{"id":1153,"date":"2024-06-11T07:53:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T07:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csaude.org.mz\/?page_id=1153"},"modified":"2024-07-01T09:32:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T09:32:19","slug":"prior-projects-and-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/csaude.org.mz\/pt\/prior-projects-and-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Projetos e Programas Anteriores"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1153\" class=\"elementor elementor-1153\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30682c5 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"30682c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff7e77f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff7e77f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Projetos e Programas Anteriores<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16069c5 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"16069c5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-358ab82 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"358ab82\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1c66cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-adv-accordion\" data-id=\"b1c66cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-adv-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-adv-accordion\" id=\"eael-adv-accordion-b1c66cb\" data-scroll-on-click=\"no\" data-scroll-speed=\"300\" data-accordion-id=\"b1c66cb\" data-accordion-type=\"accordion\" data-toogle-speed=\"300\">\n    <div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n                <div id=\"integrated-malaria-program-imap\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1861\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Integrated Malaria Program (IMAP)<\/span><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1861\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" aria-labelledby=\"integrated-malaria-program-imap\"><p>Malaria accounts for nearly 30 percent of all deaths in Mozambique and is especially lethal for children under five. Malaria has a seasonal fluctuation in all parts of the country, with a seasonal peak ranging from December to April. It has a significant negative impact in the country&#8217;s high-transmission north and center provinces.<\/p><p>The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) sponsored the IMAP project to reduce malaria-associated mortality, morbidity, and parasitemia in four high malaria burden provinces. The project strengthened the implementation of the Mozambique National Malaria Strategic Plan (NMSP) and was aligned with the US President\u2019s Malaria Initiative (PMI) strategies. The project concluded in 2022.<\/p><p>Project provinces included Zamb\u00e9zia, Nampula, Cabo Delgado, and Tete. IMaP had three main objectives:<\/p><ol><li>Support the implementation of proven malaria interventions at community and facility levels, in alignment with NMSP<\/li><li>Strengthen management capacity of the provincial, and district, and Ministry of Health personnel to provide oversight and supervision of malaria interventions<\/li><li>Improve Health Management Information System data reporting, analysis, and use at the provincial and district levels<\/li><\/ol><p>Friends in Global Health (FGH) was the clinical implementation partner of the Integrated Malaria Program (IMaP) in Mozambique, under the direction of Chemonics International. FGH activities included:<\/p><ul><li>FGH Provincial Clinical Advisors based at the provincial capitals of Zamb\u00e9zia, Nampula, Cabo Delgado, and Tete provinces provide technical assistance to the provincial health authorities in implementing the National Malaria Strategic Plan. FGH Provincial Clinical Advisors participate as trainers in training sessions, accompany provincial health authorities\u2019 staff at supportive supervision visits, and on-the-job training of health facility staff in delivering malaria services.<\/li><li>FGH Laboratory team provides technical support in implementing the province-led malaria External Quality Assessment process for malaria testing. FGH assisted provincial health authorities in implementing baseline assessments of laboratory capacity (infrastructure and technical) and providing technical support to low-performing laboratories, focusing on smear preparation and quantification of parasites with routine quality assessments to measure laboratory progress.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n                <\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n                <div id=\"traditional-healers-as-adherence-partners-for-plhiv-in-rural-mozambique\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"2\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1862\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Traditional Healers as Adherence Partners for PLHIV in rural Mozambique<\/span><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1862\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" aria-labelledby=\"traditional-healers-as-adherence-partners-for-plhiv-in-rural-mozambique\"><p>Newly diagnosed persons are often overwhelmed by information about HIV treatment, diagnostics, and clinical services and may be hesitant to ask for help from friends or family given the stigma around the disease. Traditional healers, trusted health agents in rural Mozambique, were\u00a0trained to provide community-based counseling, education, and disclosure support for their patients. Patients select their preferred healer, who was tasked with providing twice monthly home visits to identify any barriers to adherence, medication pick-up or clinical attendance.