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The Government of Sierra Leone is in the process of developing a HIV/AIDS Response Project (SHARP) with the support of the World Bank. The project will help organize a response to the growing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection which causes the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), in short HIV/AIDS, in a country with one of the worst human development indicators in the world. It will do so through a multi-sector approach by: (a) containing or reducing the level of the epidemic and (b) mitigating its effects. The overall project is premised on the development and expansion of local responses to the epidemic.

This Project is to be a country program within the context of the $500 million Multi-Country HIV/AIDS Program for the Africa Region (MAP). In collaboration with other members of the International Partnership Against AIDS in Africa (IPAA), the project will help step up, organize, and mainstream the response against HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and Tuberculosis (TB), which are important risk cofactors in the early stages of an HIV/AIDS epidemic. This will be achieved through the provision of HIV/AIDS prevention and care services at all levels (national, regional, and local) as well as in a number of sectors. The emphasis will be on prevention among youth and women of child-bearing age, and groups that are particularly vulnerable to HIV/AIDS.

The intention is also to address the military and ex-combatants, internally displaced people, and refugees. The project will help organize a response to the growing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection which causes the acqred immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), in short HIV/AIDS, in a country with one of the worst human development indicators in the world. It will do so through a multi-sector approach by: (a) containing or reducing the level of the epidemic and (b) mitigating its effects. The overall project is premised on the development and expansion of local responses to the epidemic.

 

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(International Individual Consultant)

Assignment Title: Piloting of Needle and Syringe Exchange Program in Sierra Leone

Reference No. : GF/NAS/NACP/SER/04/2018

The National AIDS Secretariat received funding from Global Fund against HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) as Principal Recipient (PR) to implement “Program Continuation Request (PCR)” which commenced in January 2018 and ends 31st December 2020. In collaboration with the Country Coordination Mechanism (CCM) of the Global Fund and its Sub Recipients (SRs), NAS is scaling up a prioritized National AIDS Response focused in six High Burden Districts and Key Populations as the most affected and infected by HIV. The current grant includes investment in HIV programs focussed on key populations including Female Sex Workers (FSW), men who have sex with men (MSM), and people who inject drugs (PWID). The Secretariat requires the services of a consultant to Pilot the Implementation of Needle and Syringe Exchange Program in Sierra Leone. The Secretariat intend to use part of the proceeds from the Global Fund grant for eligible payment for the execution of this activities.

The description (scope and output ) of the assignment include:

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