Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 295
Country/Region: Kenya
Year: 2009
Main Partner: Amref Health Africa
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $1,680,000

Funding for Biomedical Prevention: Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (MTCT): $550,000

ACTIVITY HAS BEEN MODIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS FROM COP 2008:

+ Reaching Men As Partners by targeting 7,576 spouses of pregnant women

+ Providing Antiretroviral treatment for all infants and young children below 18 months who test HIV positive

by DNA PCR and initiating pregnant women in WHO stage 3 & 4 and those with CD 4 count of less than

350 on HAART.

+ The program will support and strengthen functional lab networks, decentralization and task shifting in

initiation and provision of ART within MCH for mothers and their HIV infected infants in an effort to improve

access to HIV care and treatment services including ART and will pilot extended HAART to cover the

breastfeeding period.

SECONDARY CROSS-CUTTING BUDGET ATTRIBUTIONS

This activity supports key attributions in human capacity development through the training of health care

service providers on PMTCT and other HIV prevention and care topics in order to equip them with

knowledge and skills to provide quality PMTCT services. These service providers include Doctors, Nurses,

Clinical Officers, Nutrition Officers and Health Record clerks. Other personnel targeted for training are the

mentor mothers and other peer counselors.

COP 2008

1. LIST OF RELATED ACTIVITIES

These activities relate to HIV/AIDS Treatment: ARV Services, Laboratory Infrastructure, Counseling and

Testing and Palliative Care: TB/HIV services.

2. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

African Medical Research and Educational Foundation (AMREF) has supported the introduction of PMTCT

services since 2004 and will continue to support the implementation and expansion of PMTCT program in

Machakos district in Eastern Province and in the Kibera Slum area in Nairobi City. Machakos district has

recently been subdivided into four districts, namely: Machakos, Yatta, Mwala and Kangundo. AMREF

remains the sole partner for the four daughter districts. HIV prevalence in Machakos from the latest SAPR

ANC data is 4.8%, while that in Kibera is 11%. AMREF supports PMTCT activities in 102 health facilities as

at the semi annual progress report, though this has increased to the current 120 sites. Initially, the focus

was on district and sub-district hospitals. In the semiannual progress report covering October 2007 to

March 2008, AMREF counseled and tested 12,054 of target 15,152 (80%) compared to 4,670 tested

women the previous year. In 09 COP, the program will consolidate activities to expand the scope of

services to 50 new public health facilities to reach universal district coverage. AMREF will provide

counseling and testing to 37,881 (93%) of 40,554 pregnant women, and ARV prophylaxis to a total of 1,820

(93%) of 1949 HIV positive women: 50% as sdNVP and AZT (910), 30% as sdNVP (546) and 20% as

HAART (364) to HIV positive women. All HIV positive pregnant women with CD4 count < 350 will be started

on HAART. AMREF will emphasize WHO clinical staging and CD4 testing for all HIV positive mothers and

infants, and will promote use of more efficacious regimen. Early infant diagnosis will be provided to 50% of

the HIV exposed infants (910). Provider Initiated Testing and Counseling (PITC) in Child Welfare Clinics

(CWC) and in family planning (FP) will be emphasized. All infants who test HIV positive by DNA PCR at age

<18 months will be started on antiretroviral treatment. In this 09 COP, AMREF has a target to reach 7,576

Men As Partners (MAP). AMREF will develop models of providing comprehensive PMTCT services to HIV

positive women and their families, and provide care and follow up to a total of 1,820 HIV infected-exposed

mother- infant pairs, identified by the newly developed combined Mother-baby health booklet. About 240

health care workers will be trained in PMTCT using the NASCOP/WHO/CDC curriculum. 400 health care

workers will attend refresher training while about 400 health care workers will receive training on early infant

diagnosis, prevention with positives, family planning and infant feeding. Postnatal mothers will be counseled

on infant feeding practices, linked to family planning services and to care and treatment. Prevention with

positives initiative will be rolled out at the health facility levels , encouraging knowledge of status, partner

testing, disclosure, adherence, risk reduction behaviors including condom use especially among discordant

couples, adherence counseling. Some PLWHAs who have successfully gone through PMTCT will be

trained as "Mother to Mothers" to enhance PMTCT advocacy and community follow up of women and their

infant to promote adherence, return for EID, FP and exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months. The HIV exposed

infants will have DBS for early infant diagnosis and will be started on cotrimoxazole at the age of six weeks.