\u00a0<\/p><p>With support from the U.S.\u00a0National Institute of Mental Health, Friends in Global Health implemented a program on adapting effective strategies to engage traditional healers as HIV treatment adherence partners for newly diagnosed patients.<\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n                <div id=\"fgh-nigeria\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"3\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1863\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">FGH Nigeria<\/span><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1863\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" aria-labelledby=\"fgh-nigeria\"><p>From 2009 \u2013 2013, Friends in Global Health supported the Federal Ministry of Health of Nigeria in the implementation of HIV-related services in Federal Capital Territory, Niger and Kwara States. Through its 5-year funding award from the CDC\/PEPFAR, the following services were provided in FGH supported sites: Adult and Pediatric HIV care and treatment, Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT), HIV Testing and Counseling (HTC), Tuberculosis and HIV (TB-HIV), Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC), procurement and provision of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), strengthening of laboratory infrastructure and improvement of strategic information (SI) services. During the project period, FGH \u00a0provided support for these services in eight comprehensive sites located in Gawu Babangida Rural Hospital; Lafiagi General Hospital; Sobi Specialist Hospital; Umaru Musa Yar\u2019adua Memorial Hospital Sabon Wuse; Comprehensive Health Centre, Agwara; Shehu Shagari General Hospital, Nasko; Auna Rural Hospital; and State House Medical Centre, Abuja FCT. FGH also supported an additional 98 satellite sites, which provided counseling and testing services as well as PMTCT services.<\/p><p>FGH conducted minor alterations and renovations in most clinical sites, including repairing water supply systems, installing power generating sets, equipping clinic laboratories and furnishing HIV clinics. Project activities also included local human capacity-building whereby over 1,500 Nigerian physicians, nurses, counselors and allied health staff were trained in HIV counseling and testing, basic care and support, adult\/ pediatric care and treatment, adherence, prevention of mother to child transmission, home-based care and laboratory management. Provision of quality HIV\/AIDS prevention, care and treatment services were at the forefront of FGH\u2019s work in Nigeria. Throughout the project period FGH staff counseled and tested a total of 171,316 clients, 8,577 adults and children received at least one service of HIV care and 5,034 adults and children were enrolled onto HIV antiretroviral treatment.<\/p><p>FGH also established family-centered, facility- and community-based services targeting orphans and vulnerable children in Kwara state through partnership with a local community-based organization, the Society for Youth Development and Orphaned Children (SYDOC). This alliance highlights the priority FGH attaches to cultivating strong collaborative relationships with local groups involved with development work, as such partnerships enhance the capacity of local organizations to build sustainable, high-impact public health initiatives.<\/p><p>At the end of the project\u2019s fifth and final year, VU\/FGH was able to transition a substantial portion of its resources to a newly registered local indigenous implementing partner,\u00a0Friends for Global Health Initiative in Nigeria\u00a0(FGHiN). This process enabled successful capacitation of the local entity partner, which is now implementing its own 5-year CDC\/PEPFAR funded care and treatment program in Nigeria.<\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n                <div id=\"strengthening-communities-through-integrated-programming-scip\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"4\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1864\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Strengthening Communities through integrated Programming (SCIP)<\/span><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1864\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" aria-labelledby=\"strengthening-communities-through-integrated-programming-scip\"><p>In Mozambique, Friends in Global Health worked\u00a0in collaboration with a World Vision-led consortium to implement a USAID-funded five-year multi-sector grant, Strengthening Communities through Integrated Programming (SCIP). The consortium was locally known as Ogumaniha, which in Chuabo, one of the local languages, means \u201cunited for a common purpose\u201d.