Providing targeted technical assistance to the HIV/TB prevention-care-treatment continuum using cost efficient and scalable quality improvement approaches to address program gaps in support of sustainable HIV services in Zambia under PEPFAR

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The Award Ceiling for Year 1 is 0 (none). CDC anticipates an Approximate Total Fiscal Year Funding amount of $15,000,000 for Year 1, subject to the availability of funds.This NOFO aims to support health systems strengthening efforts and the delivery of HIV/TB prevention, care, and treatment services to meet the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS 95-95-95 targets from the current 89-98-96 before 2030. Through technical assistance (TA) you are expected to:Use continuous quality improvement (CQI) approaches informed by program data to address poor antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage.Information systems.Supply chain coordination and logistics management.Use surveys, evaluations, studies, and program data to identify and address program gaps in underserved, vulnerable, and key populations.Closing the gap in the first 95 among men who have sex with men, female sex workers, people who inject drugs, and other key populations in Zambia is the priority.Address the following gaps in the national HIV/AIDS response:Human resources for health (HRH).Laboratory capacity.Data management.Optimize HIV/TB service delivery quality management systems at designated sub-national levels.Develop and establish effective HIV/TB management and leadership capacity at the facility, district, and provincial levels to optimize program outcomes.