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Press Statement on the MANDATORY HIV testing of School Children in Freetown, Sierra Leone PDF Print E-mail

FREETOWN/SIERRA LEONE, 31st January 2020— Reports of mandatory HIV testing in a co-educational school in Freetown, contrary to Section 28 of the 2011 National HIV and AIDS Act of the Republic of Sierra Leone, have been brought to the attention of the National HIV/AIDS Secretariat (NAS), National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) and its Partners.

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Re: Social Media Publication of Sierra Leone girls with HIV on Marie Stopes Sierra Leone Letter Head PDF Print E-mail

The attention of the Directorate of the National HIV and AIDS Secretariat (NAS) has been drawn to a document entitled “list of girls with HIV -1” bearing names purported to be Sierra Leonean ‘Girls with HIV’ on what looks like a letterhead of Marie Stopes Sierra Leone that is being circulated on social media.

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Newsflash

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(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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