<\/p><p>This program improved the health and livelihood of children, women and families in Zamb\u00e9zia Province and focused\u00a0on:<\/p><ul><li>Strengthening and increasing access to the health, nutrition and HIV &amp; AIDS care system for target groups;<\/li><li>Promoting and financing demand-driven community investments for agricultural production through value chain additions;<\/li><li>Income-generation;<\/li><li>Water and sanitation; and<\/li><li>Building and reinforcing existing institutional capacity of governmental departments and community stakeholders.<\/li><\/ul><p>Friends in Global Health led\u00a0the monitoring and evaluation component of the program, as well as provided\u00a0technical assistance in the area of health and HIV\/AIDS for the seven-member consortium.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vumc.org\/global-health\/scip\">Survey data is available for download.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n                <div id=\"unicef-zambzia-equity-oriority-district-survey\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"5\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1865\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">UNICEF Zamb\u00e9zia equity oriority district survey<\/span><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1865\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" aria-labelledby=\"unicef-zambzia-equity-oriority-district-survey\"><p>UNICEF and the FGH\u00a0collaborated to conduct a baseline survey in Gur\u00f9\u00e9 and Milange districts (in Zamb\u00e9zia province) to measure the impact of the Mozambican adapted REC strategy. Data collected in these districts through the UNICEF-FGH\u00a0collaboration\u00a0complemented results\u00a0gathered from the\u00a0FGH implemented population-based household survey in Zamb\u00e9zia Province as part of the USAID funded Strengthening Communities through Integrated Programming (SCIP), known locally as the Ogumaniha program.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vumc.org\/global-health\/unicef-zambezia\">Survey data is available for download.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n                <div id=\"accelerating-strategies-for-pratical-innovation-and-research-in-economic-strengthening-aspires\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"6\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1866\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Accelerating Strategies for Pratical Innovation and Research in Economic Strengthening (ASPIRES)<\/span><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1866\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" aria-labelledby=\"accelerating-strategies-for-pratical-innovation-and-research-in-economic-strengthening-aspires\"><p>Under the direction of FHI 360, the Accelerating Strategies for Practical Innovation and Research in Economic Strengthening (ASPIRES) project supported\u00a0evidence-based, gender-sensitive programming to improve the economic security and improve health outcomes of families and children infected or affected by HIV\/AIDS, as well as others at high risk of acquiring HIV.<\/p><p>FGH collected data for a mixed-methods evaluation that utilized\u00a0qualitative and quantitative data collection methodologies in the Zamb\u00e9zia province of Mozambique. This project included\u00a0all coordination and logistical tasks related to the planning, scheduling, relationship-building, data collection implements (and programming). FGH\u00a0provided a study coordinator, programmer, field supervisors, and data collectors to complete the data collection and data transfer to FHI 360. FGH arranged\u00a0for the training of all study personnel, including training in ethics, data collection via an electronic device (i.e., tablet or mobile phone), data storage and transmission. FGH\u00a0also provided logistical support to FHI 360 personnel for\u00a0regular visits to the study communities.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhi360.org\/projects\/accelerating-strategies-practical-innovation-and-research-economic-strengthening-aspires\">Visit the FHI 360 website for program details.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n                <div id=\"unicef-nutrition-programme-baseline-assessment\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"7\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1867\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">UNICEF Nutrition Programme Baseline Assessment<\/span><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1867\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" aria-labelledby=\"unicef-nutrition-programme-baseline-assessment\"><p><strong>Evaluation and Capacity Building: Zamb\u00e9zia &amp; Nampula Provinces, Mozambique<\/strong><\/p><p>This project\u00a0provided baseline information and determined key indicators for the evaluation of interventions aimed at improving under five nutritional status, informed policy and advocacy programming, and contributed to the government\u2019s five-year plan to reduce stunting among children under five.