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AIDSRelief
AIDSRelief was a Catholic Relief Services (CRS)-led project with two sub-partners – Institute of Human Virology (IHV) and Futures Group, and was implemented in nine PEPFAR focus countries, including Nigeria. AIDSRelief achieved significant success in providing ART to under-served populations in target countries, by helping to improve the quality of life of PLHIV. The AIDSRelief consortium worked closely with government, ministries of health and in-country USG teams to mitigate the HIV pandemic, support host-country strategic objectives and help realize the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
Listing Details
Project Acronym
AIDSRelief
Thematic Area
Commenced
March 2011
Closed
September 2011
Funding Organization
PEPFAR
Project Type
Type of Funding
- Indirect-Sub-grantee
Total Grant
Lead IP
CRS
Consortium Members (IPs)
CRS
IHVN
Futures Group (Palladium)
IHVN
Futures Group (Palladium)
Local Partners
Communities
Makurdi, Aliade, Anyigba
Project Goal
To help local partners implement quality HIV care and treatment programs that will result in durable therapeutic outcomes for patients
Specific Objectives
- Providing ART to under-served populations in target countries,
- Helping to improve the quality of life of people living with HIV (PLHIV)
Implementation Strategy
The AIDSRelief consortium worked closely with government, ministries of health and in-country United States Government (USG) teams to mitigate the HIV pandemic, support host-country strategic objectives and help in the realization of the President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC)
Components/Activities
Program management functions in SDFs;
comprehensive care, treatment and support for PLHIVs;
prevention services in 3 health facilities, namely:
1. St. Vincent’s Hospital Aliade, Benue State
2. Bishop Murray Medical Centre Makurdi, Benue State
3. Grimmard Hospital Anyigba, Kogi State
Achievements
As of September 2011, AIDSRelief had provided ART to 47,000 people in Nigeria, including 8,400 pregnant women and nearly 4,000 children. Based on the program's goal which was to help local partners implement quality HIV care and treatment programs, the CRS transitioned 3 service delivery facilities on the program to Caritas Nigeria as a sub-grantee on the AIDSRelief Project in May 2011.
Caritas Nigeria was mentored and positioned to provide site management and to coordinate and supervise service delivery in 3 facilities in Benue and Kogi States respectively.
Beneficiaries reached on AIDSRelief: 7,393.
Care and treatment program geared towards delivery of quality HIV program and improved therapeutic outcome
Total Beneficiaries
Impact Statement
Beneficiaries reached on treatment on the AIDSRelief program by Caritas Nigeria within the 7-months period of joining the AIDSRelief program team were 8, 327 out of the overall 47,000 PLHIVs placed on treatment in Nigeria by the program.
Project Summary
The AIDSRelief program closed out in September 2011 after five years of implementation although Caritas Nigeria only implemented for the period of 7-months
Success Story
AIDSRelief was Caritas Nigeria’s debut in program implementation
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