All HIV positive women and their families identified through the PMTCT program will be linked to care and

antiretroviral treatment programs. All HIV infected children below 18 months will be started on ART as soon

as they are diagnosed irrespective of CD4 counts and WHO clinical staging within the MCH settings. The

program will support and strengthen functional lab networks, decentralization and task shifting in initiation

and provision of ART within MCH for mothers and their HIV infected infants in an effort to improve access to

HIV care and treatment services including ART. AMREF will strengthen their M&E system working closely

with CDC. Infant nutrition in HIV remains a challenge. Efforts will be made by AMREF to pilot extended

HAART to cover the breastfeeding period.

In 09 COP, AMREF will train 400 service providers on PMTCT and comprehensive PMTCT which includes

DBS (dry blood spot) sample collection technique in 170 facilities. Significant changes from FY 2008 to FY

2009 for this activity include increasing the uptake of counseling and testing in the ANC to 100%, and

maternity testing to 80% from the current 60%; and ARV prophylaxis to 100% of the HIV positive mothers.

Women in WHO stage 3 & 4 and all those with CD 4 count of less than 350 are initiated on HAART.

AMREF will strengthen the Health Management Information System at district level through staff training

and computerization of the data management. AMREF will support the district to effectively use the national

MOH/NASCOP data collection tools. AMREF will also develop innovative strategies for stigma reduction

and will use the local radio station channel to reach a wider local audience. In particular, AMREF will

improve participatory facilitative supervision to health facilities in all 4 districts. This will contribute to

increase in uptake of services at facility level, as well as contribute to community support to PMTCT

activities.

3. CONTRIBUTIONS TO OVERALL PROGRAM AREA

PMTCT activities in Machakos and Kibera slum will contribute to approximately 2.9% of 09 COP. The

increase in number of sites contributes to the program's efforts to achieve district-wide coverage for

improving equity and access particularly in these underserved areas. The provision of PMTCT+ services to

Activity Narrative: the women, infants and other members of the family provides an entry point for HIV positive individuals to

access comprehensive HIV care and other HIV care and support services including safe infant feeding

practices. The improved district Health Management Information System will identify gaps in coverage that

will be addressed to increase district wide coverage. This activity contributes substantively to Kenya's Five-

year strategy of providing HIV counseling and testing services to pregnant women thus increasing the

number of women who learn their HIV status, as well as improving access of the HIV-positive pregnant

women to interventions for reducing HIV infection to infants.

4. LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES

The PMTCT activities in Machakos district and Kibera slum relate to AMREF ARV Services and CDC

KEMRI ARV Services, CDC/KEMRI laboratory, VCT and TB/HIV services. AMREF has been supporting a

successful ART site in Kibera, and will use this site to test the appropriate model for strengthening the

linkages between the PMTCT program and ART program in the provision of PMTCT+ services to the

women, the infants and members of the woman's family. Further, women identified through the PMTCT

program will be referred to the ART program for care and treatment.

5. POPULATIONS BEING TARGETED

This activity targets children under five years, adolescents of reproductive age 15-24, adults, pregnant

women and people living with HIV. Health care providers including doctors, nurses, and other health care

workers will be targeted for training on PMTCT using the national NASCOP CDC/WHO based curriculum.

6. KEY LEGISLATIVE ISSUES ADDRESSED

This activity will increase gender equity in HIV/AIDS programming through provision of HIV counseling and

testing services of pregnant women, and improved access to other HIV care programs for the HIV infected

woman, her infant and other family members. It will also reduce violence and coercion through stigma at the

community level.

7. EMPHASIS AREAS

This activity includes emphasis on quality assurance and supportive supervision as well as emphasis on

development of Network/Linkages/Referral Systems; there'll be emphasis on CD4 testing on pregnant

women with use of more efficacious regimen. Provider Initiated Testing and Counseling (PITC) for children

will be emphasized, and all HIV positive infants below 18 months of age will be started on antiretroviral

treatment regardless of clinical stage or CD4 count. Community Mobilization/Participation, wrap around

programs with Food/Nutrition, Presidential malaria initiatives ( PMI) through distribution of insecticide

treated nets at the MCH, safe motherhood through focused antenatal care, other Family planning initiatives

and TB screening and referral for treatment and care will be areas of emphasis.

