Strengthening the Capacity of the Dominican Republic to Provide HIV/STI/TB Prevention and Risk Reduction Among Drug Users under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

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The purpose of this program is to: (1) Implement evidence-based prevention strategies which increase service coverage, access, delivery, and intensity to people who use drugs (DUs), including those that inject drugs (IDUs) and DUs and IDUs who engage in other high-risk behaviors such as sex work or men who have sex with men. (2) Establish and provide quality assurance systems with sound monitoring and evaluation for prevention services targeted to DUs and IDUs. (3) Participate and support governmental and civil society coordination and leadership for program implementation and delivery targeted to people who use drugs and aligned with the country National HIV Prevention Plan for Drug Users. (4) Build the capacity of local community-based organizations and Ministry of Health to adapt and implement a comprehensive package of HIV prevention, care and treatment services to a growing group of people who use drugs in the Dominican Republic. Services shall especially target active drug users who are not enrolled in drug dependence treatment.

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