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THE REGIONAL STRATEGY

The Regional Strategy on HIV Control in the Central Asia
(3-rd Draft version for discussion)
In Russian In English

COMPETITIONS / TENDERS

List of Awarded Contracts (LCS, CQS and SSS)

OPEN TENDERS / COMPETITIONS

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE

Contribute to controlling the spread of HIV/AIDS in participating countries in the Central Asia Region by establishing regional mechanisms to support national HIV/AIDS programs

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2009-12-23
Training seminar on writing reports based on the results of Sentinel Surveillance carried out in 2008 on HIV infection in the Kyrgyz Republic

Training seminar on writing reports based on the results of sentinel surveillance carried out in 2008 on HIV infection in the Kyrgyz Republic through application of “Epilnfo” program took place in Bishkek, on December 14-18, 2009. The organization and financing of this seminar was due to the Central Asia AIDS Control Project, and methodical support was provided by the trained trainers of Republican AIDS Center of the Kyrgyz Republic. The specialists of the Republican AIDS Center and trained specialists of the oblasts AIDS control and prevention centers (head physicians, epidemiologists, assistant epidemiologists, doctors-laboratory assistants), who were involved in organization, conduction and entry of SS data in pilot cities of Bishkek, Batken, Jalalabad, Tokmok and Kara-Kol participated in the seminar.

2009-12-22
Round table of NGOs working in the field of HIV prevention

Round table of the Kazakhstan public organizations carrying out socially significant projects in the field of HIV prevention took place on December 22, 2009 in Almaty. Organizers of this round table were Public Association “Center for Development of Public Initiatives” and Public Foundation “Kazakhstan Union of people living with HIV.”

2009-12-14
Project Management Training

Project Management Training, which covered administrative and management aspects of projects has been held on December 9-11, 2009 in Dushanbe as part of implementation of 4th grant round of CAAP project’s Regional AIDS Fund. This training has gathered 26 representatives of NGOs and government organizations (coordinators and financial specialists), whose grant applications have been approved by results of CAAP project’s 4th grant round. Taking into account the experience gained while working in the project, staff of CAAP project from regional office and national office in Tajikistan were trainers themselves.

2009-12-10
The First Forum of people living with HIV in the Republic of Kazakhstan

The initiative of carrying out of PLWH Forum in Kazakhstan belongs to Public Foundation “Kazakhstan PLWH Union” - nongovernmental organization established in 2004 and officially registered in July 2005. The organizations created by PLWH and their relatives and friends teamed up for development of long-term cooperation with government, civil society and business of Kazakhstan in order to provide PLWH and their relatives and friends with well-deserved quality of life including access to qualitative services on prevention, treatment, care and support related to HIV-infection.

2009-12-02
Regional HIV-Infection Epidemiological Surveillance Training Center in Kazakhstan

Under the initiative of Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan and with the support of the Central Asia AIDS Control Project on the basis of Republican AIDS Prevention Center in Almaty, Regional HIV-Infection Epidemiological Surveillance Training Center in Central Asian countries (RESTC) has started its work on December 1, 2009. At the initial stage staff structure of the Regional Training Center consists of Development and Management Coordinator, Program Coordinator and three experts: Epidemiology Consultant, Laboratory Diagnostics Consultant, Clinical Consultant.

2009-12-01
Strengthening of coordination of law enforcement agencies in implementation of harm reduction programs

Throughout the world HIV infection prevalence among prisoners is usually much higher than among the population as a whole. This situation is often follow by and worsened with high levels of occurrence of other infectious diseases, such as hepatitis and tuberculosis. Generally recognized principles according to which prisons and prisoners remain to be part of whole society imply that threat of HIV for health of prisoners and for health of population outside prisons are inseparably associated with each other and therefore require coordinated actions. Despite such conditions, some countries of Central Asia have not started implementation of harm reduction programs in prisons yet and have not reached level of medical and sanitary service in prisons equivalent to levels of such services provided for whole population. This creates unsafe environment for health of prisoners, workers of prison and wider population. Overly frequent application of imprisonment to drug users raises special concern. In many countries the significant percent of prisoners are those condemned for law violations directly connected with the use of drugs by themselves (i.e. those who are imprisoned for possession of small amount of drugs for personal use, condemned for minor offences done only for satisfaction of their needs for drug usage due to their addictive behavior). Imprisonment of large number of drug users enhances the likelihood of drugs use in prisons and, in consequence, increases the application of risky injection methods and risk of HIV transmission.

2009-11-30
National conference “Condition of HIV infection epidemic in the Kyrgyz Republic

On November 25 – 26, 2009 the Republican Association "AIDS" under the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic, which is the main recipient of Global Fund grant to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, jointly with Central Asia AIDS Control Project (CAAP) conducted National Conference on “Condition of HIV infection epidemic in the Kyrgyz Republic based on the results of sentinel surveillance in 2008” The purpose of conducing such conference is presentation of data on sentinel surveillance in 2008 of HIV infection in Kyrgyzstan. The important component of measures being carried out to control HIV spread is sentinel surveillance which allows systematically and on regular basis to gather, analyze, interpret data and provide information to public health services and other interested parties for decision-making, planning of prevention programs and efficient use of financial resources. Sentinel surveillance (SS) including surveillance of HIV infection is one of types of the epidemiological surveillance that enables to assess the epidemiological situation in target groups and get an idea about population as a whole. Target groups of SS on HIV infection are vulnerable groups of population: injecting drug users, sex workers, men having sex with men, prisoners with sexually transmitted infections, and pregnant women.