New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity

Continuing Activity: 14722

Continued Associated Activity Information

Activity Activity ID USG Agency Prime Partner Mechanism Mechanism ID Mechanism Planned Funds

System ID System ID

14722 4145.08 HHS/Centers for African Medical 6922 295.08 $400,000

Disease Control & and Research

Prevention Foundation

6837 4145.07 HHS/Centers for African Medical 4201 295.07 $250,000

Disease Control & and Research

Prevention Foundation

4145 4145.06 HHS/Centers for African Medical 3222 295.06 $250,000

Disease Control & and Research

Prevention Foundation

Emphasis Areas

Gender

* Increasing gender equity in HIV/AIDS programs

* Reducing violence and coercion

Health-related Wraparound Programs

* Child Survival Activities

* Family Planning

* Malaria (PMI)

* Safe Motherhood

* TB

Human Capacity Development

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Human Capacity Development $120,000

Public Health Evaluation

Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery

Food and Nutrition: Commodities

Economic Strengthening

Education

Water

Table 3.3.01:

Funding for Care: Adult Care and Support (HBHC): $250,000

ACTIVITY HAS BEEN MODIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS FROM COP 2008:

+ New activity emphasis on prevention with positives among patients coming for care and treatment

services.

SECONDARY CROSS-CUTTING BUDGET ATTRIBUTIONS

Partner will procure nutritional supplementation for approximately 500 patients at $12,000.

COP 2008

1. LIST OF RELATED ACTIVITIES

This activity relates to activities in ARV services, ARV services, pediatric care and treatment, and PMTCT.

2. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

The African Medical Research Foundation (AMREF) has extensive experience and expertise in

implementing community-based HIV/AIDS prevention and care programs throughout Africa. AMREF will

continue the successful HIV treatment program that it operates in 4 sites in Kibera, a very large, informal

settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. The HIV treatment program in Kibera has been recognized as a model of

community-based care for PLWAs. By April 2008, the program was providing palliative care services to

more than 3,000 patients. Rates of adherence to care are very high. The community sensitization activities

have already contributed substantially to a reduction in stigma and discrimination in this community and are

expected to continue to do so.

In 2009 AMREF will continue activities in the 4 sites, providing a package of basic health services to 5,000

people with HIV. AMREF will support staff salaries, training of 120 health providers, laboratory evaluation,

adherence counseling, and monitoring, provide drugs for prevention and treatment of opportunistic

infections, and expand access to safe drinking water and malaria prevention interventions. Funding will

include provision of HIV care. Patient care is managed by multidisciplinary teams. Care interventions are

supported through extensive involvement of community health workers and peer educators, including many

people who themselves have HIV/AIDS. The community health workers and peer educators work in both

the clinics and communities to support adherence, provide counseling and education about nutrition and

other key aspects of care, and assist with the recognition of adverse drug reactions and early referral.

AMREF staff conducts extensive activities in the community that educate and sensitize church, political, and

administrative leaders as well as all members of the community. Activities are implemented in collaboration

with the Provincial ART officer for Nairobi. This activity will be primarily an expansion of the existing

program to increase both the number of sites and number of people reached. The central AMREF

laboratory will be strengthened to continue supporting quality assurance for labs at the satellite sites.

3. CONTRIBUTIONS TO OVERALL PROGRAM

These activities will contribute to the expansion of palliative care services for people with HIV, strengthened

human resource capacity to deliver palliative care services for HIV, and an improved referral network for

HIV care.

4. LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES

AMREF's palliative care activities link closely to community services supported by CBOs, such as Kibera

Community Self Help Program (KICOSHEP), AMREF-supported PMTCT services, adult treatment services,

pediatric treatment services , pediatrics care and support and the established network referral center at

Kenyatta Hospital through the referral of complicated cases.

5. POPULATIONS BEING TARGETED

The population targeted through this activity include: 1) HIV-infected adults residing in Kibera that will be

served by these programs and 2) have a significant need for HIV treatment that relates not only to high HIV

prevalence, but also very severe poverty and lack of basic services (e.g., clean water, food, and education).

The associated community sensitization activities raise awareness among men and women living in the

slums. Other target groups include public health workers and NGOs/private voluntary organizations.

