OVERVIEW
Strengthening
Civil Society for Improved HIV/AIDS and OVC Service Delivery in Uganda (SCIPHA)
is an 18 months project (July 2012 to Dec 2013), jointly implemented by a
consortium of Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC) and Uganda Health Marketing
Group (UHMG). SCIPHA is implemented in
the 19 districts of Kabarole, Hoima, Masindi, Kasese, Bundibugyo, Mpigi,
Kiboga, Kalangala, Mityana, Lira, Amolatar, Agago, Soroti, Katakwi, Tororo,
Arua, Nebbi, Koboko and Moyo covering 75 sub counties.
The Joint
Clinical Research Centre(JCRC) conducts overall administrative oversight of the
project as well as taking a lead on the HIV care, treatment and support
thematic areas, capacity building and Quality improvement components of the
project while Uganda Health Marketing Group (UHMG) takes a lead on HIV
prevention by creating demand and uptake of HIV service and products. The
consortium works through existing district and community structures such as
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Village Health Teams (VHTs), PLHIV networks.
It also works with Key Populations comprising the Commercial Sex Workers,
Truckers and People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIVs)
The project serves to increase access and utilization of HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment and support services; strengthen quality of HIV prevention, care and treatment services; establish effective referrals, linkages and partnerships for comprehensive HIV services; and enhance the capacity of ten CSF-funded organizations to deliver quality HIV prevention, care and treatment services. The expected outputs of the project include:
- Ten CSOs supported to implement comprehensive HIV prevention, Care, treatment and support services
- Thirty eight Sub-county Health facilities supported to provide HIV prevention, care, and treatment and support services
- Community Structures supported to increase demand and uptake of HIV products and services
- Nineteen district institutions oriented to national standards, policies, tools for delivery of quality HIV services.
- Quality Assurance systems of Nineteen CSOs strengthened
- CSO/institutions supported to establish collaborative partnerships, referral and linkages in the provision of comprehensive HIV and AIDS services
- Capacity of ten CSF organizations built to deliver quality HIV services
SCIPHA PROJECT OBJECTIVES
To achieve the goal of the program, the project pursues four specific result areas:
SCIPHA PHASE I
To achieve the goal of the program, the project pursues four specific result areas:
SCIPHA PHASE I
Objective 2: To strengthen quality of HIV prevention, care and treatment services offered by at least 10 CSOs in the 19 districts by June 2012
Objective 3: To establish effective referrals, linkages and partnerships for comprehensive HIV services within the 19 selected districts by 2012
Objective 4: Build capacity of CSO CSF funded organizations to deliver quality HIV prevention, care and treatment services
SCIPHA PHASE II
Objective I: To increase access and utilization of HIV
prevention services in the 19 focus districts by the end of December 2013.
Objective II: To increase access and utilization of HIV/AIDS
care, treatment and support services to adults, adolescents and children living
with HIV/AIDS in targeted communities by the end of December 2013.
Objective III: To establish effective referrals, linkages and
partnerships for comprehensive HIV services within the 19 selected districts by
December 2013.
Objective IV: To build capacity of 6 CSF funded CSOs and 19
SCIPHA sub grantee CSOs to deliver Quality HIV Prevention, care and treatment
services by the end of December 2013.
Objective
V:
To address the underlying
socio-cultural, gender based and other structural drivers of the HIV epidemic
in the 19 SCIPHA districts
