Strengthening Local Capacity to Provide Sustainable HIV-Related Care and Treatment Services in South Africa under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

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The purpose of this program is to strengthen and support the current healthcare system (community level, primary care level and tertiary care level) to provide sustainable HIV care and treatment services in collaboration with, and under the direction of, the South African National Department of Health and its provincial, district and local designees. The purpose of this program is to achieve the following overarching goals consistent with the PEPFAR program in South Africa:1. Reducing morbidity and mortality related to HIV/AIDS and TB; 2. Strengthening the effectiveness of the HIV response system at the district, provincial and national levels; 3. Preventing new HIV infections; and4. Working with the district Department of Health (DOH) and its designees in identifying and setting up policies and programs to improve the district’s response to providing HIV care, treatment and prevention services.This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) builds upon previous PEPFAR support under the HHS/CDC HIV clinical services and antiretroviral treatment program to ensure continuing technical assistance to the South African National Department of Health (NDOH) to improve and expand comprehensive HIV/AIDS services to existing and future clients receiving HIV/AIDS care, support and treatment. This announcement will provide funding to local indigenous South African organizations to enable them to continue technical assistance in South Africa for the expansion of comprehensive HIV prevention, care and antiretroviral treatment (ART) programs.

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