<\/p><p>In collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of investigators from Vanderbilt University Medical Center\u00a0and Vanderbilt University, Friends in Global Health coordinated and facilitated technical and logistical tasks related to data collection for this population-based\u00a0<a>survey<\/a>\u00a0of nearly four thousand households within Zamb\u00e9zia and Nampula Provinces of Mozambique. In addition, FGH provided ethics training and\u00a0built\u00a0the capacity of study personnel in the collection, storage and transmission of data.<\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c21b1e e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c21b1e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5535e91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5535e91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PROGRAMAS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d320c7b eael-hamburger--none eael_simple_menu_hamburger_disable_selected_menu_no eael-simple-menu-hamburger-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-simple-menu\" data-id=\"d320c7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-simple-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <div data-hamburger-icon=\"&lt;svg aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; class=&quot;e-font-icon-svg e-fas-bars&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 448 512&quot; xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot;&gt;&lt;path d=&quot;M16 132h416c8.837 0 16-7.163 16-16V76c0-8.837-7.163-16-16-16H16C7.163 60 0 67.163 0 76v40c0 8.837 7.163 16 16 16zm0 160h416c8.837 0 16-7.163 16-16v-40c0-8.837-7.163-16-16-16H16c-8.837 0-16 7.163-16 16v40c0 8.837 7.163 16 16 16zm0 160h416c8.837 0 16-7.163 16-16v-40c0-8.837-7.163-16-16-16H16c-8.837 0-16 7.163-16 16v40c0 8.837 7.163 16 16 16z&quot;&gt;&lt;\/path&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\" data-indicator-icon=\"&lt;svg aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; class=&quot;e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-down&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 320 512&quot; xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot;&gt;&lt;path d=&quot;M143 352.3L7 216.3c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l22.6-22.6c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l96.4 96.4 96.4-96.4c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-136 136c-9.2 9.4-24.4 9.4-33.8 0z&quot;&gt;&lt;\/path&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\" data-dropdown-indicator-icon=\"&lt;svg class=&quot;e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-down&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 320 512&quot; xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot;&gt;&lt;path d=&quot;M143 352.3L7 216.3c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l22.6-22.6c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l96.4 96.4 96.4-96.4c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-136 136c-9.2 9.4-24.4 9.4-33.8 0z&quot;&gt;&lt;\/path&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\" class=\"eael-simple-menu-container eael-simple-menu-align-left eael-simple-menu-dropdown-align-left preset-1\" data-hamburger-breakpoints=\"{&quot;mobile&quot;:&quot;Mobile ao alto (&gt; 767px)&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;:&quot;Tablet Portrait (&gt; 1024px)&quot;,&quot;desktop&quot;:&quot;Desktop (&gt; 2400px)&quot;,&quot;none&quot;:&quot;None&quot;}\" data-hamburger-device=\"none\">\n                                <button class=\"eael-simple-menu-toggle\">\n                    <span class=\"sr-only\">Hamburger Toggle Menu<\/span>\n                    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-bars\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M16 132h416c8.837 0 16-7.163 16-16V76c0-8.837-7.163-16-16-16H16C7.163 60 0 67.163 0 76v40c0 8.837 7.163 16 16 16zm0 160h416c8.837 0 16-7.163 16-16v-40c0-8.837-7.163-16-16-16H16c-8.837 0-16 7.163-16 16v40c0 8.837 7.163 16 16 16zm0 160h416c8.837 0 16-7.163 16-16v-40c0-8.837-7.163-16-16-16H16c-8.837 0-16 7.163-16 16v40c0 8.837 7.163 16 16 16z\"><\/path><\/svg>                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n            \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prior Projects and Programs Integrated Malaria Program (IMAP) Malaria accounts for nearly 30 percent of all deaths in Mozambique and is especially lethal for children under five. Malaria has a seasonal fluctuation in all parts of the country, with a seasonal peak ranging from December to April. It has a significant negative impact in the country&#8217;s high-transmission north and center provinces. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) sponsored the IMAP project to reduce malaria-associated mortality, morbidity, and parasitemia in four high malaria burden provinces. The project strengthened the implementation of the Mozambique National Malaria Strategic Plan (NMSP) and was aligned with the US President\u2019s Malaria Initiative (PMI) strategies. The project concluded in 2022. Project provinces included Zamb\u00e9zia, Nampula, Cabo Delgado, and Tete. IMaP had three main objectives: Support the implementation of proven malaria interventions at community and facility levels, in alignment with NMSP Strengthen management capacity of the provincial, and district, and Ministry of Health personnel to provide oversight and supervision of malaria interventions Improve Health Management Information System data reporting, analysis, and use at the provincial and district levels Friends in Global Health (FGH) was the clinical implementation partner of the Integrated Malaria Program (IMaP) in Mozambique, under the direction of Chemonics International. FGH activities included: FGH Provincial Clinical Advisors based at the provincial capitals of Zamb\u00e9zia, Nampula, Cabo Delgado, and Tete provinces provide technical assistance to the provincial health authorities in implementing the National Malaria Strategic Plan. FGH Provincial Clinical Advisors participate as trainers in training sessions, accompany provincial health authorities\u2019 staff at supportive supervision visits, and on-the-job training of health facility staff in delivering malaria services. FGH Laboratory team provides technical support in implementing the province-led malaria External Quality Assessment process for malaria testing. FGH assisted provincial health authorities in implementing baseline assessments of laboratory capacity (infrastructure and technical) and providing technical support to low-performing laboratories, focusing on smear preparation and quantification of parasites with routine quality assessments to measure laboratory progress. Traditional Healers as Adherence Partners for PLHIV in rural Mozambique Newly diagnosed persons are often overwhelmed by information about HIV treatment, diagnostics, and clinical services and may be hesitant to ask for help from friends or family given the stigma around the disease. Traditional healers, trusted health agents in rural Mozambique, were\u00a0trained to provide community-based counseling, education, and disclosure support for their patients. Patients select their preferred healer, who was tasked with providing twice monthly home visits to identify any barriers to adherence, medication pick-up or clinical attendance.\u00a0 With support from the U.S.\u00a0National Institute of Mental Health, Friends in Global Health implemented a program on adapting effective strategies to engage traditional healers as HIV treatment adherence partners for newly diagnosed patients. FGH Nigeria From 2009 \u2013 2013, Friends in Global Health supported the Federal Ministry of Health of Nigeria in the implementation of HIV-related services in Federal Capital Territory, Niger and Kwara States. Through its 5-year funding award from the CDC\/PEPFAR, the following services were provided in FGH supported sites: Adult and Pediatric HIV care and treatment, Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT), HIV Testing and Counseling (HTC), Tuberculosis and HIV (TB-HIV), Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC), procurement and provision of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), strengthening of laboratory infrastructure and improvement of strategic information (SI) services. During the project period, FGH \u00a0provided support for these services in eight comprehensive sites located in Gawu Babangida Rural Hospital; Lafiagi General Hospital; Sobi Specialist Hospital; Umaru Musa Yar\u2019adua Memorial Hospital Sabon Wuse; Comprehensive Health Centre, Agwara; Shehu Shagari General Hospital, Nasko; Auna Rural Hospital; and State House Medical Centre, Abuja FCT. FGH also supported an additional 98 satellite sites, which provided counseling and testing services as well as PMTCT services. FGH conducted minor alterations and renovations in most clinical sites, including repairing water supply systems, installing power generating sets, equipping clinic laboratories and furnishing HIV clinics. Project activities also included local human capacity-building whereby over 1,500 Nigerian physicians, nurses, counselors and allied health staff were trained in HIV counseling and testing, basic care and support, adult\/ pediatric care and treatment, adherence, prevention of mother to child transmission, home-based care and laboratory management. Provision of quality HIV\/AIDS prevention, care and treatment services were at the forefront of FGH\u2019s work in Nigeria. Throughout the project period FGH staff counseled and tested a total of 171,316 clients, 8,577 adults and children received at least one service of HIV care and 5,034 adults and children were enrolled onto HIV antiretroviral treatment. FGH also established family-centered, facility- and community-based services targeting orphans and vulnerable children in Kwara state through partnership with a local community-based