2009-11-24
National training of trainers on the issues of HIV prevention among labor migrants

Immediately following the Regional training of trainers on the issues of HIV prevention among labor migrants, which took place in Tajikistan during last week (November 16-20, 2009), successive national training of local trainers have been organized with participation of representatives of nongovernmental organizations of Kazakhstan. 20 participants from different oblasts of Kazakhstan, who already have experience working with labor migrants in the country, are involved in the training. Training skills of participants will be worked out in the course of the seminar through interactive techniques. The subject of the training will include consideration of both medical and legislative aspects of this issue.

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Finance resources allocated to the countries within the frame of Regional AIDS Fund Small Grants >>>

4th GRAND ROUND

The list of grants won in 4th GR:
Kazakhstan - 19
Kyrgyzstan - 8
Tajikistan - 13
Uzbekistan - 27

Realization schedule of 4 GR

3rd GRAND ROUND

At the end of 2008 and at the beginning of 2009, National Coordination Committee/Country Multisectoral Coordination Committee meetings took place in all Project-member countries to approve sub-project proposals (SPPs) submitted in the frame of the 3-rd Regional AIDS Fund (RAF) grant round cycle. Before its consideration, all submitted SPPs were reviewed and selected by the National Technical Evaluation Committees. All approved SPPs are under “small grants” category because the requested grant sum does not exceed $50 000 USD.

As a result, 16 SPPs have been approved for Kazakhstan (with a total budget of $572631 USD); 8 SPPs have been approved for the Kyrgyz Republic (with a total budget of $200174 USD); 10 SPPs have been approved for Tajikistan (with a total budget of $253482 USD) and 14 SPPs have been approved for Uzbekistan (with a total budget of $640758 USD).

The Central Asian Regional AIDS Fund congratulates the 3-rd grand round winners and wishes success in the sub-project proposals realization

Small (national) grants (up to $50 000 USD)
Republic of Kazakhstan – 16
The Kyrgyz Republic – 8
Republic of Tajikistan – 10
Republic of Uzbekistan – 14

Reports on 3-rd GR selection process
Republic of Kazakhstan
The Kyrgyz Republic
Republic of Tajikistan
Republic of Uzbekistan

2nd GRAND ROUND

In November, 2007 National Coordination Committees meetings were held in all Central Asia AIDS Control Project participant-countries - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan – where the winners of small grants of the Second Regional AIDS Fund (RAF) Grant Round were defined.

In second grant round the financing was provided to 64 governmental and non governmental organizations from four countries of the region which received small grants from Regional AIDS Fund on a total sum $1.4 mln. US dollars (including Republic of Kazakhstan $269 900 US dollars, Kyrgyz Republic $138 310 US dollars, Republic of Tajikistan $221 545 US dollars and Republic of Uzbekistan 836 504 US dollars).

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Analytical Report on results obtained within implementation of Sub-Projects funded by Regional AIDS Fund on 2nd Grant Round in the Kyrgyz Republic

Small Grants:

- Republic of Kazakhstan
- The Kyrgyz Republic
- Republic of Tajikistan
- Republic of Uzbekistan

Large Grants

1st GRANT ROUND

The first Regional AIDS Fund (RAF) grant round was carried out from May 11 till December 12, 2006. The total sum of the allocated money resources was 4 million 549 thousand US dollars.

In February, 2007 Central Asia AIDS Control Project received an approval to begin the realization and financing of five big regional initiatives and 42 national projects in the field of HIV/AIDS spreading counteraction in Central Asia, approved within the framework of the First RAF grant round.
Approved big grants are focused on:

- SPP “Youth Power”: drugs use prevention and HIV spreading among the young people (15-24 years old) in four Central Asian republics (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan). Grant recipient: NGO Population Services International/ Central Asia;

- SPP “Reaching High Coverage of Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) and Sex Workers (SWs) with the Essential Comprehensive Package of HIV Prevention Services in 7 Sites in Central Asia”: partnership strengthening and PLWH involving into the prevention, treatment, care and support – Grant recipient: NGO JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.

- SPP “Youth and HIV/AIDS”: positive behavior formation in the field of HIV/AIDS prevention among the young people of Central Asian countries. Grant recipient: NGO “Youth of 21 Century”, Tajikistan.

Together with the winners of big grants, the financing was provided to 42 governmental and not governmental organizations from four countries of the region which received small grants at the rate of up to 20 thousand of US dollars from Regional AIDS Fund.

According to the signed Agreement on long-term cooperation between RPMU and United Nations Development Program (UNDP), UNDP represents itself as the financial agent in the grant process. Therefore distribution of money resources between the grant recipients will be made through the UNDP country offices.

All additional information on the first grant round winners, participants selection mechanism and procedure of participation in grants receiving is placed in section "GRANTS" of Central Asia AIDS Control Project.

It is possible to get acquaintance with the reports on big grants realization in section: “Grant Recipients Reports".
The winners or implementing organizations, passed the competitive selection of the First Grant Round are: