STD / HIV Control Project, Phase II, Kenya
Project / Program Summary
I. Basic data
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II. Project / program description
- Objectives
- To institutionalize training in STD / HIV management at the Medical Training Colleges (MTCs) of Kenya.
- To institutionalize effective STD / HIV management and control and primary health care facilities.
- To encourage sexual behaviour change and promote risk awareness among high risk groups.
- Activities / contents
- Revising and updating STD / HIV curriculum at MTCs
- Training of MTC tutors
- Upgrading of training manual in syndromic management of STDs including counselling for STD and HIV prevention.
- In-service training in STD management and supervision provided to health workers, supervisors and trainers at selected municipal clinics in Nairobi and Nakuru.
- Replication of project model for STD management at sites supported by other donors
- Strengthening community-based STD / HIV education activities among female commercial sex workers, and with NGOs working with other vulnerable groups especially male vulnerable group.
- Pilot programme for expanding economic opportunities for female sex workers
- Expected outcomes / impacts
- Improved pre-service training in STD / HIV management offered at Kenya's MTCs.
- Effective STD / HIV management and control offered at municipal health and facilities
- Expansion of project activities in Nairobi, Nakuru and other areas in Kenya
- Increased noncom use among female sex workers
- Reduction in dependence on sex work for income among vulnerable female groups
- Features in line with the Agenda for Action
Social Development, capacity building
III. Contact point:
At CIDA / Canada: |
Evelyn Voigt |
| Tel: (819) | |
| Fax: (819)953-9453 | |
| E-mail: evelyn_voigt@acdi-cida.gc.ca | |
In Nairobi: |
Dr. Frank Plummer |
| Tel: 254-2-714-852 | |
| Fax: 254-2-712-007 | |
| E-mail: plummer@form-net.com | |
At the University of Manitoba: |
Dr. Steven Moses |
| Tel: 204-789-3357 | |
| Fax: 204-789-3926 |
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