6. KEY LEGISLATIVE ISSUES ADDRESSED

This activity addresses legislative issues related to stigma and discrimination through community

sensitization activities

7. EMPHASIS AREAS

This activity includes minor emphases in commodity procurement, community mobilization, human

resources, quality assurance and supportive supervision, and training.

New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity

Continuing Activity: 14723

Continued Associated Activity Information

Activity Activity ID USG Agency Prime Partner Mechanism Mechanism ID Mechanism Planned Funds

System ID System ID

14723 4817.08 HHS/Centers for African Medical 6922 295.08 $250,000

Disease Control & and Research

Prevention Foundation

6838 4817.07 HHS/Centers for African Medical 4201 295.07 $150,000

Disease Control & and Research

Prevention Foundation

4817 4817.06 HHS/Centers for African Medical 3222 295.06 $116,667

Disease Control & and Research

Prevention Foundation

Emphasis Areas

Human Capacity Development

Public Health Evaluation

Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery

Food and Nutrition: Commodities

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Food and Nutrition: Commodities $12,000

Economic Strengthening

Education

Water

Table 3.3.08:

Funding for Treatment: Adult Treatment (HTXS): $710,000

ACTIVITY UNCHANGED FROM COP 2008

1. LIST OF RELATED ACTIVITIES

This activity relates to activities in Palliative Care: Basic Health Care and Support, ARV Services, Pediatrics

ARV services, Pediatric care and support, and Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission.

2. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

The African Medical Research Foundation (AMREF) will continue a successful HIV treatment program

operating in 4 sites in Langata district in Nairobi including: Kibera, Langata, Ushirika, and Karen health

Centers , providing antiretroviral treatment (ART) to 1,700 people with HIV (390 new), bringing the total ever

treated to 2,040. AMREF implements ART by supporting staff salaries, training, laboratory evaluation,

adherence counseling, and monitoring. Funding will include provision of ART and training to 60 health care

workers. ARVs are supplied to the sites through the current distribution system of the Mission for Essential

Drugs and Supplies (MEDS) / USAID Mission Competitive Procurement. Treatment is provided by

multidisciplinary teams, and these treatment services are supported through extensive involvement of

community health workers and peer educators, including many people who themselves have HIV/AIDS. The

community health workers and peer educators work in both the clinics and communities to support

adherence, provide counseling and education about nutrition and other key aspects of care, and assist with

recognition of adverse drug reactions and early referral. AMREF staff conducts extensive activities in the

community that educate and sensitize church, political, and administrative leaders, as well as all members

of the community.

This activity will primarily be an expansion of the existing program to increase both the number of sites and

number of people reached. The central AMREF laboratory will be strengthened to continue supporting

quality assurance for labs at the satellite sites. Activities are implemented in collaboration with the

Provincial ART officer for Nairobi. AMREF has extensive experience and expertise implementing

community-based HIV/AIDS prevention and care programs throughout Africa. The HIV treatment program

in Kibera has been recognized as a model of community-based ART. By April 2008 the program was

providing ART to more than 1,200 patients. Rates of drug adherence are very high, and rates of complete

viral load suppression are comparable to those seen in research settings in the U.S. and Europe. The

community sensitization activities have already contributed substantially to a reduction in stigma and

discrimination in this community and are expected to continue to do so.

3. CONTRIBUTIONS TO OVERALL PROGRAM AREA

These activities will contribute to the results of expansion of ARV treatment for clinically qualified, HIV-

positive patients, strengthened human resource capacity to deliver ARV treatment, and a strengthened

referral network for provision of ART.

4. LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES

This activity relates to community services supported by KICOSHEP, a sub-partner of the TBD Umbrella, to

Adult care and support, pediatric care and support, pediatric treatment , PMTCT services supported by

AMREF, and to the established network referral center established at Kenyatta National Hospital, supported

by the University of Nairobi and other partners.

5. POPULATIONS BEING TARGETED

The populations targeted with this activity are HIV-infected adult and pediatric Kibera slum residents that will

be served by these programs and have great need for HIV treatment that relates not only to high HIV

prevalence, but also very severe poverty and lack of basic services such as clean water, food, and

education. The associated community sensitization activities raise awareness among men, women and

children living in the slums.

