP), Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC), Behavior change interventions, and HIV counseling and testing activities, specifically provider-initiated testing and counseling (PITC). In addition, in further support of the care provided to patients receiving HIV services, applicants may be allowed to put an emphasis on other medical conditions such as malaria, emerging and re-emerging infections, neglected tropical diseases, influenza, and other diseases with pandemic potential as well as environmental health issues, chronic diseases, maternal and child health, reproductive health, public health preparedness, bio-safety, and injury control and prevention.

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