Funder
USAID
Partner
ABT Associates Inc.
Project Goals
Reach 95% HIV treatment coverage in designated geographic regions
Strengthen essential public health services necessary for HIV epidemic control at the national, provincial, and district levels to ensure long-term sustainability of the HIV response
Reach at least 95% viral suppression among people receiving antiretroviral therapy and maintain this level of suppression during the life of the activity in designated geographic regions
Ensure that Mozambique is using the latest evidence for rapid scale-up and maintenance of effective HIV interventions
Generate evidence and provide the Government of Mozambique with data, measured findings, and recommendations necessary to make key service delivery decisions
Overview
In Mozambique, Pathfinder supported the Government of Mozambique to achieve HIV and AIDS epidemic control and establish a sustainable government-led HIV response.
Pathfinder and its partners implemented USAID Efficiencies for Clinical HIV Outcomes (ECHO) in Sofala province. The project provided support to Mozambique’s health authorities in responding effectively to the HIV and AIDS epidemic. Pathfinder built on past models used to improve efficiency in service delivery for HIV and AIDS services. The project carried out HIV testing, early antiretroviral therapy, and supported those who are HIV-positive to maintain their treatment regimen. The project also monitored viral load to ensure viral suppression for all people receiving antiretroviral therapy, while supporting prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) and integrated tuberculosis (TB) and HIV activities.
The goal of the ECHO activity was to support the Government of Mozambique’s to achieve control of the HIV and AIDS epidemic, establishing a sustainable, government-led HIV response in provinces where USAID is the primary clinical support partner.
Project Activities
- Clinical HIV and AIDS care and treatment (e.g., HIV testing and counseling, psychosocial support, antiretroviral therapy, PMTCT, TB/HIV, gender-based violence, pre/post-exposure prophylaxis)
- Service delivery to key populations
- Integration of services (i.e., with family planning)
- Voluntary medical male circumcision
- Cervical cancer screening
- Community mobilization linkages, in collaboration with community partners
