Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011 2012

Details for Mechanism ID: 11616
Country/Region: Vietnam
Year: 2012
Main Partner: John Snow, Inc
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Private Contractor
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $490,000

The USAID DELIVER project is the procurement mechanism through which the Central Contraceptive Procurement (CCP) program obtains public health supplies. The purpose of the CCP program is to provide Missions with a procurement mechanism under which they can purchase a range of contraceptives that are not offered under the scope of other USAID projects. In Vietnam, centrally procured prevention commodities are used by both USAID- and CDC-implementing partners as part of comprehensive HIV activities. Geographic coverage for this project will be the 32 provinces where PEPFAR activities (USAID and CDC) are implemented. Populations targeted by this project are IDUs, FSWs, MSM, clients of sex workers, the sexual partners of IDUs and PLHIV. As USAID places increased focus on strengthening the utilization of HIV-prevention commodities, primarily for condoms, in the commercial sector, the number of condoms procured under this mechanism will decrease. No vehicle is needed for this program.

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Other Sexual Prevention (HVOP): $490,000

COP 12 funding will be used to procure approximately 14 million condoms for the PEPFAR Vietnam program. 4 million condoms will be distributed free of charge to MARPs, including FSWs and their clients, MSM and IDUs. The PEPFAR program has limited free distribution to target groups who are not able to afford condoms. The remaining 10 million condoms will be sold at a subsidized price to nontraditional outlets, including hotels and guesthouses, which are key venues where sex work occurs. USAID and its implementing partners collaborate with other stakeholders in providing condoms to ensure harmonization and adequate coverage. A key focus in COP 12 will be to decrease target groups reliance on free and socially marketed condoms and rely more on the commercial sector for the purchase of condoms.