Support to Increasing Access to Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) Services in Malawi under the President¿s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

 

Randomized controlled trials have shown that male circumcision reduces the risk of HIV infection among heterosexual men by about 60 percent. Following this evidence, countries with high HIV prevalence and low male circumcision rates were encouraged to adopt male circumcision as part of an HIV prevention comprehensive package. Malawi is a country in Southern Africa with HIV prevalence at 10.6% among the population aged 15-49 and low male circumcision rates, as only 22% males aged 15-49 report being circumcised. The majority of new infections occur among heterosexual sero-discordant, monogamous couples and among people who have multiple partners. Since Malawi adopted voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) as one component of the comprehensive package to HIV prevention, steady progress has been made in scaling up the services. To realize the 80% coverage and achieve maximum public health benefit, Malawi has a target of circumcising 2.1 million men in five years.

Deleted 11/14/2014 (Archived.) CDC-RFA-GH15-1555 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL Cooperative Agreement 2 Eligible applicants that can apply for this FOA are listed below: Government Organizations: •National Ministries of Health •State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents (this includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) . •American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments (federally recognized or state-recognized) •Political subdivisions of States (in consultation with States) Non-government Organizations: •American Indian/Alaska native tribally designated organizations •Alaska Native health corporations •Tribal epidemiology centers •Urban Indian health organizations •Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) •Nonprofit without 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) •Research institutions (that will perform activities deemed as non-research) Colleges and Universities Community-based organizations Faith-based organizations For-profit organizations (other than small business) Hospitals Small, minority, and women-owned businesses All Other eligible organizations PEPFAR Local Partner definition: To be considered eligible as a local partner under this Funding Opportunity Announcement, the applicant must submit supporting documentation demonstrating how their organization meets one of the three criteria listed below under the “PEPFAR Local Partner definition.” The supporting documentation must be included in the Appendices of the application and must be labeled as “Eligibility Documentation for PEPFAR Local Partner Definition.” Applicants that do not provide and/or label the supporting documentation required to meet the PEPFAR Local Partner definition above will not be considered eligible for review. Under PEPFAR, a “local partner” may be an individual or sole proprietorship, an entity, or a joint venture or other arrangement. However, to be considered a local partner in a given country served by PEPFAR, the partner must meet the criteria under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) below: (1) an individual must be a citizen or lawfully admitted permanent resident of and have his/her principal place of business in the country served by the PEPFAR program with which the individual is or may become involved, and a sole proprietorship must be owne 10/15/2014 This program does not have cost sharing or matching requirements. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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pgotim@cdc.gov $4,000,000.00 Awards up to $4,000,000.00