Strengthen the Capacity of Republican Narcology Centers on Practical Applications of Medication-Assisted Treatment Programs in the Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-GH15-1515 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 01, 2014Award Ceiling: $550,000Expected Number of Awards: 0Creation Date: Sep 09, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will provide funding for Targeted Technical Assistance (TTA) to the Republican Narcology Centers (RNCs) in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, with an overarching goal to increase their capacity of practical applications for high quality Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) and other HIV services for People Who Inject Drugs (PWID). This FOA will support competency building and professional development for RNCs? staff; policy modification on the development of guidelines (Prikazi) according to international standards of best practices on integrated HIV services; implementation of MAT and point of care HIV testing programs that will allow for high quality of integrated service provision of MAT, HIV testing and counseling (HTC), anti-retroviral therapy (ART), TB and STIs to PWID, including female PWID. This FOA will also support the improvement of quality and coverage of MAT to PWID. The activities outlined above will result in improved quality and in...
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