Scaling up HIV prevention in Kosovo

PROJECT OVERVIEW

The Overall Objective is to maintain low prevalence of HIV among general population and key populations and improve the quality of life of people affected by HIV/AIDS in Kosovo.

Specific Objectives

SO1: Reduce the impact of HIV in general population and key populations by strengthening HIV prevention interventions and improve access to services;

SO2: lmprove the health status and quality of life of people living with HIV by providing universal access to treatment, health care and other support services;

SO3: Ensure sustainable response to HIV through strengthening coordination, leadership and financial and political commitment of the Government;

SO4: Ensure sustainable response to HIV through resilient health systems strengthening interventions;

SO5: Empowerment and engagement of CSOs in HIV policy, programming, advocacy and HIV service

provision in the community through community systems strengthening (CSS).

Core Project Activities:

  1. Provide comprehensive prevention programs for MSM;
  2. Provide comprehensive harm reduction programs for PWID and their partners;
  3. Provide comprehensive prevention programs for FSW and their clients;
  4. Treatment, care and support;
  5. Community responses and systems;
  6. Prevention programs for general population;
  7. Programs to reduce human rights-related barriers to HIV services.

Project details

  • Grant Contract No.: 1643
  • Overall Budget: 1,445,502.00 EUR
  • Start Date: 1 April 2018 - 31 December 2020
  • Target Groups: MSM;
    PWID;
    FSW;
    PLHIV;
    General population.
  • Coordination & Interaction: 1. NGO Labyrinth
    2. NGO CSGD
    3. NGO KAPHA
    4. NGO KOPF
    5. NGO Integra