6. KEY LEGISLATIVE ISSUES ADDRESSED

This activity addresses legislative issues related to stigma and discrimination through community

sensitization activities.

7. EMPHASIS AREAS

This activity includes minor emphasis in commodity procurement, community mobilization, human

resources, training, quality assurance and supportive supervision, training, and strategic information.

New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity

Continuing Activity: 14725

Continued Associated Activity Information

Activity Activity ID USG Agency Prime Partner Mechanism Mechanism ID Mechanism Planned Funds

System ID System ID

14725 4144.08 HHS/Centers for African Medical 6922 295.08 $850,000

Disease Control & and Research

Prevention Foundation

6836 4144.07 HHS/Centers for African Medical 4201 295.07 $700,000

Disease Control & and Research

Prevention Foundation

4144 4144.06 HHS/Centers for African Medical 3222 295.06 $552,157

Disease Control & and Research

Prevention Foundation

Table 3.3.09:

Funding for Care: Pediatric Care and Support (PDCS): $30,000

ACTIVITY HAS BEEN MODIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS FROM COP 2008:

The narrative is updated to focus more on pediatrics ART activity.

1. LIST OF RELATED ACTIVITIES

This activity relates to activities in ARV services (#6836), ARV services (#7095), Palliative Care: Basic

Health Care and Support (#7096), Pediatrics ARV services and PMTCT (#6837).

2. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

The African Medical Research Foundation (AMREF) will continue a successful HIV treatment program that

operates in 4 sites in Kibera, a very large informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. This program provides a

package of basic health services to 5,000 people with HIV, including 550 children. AMREF will support

pediatric care including psychosocial support at all the 4 sites. In order to identify more children, activities

will focus on HIV testing through Early Infant Diagnosis(EID) and Provider initiated Testing and counseling

(PITC) using PCR or rapid tests for all children attending in and out outpatient department, and children of

HIV positive patients attending the care and treatment services. Children born to HIV positives mothers in

PMTCT will be tested through the EID and linked to care. Funds will support staff salaries, training of 30

health providers, laboratory evaluation, adherence counseling, and monitoring, provide drugs for prevention

and treatment of opportunistic infections, and expand access to safe drinking water and malaria prevention

interventions. Patient care is managed by multidisciplinary teams, and care interventions are supported

through the extensive involvement of community health workers and peer educators, including many people

who themselves have HIV/AIDS. The community health workers and peer educators work in both the clinics

and communities to support adherence, provide counseling and education about nutrition and other key

aspects of care, and assist with recognition of adverse drug reactions and early referral. AMREF staff

conducts extensive activities in the community that educate and sensitize church, political, and

administrative leaders as well as all members of the community. Activities are implemented in collaboration

with the Provincial AIDS AND STI Coordinating Officer for Nairobi. This activity will be primarily an

expansion of the existing program to increase the number of children reached. The central AMREF

laboratory will be strengthened so it can continue supporting quality assurance for labs at the satellite sites.

AMREF has extensive experience and expertise in implementing community-based HIV/AIDS prevention

and care programs throughout Africa. The HIV treatment program in Kibera has been recognized as a

model of community-based care for PLWAs. By April 2008, the program was providing care and support

services to more than 3,000patients, including 150 children below 15 years. The community sensitization

activities have already contributed substantially to a reduction in stigma and discrimination in this

community and are expected to continue to do so.

3. CONTRIBUTIONS TO OVERALL PROGRAM

These activities will contribute to the results of expansion of care and support services for children with HIV,

strengthen human resource capacity to deliver pediatrics care services for HIV, and improve the referral

network for pediatric HIV care.

4. LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES

AMREF's Pediatric care activities link closely to community services supported by CBOs such as Kibera

Community Self Help Program (KICOSHEP), AMREF-supported PMTCT services (#6837), AMREF-

supported ARV services (#6836), and to the established network referral center at Kenyatta Hospital

(#7096) through the referral of complicated cases.

5. POPULATIONS BEING TARGETED

The population targeted with this activity is the HIV-infected pediatric residents in Kibera that will be served

by these programs. In addition, these people have a great need for HIV treatment that relates not only to

high HIV prevalence, but also to very severe poverty and lack of basic services such as clean water, food,

and education. The associated community sensitization activities raise awareness among men, women and

children living in the slums. Other targeted populations include public health workers and NGOs/private

voluntary organizations.

