Think global, act local: the experience of Global Fund and PEPFAR joint cascade assessments to harmonize and strengthen key population HIV programmes in eight countries

Journal of the International AIDS Society
Tiffany A LillieR Cameron Wolf

Abstract

The Global Fund and the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) are major donors to HIV services with key populations (KPs) to achieve the UNAIDS 95-95-95 epidemic control goals. The programmes they fund are not always well aligned or coordinated, decreasing their effectiveness. Joint assessments are designed and led by LINKAGES, a project funded by PEPFAR and the US Agency for International Development, to improve coordination among donors and on-the-ground implementation of KP HIV programmes. Joint assessments help identify barriers that prevent KPs from accessing interventions along the cascade of prevention, diagnosis and treatment services, and provide recommendations to improve and align programmes. Detailed reports from eight assessments in Malawi, Cameroon, Swaziland, Haiti, Angola, Nepal, Côte d'Ivoire and Botswana were analysed for thematic challenges, and recommendations are presented. The purpose of the paper is to identify commonalities across KP HIV programmes that were found through the assessments so others can learn and then strengthen their programmes to become more effective. The joint cascade assessments offered countries feedback on HIV programme challenges and recommendations for strengtheni...Continue Reading

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Aug 2, 2019·Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS·Tim Brown, Wiwat Peerapatanapokin
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