U.S. Ambassador Supports Local Organizations’ HIV/AIDS Intervention Projects in Malawi
March 30, 2018
These projects enable the United States Government to continue to support the people – and government – of Malawi in its ‘Test and Treat’ policy to help reach the 90-90-90 targets
LILONGWE, Malawi, March 30, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The U.S. Ambassador’s PEPFAR Small Grants Program, which supports small, innovative, community-driven projects in Malawi to stop the spread of HIV and mitigate the impacts of AIDs, today (March 29, 2018) issued grants to ten (10) Community Based Organizations (CBOs), Faith Based Organizations (FBOs), and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), working with grassroots communities from ten (10) districts across the country.
The projects are expected to:
1) ensure voices from youth born and living with HIV/AIDS are heard in helping fellow youth make informed choices on HIV prevention, treatment, and adherence;
2) implement targeted testing and adherence interventions which are supported through innovative approaches that reach adolescents (with a particular emphasis on male adolescents);
3) address cultural norms and laws that create barriers to equal access to health services for young people living with, and affected by HIV/AIDS; and
4) identify gaps in service provision to people living with HIV/AIDS, and develop realistic solutions for improved service delivery to these individuals.
U.S. Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer presided over the signing ceremony in Lilongwe on March 29 saying: “through these projects, we can reach those most at risk (including adolescent girls, and young people living with HIV/AIDS), through targeted interventions and comprehensive care. As we march towards increasing the number of people tested and put on treatment, we need to find creative ways to make HIV services even more accessible so that we identify those not tested, and, if found positive, not only put them on treatment, but ensure they remain on, and adhere to, such treatment. These projects enable the United States Government to continue to support the people – and government – of Malawi in its ‘Test and Treat’ policy to help reach the 90-90-90 targets and ultimately achieve an AIDS-free generation.”
Distributed by African Media Agency (AMA) on behalf of U.S. Embassy in Malawi.
Nkemnji Global Tech
Featured
Mozambique: Two killed in collapse of illegal mine in Cabo Delgado.
Pan African Visions | January 26, 2021 8:38 am
Being and Becoming African as a Permanent Work in Progress:Inspiration from Chinua Achebe’s Proverbs
Pan African Visions | January 26, 2021 8:27 am
PROPHET LOVY ANNOUNCES OPENING OF NEW WORSHIP CENTRE.
Pan African Visions | January 24, 2021 10:51 am
Cameroon: Achiri Victor, DavLinks Launches Online Platforms to Market Cameroonian Movies
Pan African Visions | January 23, 2021 10:07 pm
Recent News
-
The National Question and the Quest for Restructuring in Nigeria
January 26, 2021 9:26 am
-
Cuban health workers arrive in Mozambique to fight covid-19
January 26, 2021 8:43 am
-
Mozambique: Two killed in collapse of illegal mine in Cabo Delgado.
January 26, 2021 8:38 am
-
Being and Becoming African as a Permanent Work in Progress:Inspiration from Chinua Achebe’s Proverbs
January 26, 2021 8:27 am
-
Beyond COVID: Prioritizing NTD agenda and sustainable local financing
January 25, 2021 5:04 pm
Leave a Reply