World Vision Malawi leads partners in HIV/TB control program

The World Vision Malawi (WVM) is the leading partner in the implementation of the HIV/TB Epidemic Control Program (Grant Cycle 7) focusing arons of adolescent girls and Young Women in and out of school, HIV Prevention interventions targeting high-risk groups, community TB care, and community systems strengthening.

The program is designed for outreach clinics to provide daylight and moonlight services such as Sexually transmitted infections screening, diagnosis and treatment, HIV testing services and TB screening, and provision of HIV prevention-related commodities.

In the program, peer educators and navigators will create demand for services through HIV prevention messages and referrals to public health facilities in partnership with District Health Offices (DHOs) in the targeted districts including Dowa.

World Vision Malawi’s Global Funds Grant HIV/AIDS Specialist Buthelezi Mvula, said the total HIV prevention interventions are aimed at contributing towards ending HIV/AIDS as a public health threat in Malawi by 2030 saying this will be done in partnership with other partners.

Mvula said the program will distribute HIV prevention commodities for all targeted districts, PrEP services access, and deliveries at the community for all targeted subpopulations, HIV Prevention Communication, and demand creation for all targeted subpopulations.

He said the program’s key activities will include the development of an integrated demand creation tool kit for peer cadres, building capacity of peer cadres, and capacity building of peer cadres on increasing demand and accessibility of PrEP services.

The Specialist said the program will support the training of Community Health Care Workers in service delivery through outreach clinics and establish or pilot tailored facility-based safe spaces to provide person-centered services.

“The program will support joint monitoring of service provision by partner-led organizations in the course of implementing the activities planned,” said Mvula.

In his remarks, Dowa District Council’s Director of Administration Thomas Mwafongo, appealed to partners in the health sector to work together in supporting World Vision Malawi’s programs to be implemented in the interest of all in the district.

World Vision Malawi (WVM) is leading the implementation of the Global Fund HIV/TB Epidemic Control Program (Grant Cycle 7 from 1ST July 2024 to 30th June 2027 with funding amounting to 21 million US Dollars.