6. KEY LEGISLATIVE ISSUES ADDRESSED

This activity addresses legislative issues related to stigma and discrimination through community

sensitization activities

7. EMPHASIS AREAS

This activity includes minor emphases in commodity procurement, community mobilization, human

resources, quality assurance and supportive supervision, and training.

New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity

Continuing Activity: 14723

Continued Associated Activity Information

Activity Activity ID USG Agency Prime Partner Mechanism Mechanism ID Mechanism Planned Funds

System ID System ID

14723 4817.08 HHS/Centers for African Medical 6922 295.08 $250,000

Disease Control & and Research

Prevention Foundation

6838 4817.07 HHS/Centers for African Medical 4201 295.07 $150,000

Disease Control & and Research

Prevention Foundation

4817 4817.06 HHS/Centers for African Medical 3222 295.06 $116,667

Disease Control & and Research

Prevention Foundation

Table 3.3.10:

Funding for Treatment: Pediatric Treatment (PDTX): $90,000

ACTIVITY UNCHANGED FROM COP 2008:

1. LIST OF RELATED ACTIVITIES

This activity relates to activities in Palliative Care: Basic Health Care and Support (#6838, #7096), ARV

Services (#7095), Pediatric care and support and Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (#6837).

2. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

The African Medical Research Foundation (AMREF) will continue a successful HIV treatment program

operating in 4 sites in Kibera, a very large informal settlement in Nairobi, providing antiretroviral treatment

(ART) to 1,700 people including 150 children. Sixty of these children will be newly initiated on ART, bringing

the total number of children ever treated to 180. AMREF implements ART by supporting staff salaries,

training, laboratory evaluation, adherence counseling, and monitoring. Funding will include provision of

Pediatric ART training to 30 health care workers. ARVs are supplied to the sites through the current

distribution system of the Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies (MEDS) / USAID Mission Competitive

Procurement. Treatment is provided by multidisciplinary teams, and treatment services are supported

through extensive involvement of community health workers and peer educators, including many people

who themselves have HIV/AIDS. The community health workers and peer educators work in both the clinics

and communities to support adherence, provide counseling and education about nutrition and other key

aspects of care, and assist with the recognition of adverse drug reactions and early referral. AMREF staff

conducts extensive activities in the community that educate and sensitize church, political, and

administrative leaders, as well as all members of the community. Evaluation components include the

assessment of the feasibility and acceptability of caregivers supporting ART adherence and delivery at the

community level. As part of this effort 30 health care workers will receive training. This activity will be

primarily an expansion of the existing program to increase both the number of sites and people reached.

The central AMREF laboratory will be strengthened to continue supporting quality assurance for labs at the

satellite sites. Activities are implemented in collaboration with the Provincial ART officer for Nairobi.

AMREF has extensive experience and expertise in implementing community-based HIV/AIDS prevention

and care programs throughout Africa. The HIV treatment program in Kibera has been recognized as a

model of community-based ART. By March 2008 the program was providing ART to more than 1,200

patients, including 76 children. Rates of drug adherence are very high, and the rates of complete viral load

suppression are comparable to those seen in research settings in the U.S. and Europe. The community

sensitization activities have already contributed substantially to a reduction in stigma and discrimination in

this community and are expected to continue to do so.

3. CONTRIBUTIONS TO OVERALL PROGRAM AREA

These activities will contribute to the results of expansion of ART for clinically qualified, HIV-positive children

below 15 years, strengthened human resource capacity to deliver pediatrics ART, and an improved referral

network for provision of pediatric ART.

4. LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES

This activity relates to community services supported by KICOSHEP, a sub-partner of TBD Umbrella

organization, (#6869), to pediatric and adult ARV services and PMTCT services supported by AMREF

(#6837), and to the established network referral center established at Kenyatta National Hospital, supported

by the University of Nairobi and other partners.

5. POPULATIONS BEING TARGETED

The population targeted with this activity is HIV-infected children below 15 years in Kibera slum residents

that will be served by these programs. These children also have a great need for HIV treatment that relates

not only to high HIV prevalence, but also very severe poverty and lack of basic services such as clean

water, food, and education. The associated community sensitization activities raise awareness among men,

women and children living in the slums.