organization, the Society for Youth Development and Orphaned Children (SYDOC). This alliance highlights the priority FGH attaches to cultivating strong collaborative relationships with local groups involved with development work, as such partnerships enhance the capacity of local organizations to build sustainable, high-impact public health initiatives. At the end of the project\u2019s fifth and final year, VU\/FGH was able to transition a substantial portion of its resources to a newly registered local indigenous implementing partner,\u00a0Friends for Global Health Initiative in Nigeria\u00a0(FGHiN). This process enabled successful capacitation of the local entity partner, which is now implementing its own 5-year CDC\/PEPFAR funded care and treatment program in Nigeria. Strengthening Communities through integrated Programming (SCIP) In Mozambique, Friends in Global Health worked\u00a0in collaboration with a World Vision-led consortium to implement a USAID-funded five-year multi-sector grant, Strengthening Communities through Integrated Programming (SCIP). The consortium was locally known as Ogumaniha, which in Chuabo, one of the local languages, means \u201cunited for a common purpose\u201d. This program improved the health and livelihood of children, women and families in Zamb\u00e9zia Province and focused\u00a0on: Strengthening and increasing access to the health, nutrition and HIV &amp; AIDS care system for target groups; Promoting and financing demand-driven community investments for agricultural production through value chain additions; Income-generation; Water and sanitation; and Building and reinforcing existing institutional capacity of governmental departments and community stakeholders. Friends in Global Health led\u00a0the monitoring and evaluation component of the program, as well<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1153","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Prior Projects and Programs - C-Sa\u00fade<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/csaude.org.mz\/pt\/prior-projects-and-programs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"pt_PT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Prior Projects and Programs - C-Sa\u00fade\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Prior Projects and Programs Integrated Malaria Program (IMAP) Malaria accounts for nearly 30 percent of all deaths in Mozambique and is especially lethal for children under five. Malaria has a seasonal fluctuation in all parts of the country, with a seasonal peak ranging from December to April. It has a significant negative impact in the country&#8217;s high-transmission north and center provinces. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) sponsored the IMAP project to reduce malaria-associated mortality, morbidity, and parasitemia in four high malaria burden provinces. The project strengthened the implementation of the Mozambique National Malaria Strategic Plan (NMSP) and was aligned with the US President\u2019s Malaria Initiative (PMI) strategies. The project concluded in 2022. Project provinces included Zamb\u00e9zia, Nampula, Cabo Delgado, and Tete. IMaP had three main objectives: Support the implementation of proven malaria interventions at community and facility levels, in alignment with NMSP Strengthen management capacity of the provincial, and district, and Ministry of Health personnel to provide oversight and supervision of malaria interventions Improve Health Management Information System data reporting, analysis, and use at the provincial and district levels Friends in Global Health (FGH) was the clinical implementation partner of the Integrated Malaria Program (IMaP) in Mozambique, under the direction of Chemonics International. FGH activities included: FGH Provincial Clinical Advisors based at the provincial capitals of Zamb\u00e9zia, Nampula, Cabo Delgado, and Tete provinces provide technical assistance to the provincial health authorities in implementing the National Malaria Strategic Plan. FGH Provincial Clinical Advisors participate as trainers in training sessions, accompany provincial health authorities\u2019 staff at supportive supervision visits, and on-the-job training of health facility staff in delivering malaria services. FGH Laboratory team provides technical support in implementing the province-led malaria External Quality Assessment process for malaria testing. FGH assisted provincial health authorities in implementing baseline assessments of laboratory capacity (infrastructure and technical) and providing technical support to low-performing laboratories, focusing on smear preparation and quantification of parasites with routine quality assessments to measure laboratory progress. Traditional Healers as Adherence Partners for PLHIV in rural Mozambique Newly diagnosed persons are often overwhelmed by information about HIV treatment, diagnostics, and clinical services and may be hesitant to ask for help from friends or family given the stigma around the disease. Traditional healers, trusted health agents in rural Mozambique, were\u00a0trained to provide community-based counseling, education, and disclosure support for their patients. Patients select their preferred healer, who was tasked with providing twice monthly home visits to identify any barriers to adherence, medication pick-up or clinical attendance.