Meeting PEPFAR’s accelerated targets for HIV in Mozambique under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-GH15-1556SUPP16 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: Mar 08, 2016Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Jan 08, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: This supplemental FOA is eligible to: JHPIEGO, Mozambique. Mozambique has a generalized HIV epidemic with an estimated prevalence of 11.5% among adults aged 15–49 years, and the country is faced with one of the most critical health care worker shortages in the world. In an effort to reach epidemic control, USG has aligned its priorities with UNAIDS Fast Track targets of 90-90-90 and has priorities core set of interventions to be implemented in Mozambique at an accelerated rate. The overall goal of the PEPFAR accelerated plan is to reach coverage for HIV treatment by 80% in prioritized districts as well as for HIV testing & counseling, prevention of mother to child transmission, and voluntary medical male circumcision. This supplemental award aims to support the PEPFAR’s accelerated plan, which is closely aligned with the goals specified through PEPFAR’s AIDS-Free Generation policy as well as UNAIDS Fast Track target of 90-90-90. The activities under the supplemental award will build up...
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