6. KEY LEGISLATIVE ISSUES ADDRESSED

This activity addresses legislative issues related to stigma and discrimination through community

sensitization activities.

7. EMPHASIS AREAS

This activity includes minor emphasis in commodity procurement, community mobilization, human

resources, training, quality assurance and supportive supervision, training, and strategic information.

New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity

Continuing Activity: 14725

Continued Associated Activity Information

Activity Activity ID USG Agency Prime Partner Mechanism Mechanism ID Mechanism Planned Funds

System ID System ID

14725 4144.08 HHS/Centers for African Medical 6922 295.08 $850,000

Disease Control & and Research

Prevention Foundation

6836 4144.07 HHS/Centers for African Medical 4201 295.07 $700,000

Disease Control & and Research

Prevention Foundation

4144 4144.06 HHS/Centers for African Medical 3222 295.06 $552,157

Disease Control & and Research

Prevention Foundation

Table 3.3.11:

Funding for Care: TB/HIV (HVTB): $50,000

ACTIVITY UNCHANGED FROM COP 2008

1. LIST OF RELATED ACTIVITIES

This activity relates to activities in Adult/ Pediatric care and support, Adult/ Pediatric ARV Services and

PMTCT.

2. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

The African Medical Research Foundation (AMREF) will support TB/HIV services at 4 sites in Nairobi

Province. Intensified TB screening for 2,500 HIV patients and HIV screening for 300 TB suspects/patients

will be offered as a standard of care in all the facilities; approximately 150 TB patients will be identified as

being infected with both TB and HIV. Funds will support refresher training of laboratory staff and

improvement of basic laboratory microbiology capacity in order to meet the increased needs for TB testing.

Thirty health care workers will be trained to provide clinical prophylaxis and/or treatment for TB to HIV-

infected individuals. Funds will support expanded and strengthened delivery of integrated HIV and TB

services including strengthened referral systems. Additional activities will include community mobilization

and dissemination of educational materials to patients. AMREF will maintain data concerning the numbers

of people served and will report both nationally and through the Emergency Plan. AMREF has extensive

experience and expertise in implementing community-based HIV/AIDS prevention and care programs

throughout Africa. The HIV treatment program in Kibera has been recognized as a model of community-

based care for PLWAs. By April 2008, the program was providing palliative care services to more than

3,000 patients. Rates of adherence to care are very high. The community sensitization activities have

already contributed substantially to a reduction in stigma and discrimination in this community and are

expected to continue to do so.

3. CONTRIBUTIONS TO OVERALL PROGRAM AREA

These activities will contribute towards the provision of integrated HIV/TB services for co-infected patients

care by reducing TB morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected individuals and also reducing HIV related

morbidity and mortality in TB patients co-infected with HIV. These activities will strengthen referral systems,

improve diagnostics and treatment of TB among HIV-positive patients and improve the capacity of health

workers to provide integrated HIV and TB services.

4. LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES

The overall program activity links closely to Adult Care and Support, Pediatric Care and Support, Adult ARV

Services , Pediatric ARV Services and PMTCT Services currently supported by this partner as well as

HIV/TB services supported by NLTP.

5. POPULATIONS BEING TARGETED

These activities target people living with HIV/AIDS. Public health care providers, including doctors, nurses,

pharmacists, laboratory workers will receive training in the diagnosis and management of TB using

government guidelines.

6. KEY LEGISLATIVE ISSUES ADDRESSED

This activity addresses legislative issues related to stigma and discrimination through community

sensitization activities.

7. EMPHASIS AREAS

This activity includes minor emphasis in commodity procurement, development of networks/linkages/referral

systems, community mobilization, human resources, local organization capacity development, quality

assurance, quality improvement and supportive supervision, and training.

New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity

Continuing Activity: 14724

Continued Associated Activity Information

Activity Activity ID USG Agency Prime Partner Mechanism Mechanism ID Mechanism Planned Funds

System ID System ID

14724 12457.08 HHS/Centers for African Medical 6922 295.08 $50,000

Disease Control & and Research

Prevention Foundation

12457 12457.07 HHS/Centers for African Medical 4201 295.07 $50,000

Disease Control & and Research

Prevention Foundation

Table 3.3.12:

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $132,000
Human Resources for Health $120,000
Food and Nutrition: Commodities $12,000