\u00a0 With support from the U.S.\u00a0National Institute of Mental Health, Friends in Global Health implemented a program on adapting effective strategies to engage traditional healers as HIV treatment adherence partners for newly diagnosed patients. FGH Nigeria From 2009 \u2013 2013, Friends in Global Health supported the Federal Ministry of Health of Nigeria in the implementation of HIV-related services in Federal Capital Territory, Niger and Kwara States. Through its 5-year funding award from the CDC\/PEPFAR, the following services were provided in FGH supported sites: Adult and Pediatric HIV care and treatment, Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT), HIV Testing and Counseling (HTC), Tuberculosis and HIV (TB-HIV), Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC), procurement and provision of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), strengthening of laboratory infrastructure and improvement of strategic information (SI) services. During the project period, FGH \u00a0provided support for these services in eight comprehensive sites located in Gawu Babangida Rural Hospital; Lafiagi General Hospital; Sobi Specialist Hospital; Umaru Musa Yar\u2019adua Memorial Hospital Sabon Wuse; Comprehensive Health Centre, Agwara; Shehu Shagari General Hospital, Nasko; Auna Rural Hospital; and State House Medical Centre, Abuja FCT. FGH also supported an additional 98 satellite sites, which provided counseling and testing services as well as PMTCT services. FGH conducted minor alterations and renovations in most clinical sites, including repairing water supply systems, installing power generating sets, equipping clinic laboratories and furnishing HIV clinics. Project activities also included local human capacity-building whereby over 1,500 Nigerian physicians, nurses, counselors and allied health staff were trained in HIV counseling and testing, basic care and support, adult\/ pediatric care and treatment, adherence, prevention of mother to child transmission, home-based care and laboratory management. Provision of quality HIV\/AIDS prevention, care and treatment services were at the forefront of FGH\u2019s work in Nigeria. Throughout the project period FGH staff counseled and tested a total of 171,316 clients, 8,577 adults and children received at least one service of HIV care and 5,034 adults and children were enrolled onto HIV antiretroviral treatment. FGH also established family-centered, facility- and community-based services targeting orphans and vulnerable children in Kwara state through partnership with a local community-based organization, the Society for Youth Development and Orphaned Children (SYDOC). This alliance highlights the priority FGH attaches to cultivating strong collaborative relationships with local groups involved with development work, as such partnerships enhance the capacity of local organizations to build sustainable, high-impact public health initiatives. At the end of the project\u2019s fifth and final year, VU\/FGH was able to transition a substantial portion of its resources to a newly registered local indigenous implementing partner,\u00a0Friends for Global Health Initiative in Nigeria\u00a0(FGHiN). This process enabled successful capacitation of the local entity partner, which is now implementing its own 5-year CDC\/PEPFAR funded care and treatment program in Nigeria. Strengthening Communities through integrated Programming (SCIP) In Mozambique, Friends in Global Health worked\u00a0in collaboration with a World Vision-led consortium to implement a USAID-funded five-year multi-sector grant, Strengthening Communities through Integrated Programming (SCIP). The consortium was locally known as Ogumaniha, which in Chuabo, one of the local languages, means \u201cunited for a common purpose\u201d. This program improved the health and livelihood of children, women and families in Zamb\u00e9zia Province and focused\u00a0on: Strengthening and increasing access to the health, nutrition and HIV &amp; AIDS care system for target groups; Promoting and financing demand-driven community investments for agricultural production through value chain additions; Income-generation; Water and sanitation; and Building and reinforcing existing institutional capacity of governmental departments and community stakeholders. 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Malaria has a seasonal fluctuation in all parts of the country, with a seasonal peak ranging from December to April. It has a significant negative impact in the country&#8217;s high-transmission north and center provinces. