Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Details for Mechanism ID: 4965
Country/Region: Zambia
Year: 2007
Main Partner: Central Contraceptive Procurement Project
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Private Contractor
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $600,000

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Other Sexual Prevention (HVOP): $600,000

This activity is linked to Population Services International (PSI) Other Prevention (#8925).

This activity procures condoms for the prevention of HIV transmission among high risk groups. This procurement provides accessible and affordable condoms to Zambians at high-risk of contracting HIV, such as discordant couples, through a partnership with PSI via its local Zambian affiliate Society for Family Health (SFH). These condoms will enable SFH to expand their current program of direct condom sales to high-risk groups requiring a complete "Abstinence, Be faithful, correct and consistent Condom use" (ABC) approach to AIDS prevention. In FY 2005, USAID/Zambia procured approximately 10 million condoms using non-PEPFAR monies. In addition, during that same year, UNFPA supplied 35 million condoms for the public sector. In FY 2006, the USG is procuring approximately 14.7 million condoms through the USAID Central Contraceptive Procurement (CCP) mechanism using PEPFAR funds. In FY 2007, USAID will procure approximately 15 million condoms through CCP. These condoms will be distributed to 5,191 active outlets and 316 principal non-governmental organization/community-based organization networks that PSI/SFH will be using to distribute to high-risk groups. Further, SFH will complement these condom sales by communications and behavior change interventions for promotion of decreasing high-risk behaviors. Activities in FY 2007 will continue to be coordinated with the Health Communications Partnership (#8904) and the Ministry of Health amongst other partners. As a result of this condom distribution through the commercial and selected NGO sectors, SFH and its partners will continue to address the unmet demand of Zambians seeking condoms from outside the public sector.

With condoms provided by CCP, SFH has contributed to sustained and significant positive behavior change in Zambia and has increased Zambians' acceptance and usage of condoms. Sustainability will also be enhanced by establishing private sector partnerships with condom distributors and wholesalers. As a complementary activity to this procurement, SFH also trains MOH health providers in the ABC method, including correct usage of both male and female condoms.