Zambia

In collaboration with local partners, IntraHealth is increasing access to HIV services in four Zambian districts through the use of lay counselors. The project focuses on increasing the number of people who receive HIV counseling and testing, increasing the number of people living with HIV who are referred to treatment centers for antiretroviral therapy and prevention of mother-to-child transmission services, and reducing stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV. The work will expand to two additional districts during 2010.

IntraHealth is also collaborating with the University of Zambia’s School of Medicine to adopt and scale up the Prevention with Positives program in four of the country’s provinces. Through this program, people living with HIV learn about sex-related risks, reproductive choices, antiretroviral therapy adherence, condom use, sexually-transmitted infections, and the effects of alcohol abuse. Using its Learning for Performance approach, IntraHealth will develop training curricula for diagnosis and management of sexually-transmitted infections and ensure the integration of gender-related concerns into training approaches and activities.

Current Projects:

• Improving Access and Uptake of Routine Confidential Counseling and Testing Project (funded by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, led by IntraHealth)
• Prevention with Positives Program (funded by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• The PRISM Project (funded by USAID, led by Population Services International)

Past Projects:

• Capacity Project (funded by USAID, led by IntraHealth)
• PRIME II Project (funded by USAID, led by IntraHealth)