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) sponsored the IMAP project to reduce malaria-associated mortality, morbidity, and parasitemia in four high malaria burden provinces. The project strengthened the implementation of the Mozambique National Malaria Strategic Plan (NMSP) and was aligned with the US President\u2019s Malaria Initiative (PMI) strategies. The project concluded in 2022. Project provinces included Zamb\u00e9zia, Nampula, Cabo Delgado, and Tete. IMaP had three main objectives: Support the implementation of proven malaria interventions at community and facility levels, in alignment with NMSP Strengthen management capacity of the provincial, and district, and Ministry of Health personnel to provide oversight and supervision of malaria interventions Improve Health Management Information System data reporting, analysis, and use at the provincial and district levels Friends in Global Health (FGH) was the clinical implementation partner of the Integrated Malaria Program (IMaP) in Mozambique, under the direction of Chemonics International. FGH activities included: FGH Provincial Clinical Advisors based at the provincial capitals of Zamb\u00e9zia, Nampula, Cabo Delgado, and Tete provinces provide technical assistance to the provincial health authorities in implementing the National Malaria Strategic Plan. FGH Provincial Clinical Advisors participate as trainers in training sessions, accompany provincial health authorities\u2019 staff at supportive supervision visits, and on-the-job training of health facility staff in delivering malaria services. FGH Laboratory team provides technical support in implementing the province-led malaria External Quality Assessment process for malaria testing. FGH assisted provincial health authorities in implementing baseline assessments of laboratory capacity (infrastructure and technical) and providing technical support to low-performing laboratories, focusing on smear preparation and quantification of parasites with routine quality assessments to measure laboratory progress. Traditional Healers as Adherence Partners for PLHIV in rural Mozambique Newly diagnosed persons are often overwhelmed by information about HIV treatment, diagnostics, and clinical services and may be hesitant to ask for help from friends or family given the stigma around the disease. Traditional healers, trusted health agents in rural Mozambique, were\u00a0trained to provide community-based counseling, education, and disclosure support for their patients. Patients select their preferred healer, who was tasked with providing twice monthly home visits to identify any barriers to adherence, medication pick-up or clinical attendance.\u00a0 With support from the U.S.\u00a0National Institute of Mental Health, Friends in Global Health implemented a program on adapting effective strategies to engage traditional healers as HIV treatment adherence partners for newly diagnosed patients. FGH Nigeria From 2009 \u2013 2013, Friends in Global Health supported the Federal Ministry of Health of Nigeria in the implementation of HIV-related services in Federal Capital Territory, Niger and Kwara States. Through its 5-year funding award from the CDC\/PEPFAR, the following services were provided in FGH supported sites: Adult and Pediatric HIV care and treatment, Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT), HIV Testing and Counseling (HTC), Tuberculosis and HIV (TB-HIV), Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC), procurement and provision of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), strengthening of laboratory infrastructure and improvement of strategic information (SI) services. During the project period, FGH \u00a0provided support for these services in eight comprehensive sites located in Gawu Babangida Rural Hospital; Lafiagi General Hospital; Sobi Specialist Hospital; Umaru Musa Yar\u2019adua Memorial Hospital Sabon Wuse; Comprehensive Health Centre, Agwara; Shehu Shagari General Hospital, Nasko; Auna Rural Hospital; and State House Medical Centre, Abuja FCT. FGH also supported an additional 98 satellite sites, which provided counseling and testing services as well as PMTCT services. FGH conducted minor alterations and renovations in most clinical sites, including repairing water supply systems, installing power generating sets, equipping clinic laboratories and furnishing HIV clinics. Project activities also included local human capacity-building whereby over 1,500 Nigerian physicians, nurses, counselors and allied health staff were trained in HIV counseling and testing, basic care and support, adult\/ pediatric care and treatment, adherence, prevention of mother to child transmission, home-based care and laboratory management. Provision of quality HIV\/AIDS prevention, care and treatment services were at the forefront of FGH\u2019s work in Nigeria. Throughout the project period FGH staff counseled and tested a total of 171,316 clients, 8,577 adults and children received at least one service of HIV care and 5,034 adults and children were enrolled onto HIV antiretroviral treatment. FGH also established family-centered, facility- and community-based services targeting orphans and vulnerable children in Kwara state through partnership with a local community-based organization, the Society for Youth Development and Orphaned Children (SYDOC). 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