Support Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini (GKoE) to Provide Comprehensive, Quality Assured Care, Treatment and Prevention HIV/TB Services to Achieve and Sustain Epidemic Control under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

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The Award Ceiling for Year 1 is 0 (none). CDC anticipates an Approximate Total Fiscal Year Funding amount of $15,000,000 for Year 1, subject to the availability of funds. The recipient(s) will support the Ministry of Health (MOH) in two administrative regions (Manzini and Lubombo) of the GKoE to deliver quality assured HIV testing; linkages to treatment; treatment; retention in care and patient tracking; cervical cancer screening for HIV positive women; laboratory services viral load (VL) testing and other HIV related laboratory tests, TB prevention; TB diagnosis and treatment services for HIV positive patients; HIV prevention; diagnosis and treatment services for patients with TB; pediatric and adolescent HIV/TB services; Prevention for Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) and follow up of HIV exposed infants (HEI); voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC); and Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). These services will be delivered through site level support to MOH health facilities with complementary activities in the surrounding communities to reach populations with communication, prevention, and treatment messages and services to sustain epidemic control. The recipient(s) will develop the capacity of facility managers to implement Eswatini national HIV guidelines and programs with fidelity. The recipient(s) will also support Human Resources (especially those not in the government establishment) as required to support service delivery to reach epidemic control. The recipient(s) will also support Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) processes as well as data use at the supported MOH health facilities.

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