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ANE Regional Programs
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498-022USAID PROGRAM: Asia and the Near East Regional
PROGRAM TITLE: Regional HIV/AIDS and Infectious Diseases (Pillar: Global Health)
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE AND NUMBER: Stabilize Population Growth and Protect Human Health, 498-022
STATUS: Continuing
PLANNED FY 2002 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $7,777,000 CSH
UNOBLIGATED PRIOR YEAR FUNDS AND FUNDING SOURCE: $400,000 CSD
PROPOSED FY 2003 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $13,303,000 DA
INITIAL OBLIGATION: FY 2001 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: FY 2006Summary: The regional program strengthens capacity to address diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria in the following ways:
- disease surveillance;
- behavior change and communications;
- training;
- research; and
- community-based care and support.
The regional program supports HIV/AIDS and infectious disease activities: in countries where USAID does not have a mission ("nonpresence" countries); occasionally in countries where USAID has a mission but where lessons can be learned that will inform other country programs; by multilateral organizations implementing HIV/AIDS and/or infectious disease activities where our objectives are compatible, but USAID capacity is limited; and across borders where no mission has primary responsibility. The regional program also funds consultants to investigate significant issues in HIV/AIDS and infectious disease that will inform missions as they develop strategies and program activities, and to assist missions to design and monitor activities. Finally, until FY 2002, the regional program has funded senior advisors in HIV/AIDS and infectious disease working on contract with USAID.
Inputs, Outputs, and Activities: FY 2002 Program: In FY 2002 the program will support: (1) activities in nonpresence countries such as Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam; (2) multi-country and cross-border activities in South and Southeast Asia; (3) international and multilateral health organizations; (4) short-term HIV/AIDS and infectious disease consultants assisting missions and the ANE Bureau. FY 2002 activities mainly focus on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria in high-risk populations. USAID provides technical assistance through these activities that will strengthen training, policy, advocacy, and surveillance systems, while developing and applying new interventions.
Planned FY 2003 Program: During FY 2002 USAID plans to transfer cross-border activities and support for international and multilateral organizations from ANE to the Bureau for Global Health. These revised administrative structures should be completed by mid-FY 2002. However, because transfer arrangements are not finalized, the proposed plan and budget level for FY 2003 are included in this program data sheet. In FY 2003 and beyond, ANE’s SO 22 will continue to fund HIV/AIDS and infectious disease activities in non-presence countries such as Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam; short-term consultants to assist missions and the ANE Bureau; and activities in selected countries that will provide broader lessons learned.
Performance and Results: With support from USAID, disease monitoring has been improved and access to key services has been expanded in the region. Specific examples include—
- Completion of the first HIV/AIDS behavioral surveillance survey in Laos to identify populations at risk and behaviors contributing to disease spread. The survey information will be used to assist in improving the targeting of interventions such as condom promotion, education, and behavior change in specific populations and geographic areas.
- Completion of five-year plans and budgets for tuberculosis control programs in Cambodia, Mongolia, Philippines, and Papua-New Guinea and development of a draft regional plan to address the problem of overlapping HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis epidemics. These activities are essential for responding to the significant tuberculosis burden in the region at a time when HIV/AIDS infections are steadily increasing.
- Establishment of a regional surveillance network for monitoring the effectiveness of anti-malarial drugs and completion of standardized surveillance training for malaria staff in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Through these efforts, drug-resistant malaria will be monitored in the region so that (1) treatment regimens for malaria can be updated if cure rates begin to drop and (2) interventions can be targeted at populations and geographic areas where drug resistance is emerging.
These efforts have resulted in significant progress in understanding the extent of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the region and are beginning to expand services to reach more people at risk. In response to tuberculosis and malaria, USAID support has enabled national and regional partners to rapidly scale up monitoring and effective treatment of these diseases. As a result, more people in the region can protect themselves against these debilitating diseases and participate in the development of their countries.
Principal Contractors, Grantees, or Agencies: Key partners for USAID include Family Health International, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, the Futures Group International, the World Health Organization, and the Kenan Institute of Asia.
US Financing in Thousands of Dollars
498-022 Stabilize Population Growth and Protect Human Health CSD CSH DA Through September 30, 2000 Obligations 0 0 Expenditures 0 0 Unliquidated 0 0 Fiscal Year 2001 Obligations 11,237 0 Expenditures 0 0 Through September 30, 2001 Obligations 11,237 0 Expenditures 0 0 Unliquidated 11,237 0 Prior Year Unobligated Funds Obligations 400 0 Planned Fiscal Year 2002 NOA Obligations 0 7,777 Total Planned Fiscal Year 2002 Obligations 400 7,777 Proposed Fiscal Year 2003 NOA Obligations 0 0 13,303 Future Obligations 0 0 30,000 Est. Total Cost 11,637 7,777 43,303
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