Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2007 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 4937
Country/Region: Côte d'Ivoire
Year: 2007
Main Partner: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $6,722,257

Funding for Treatment: Adult Treatment (HTXS): $6,722,257

See accompanying application in same section with country funds. Additional country funds will be added to the central funds available to ensure appropriate scale up and achievement of intended targets.

With Emergency Plan (EP) support, Project HEART has rapidly established an innovative family-centered approach to provide comprehensive, decentralized, HIV treatment services in Côte d'Ivoire. Since May 2004 HIV treatment and support services have been established in 57 sites in 22 districts. As of June 2006, there were over 52,787 enrolled in HIV/AIDS care, with 18,235 on ART (with 23,698 ever receiving drugs at this period). The program is on track to meet the ambitious goal of opening 72 sites treating 34,200 ART patients by the end of March 2007, far exceeding the original 5 year target of the initial award.

The program will continue to expand in 2007, with one significant change. The Ivorian NGO Aconda, a major sub-grantee in the first 3 years of the project, will "graduate" to receive funding directly from the EP. This clearly demonstrates the capacity building and skill transfer by Project HEART. As such, 20 sites and approximately 14,000 patients supported by Aconda will no longer be receiving direct EGPAF support. Therefore, EGPAF's overall targets will decrease, while the overall EP targets continue to increase and remain on goal.

The objective of the Track 1 funding is to support and provide complementary country funding for continued treatment of the 20,200 patients anticipated by end of March 2007 at the 52 EGPAF-supported sites, enroll 10,200 new patients at those sites, and enroll 4,000 new patients at 20 new sites to be opened in 2007.