Strengthening Clinical and Laboratory Services at the National Referral Level to Improve HIV Prevention, Care, and Treatment in the Republic of Zambia under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-GH15-1603 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: Jan 23, 2015Award Ceiling: $27,475,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Dec 12, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: 1. CDC Project Description a. Approach: Activities Outcomes Short Term Outcomes (1-2 Years) Intermediate Outcomes (3-4 Years) Long Term Outcomes (5+ Years) CARE AND TREATMENT OF HIV INFECTED PERSONS Provide comprehensive clinical management of HIV infected persons including screening and treatment for TB, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and opportunistic infections (OIs) and antiretroviral therapy (ART) for treating eligible persons Evaluate HIV disease stage and initiate ART for all HIV infected persons who meet national eligibility criteria Perform TB syndromic screening of HIV patients, followed by laboratory confirmation and TB treatment, as needed, and provide Isoniazid prophylaxis to TB screen negative patients Provide cotrimoxazole (CTX) prophylaxis to HIV infected persons, according to national guidelines Evaluate HIV patients for STIs or OIs and treat as needed Strengthen linkages for patient referrals within the h...
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