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)

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-GH11-1109 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.067Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-CDCClosing Date: Nov 16, 2015Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 5Creation Date: Sep 14, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: 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 cli...
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