District Coverage of Health Services (DisCover-Health), Zambia

Delivering health services to underserved communities through a national network of outreach clinics and sites

Implementing Partner: JSI Research and Training Institute, Palladium Group

USAID Investment: $119,853,775

Contact: Musonda Musonda

Fostering a strong partnership with the Government of Zambia:

• Installing prefabricated health clinics that include geotechnical testing, foundation work, electrical connections, water and sewerage supply and connections, auxiliary power supplies, stormwater connections, and medical waste management systems
• Providing HIV services and an array of health services at its outreach sites and clinics, including maternal and child health services
• Leading a national social behavior and communication change campaign

Supporting the Ministry of Health’s efforts:

• Training healthcare providers on TB Preventive Therapy, ART, and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
• Training ART/TB and maternal and child health providers in cervical cancer screening and treatment

Increasing awareness of HIV prevention services and products among at-risk adolescent girls and young women:

• Working closely with Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-Free, Mentored and Safe (DREAMS) to provide PrEP as part of layered services to at-risk adolescent girls and young women