Partnership to Fight HIV/AIDS in Mozambique

PEPFAR is supporting Mozambique's response to HIV/AIDS by supporting the implementation of the Ministry of Health's strategic plan to scale up HIV/AIDS treatment and care services through a network model, and working with other international partners to ensure the success of this scale-up; providing direct partner funding and technical/material support along with other agency partners to contribute to the multi-sectoral national

response to HIV/AIDS, coordinated by the National AIDS Council; strengthening HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care for military and police forces; developing community-level leadership and support for home-based care, treatment follow-up, referral services, psychosocial support, counseling and testing, and prevention services; strengthening community-based services to ensure that orphans and vulnerable children are able to stay in school, have basic food and health services, and receive support from adults and peers; linking government partners, non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, employers, and academic institutions; and finding a balance between immediate needs and longer-term capacity-building to effectively address HIV/AIDS. Through PEPFAR, Mozambique received nearly $37.5 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2004, more than $60.2 million in FY2005, more than $94.4 million in FY2006, and $162 million in FY2007 to implement a comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care program in line with Mozambique's national strategies. PEPFAR is providing $228.6 million in FY2008. Progress Achieved in Mozambique: 118,000 individuals receiving antiretroviral treatment as of September 30, 2008 531,100 HIV-positive individuals received care and support in FY2008 (including TB/HIV) 242,800 orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) were served by an OVC program in FY2008 933,700 pregnant women receiving HIV counseling and testing services for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) since the beginning of PEPFAR 82,600 HIV-positive pregnant women receiving antiretroviral prophylaxis for PMTCT since the beginning of PEPFAR 402,200 counseling and testing encounters (in settings other than PMTCT) in FY2008 2,389,700 individuals reached with community outreach HIV/AIDS prevention programs that promote Abstinence and/or Being Faithful in FY2008 2,019,800 individuals reached with community outreach HIV/AIDS prevention activities that promote Condoms and related prevention services in FY2008 125,922,000 USG condoms shipped from Calendar Year 2004 to 2008