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FinalisationAid type
Project-type interventionsGuinea
Location
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€ 430,000
Committed
Committed
€ 430,000
Used
Used
Description
A.S.S.I.S.T. - Access to an Integrated Health System for TB / HIV Services in Guinea is a two-year initiative promoted by ACAP, in partnership with TVG and the local health center DSG. The goal is to reduce HIV mortality and incidence through universal access to HIV / TB prevention and treatment services in Guinea, by increasing the access of the population of Conakry, Coyah and Dubréka to free and quality HIV / TB health services. The need-assessment highlighted 3 main problems: • Geographical and economic inaccessibility of HIV / TB diagnostic and treatment services; • Scarcity of adequate facilities, drugs and laboratory reagents for HIV / TB; • The high loss of patients in the diagnosis and treatment flow; Starting from the aforementioned problems, ACAP has identified the following needs, on which it will act: • Increase access to HIV / TB diagnostic and treatment services in peripheral areas: the services offered in the peripheral areas of Conakry and in the rural areas of Dubréka and Coyah will be enhanced to achieve greater decentralization while maintaining high quality of treatment, establishing a “Hub null (Hnull) system for the integrated management of HIV / TB services. • Reduction of mortality among people with HIV / TB: In addition to the Dixinn Center’s hub, active research and molecular diagnosis of TB will also be extended to the peripheral spokes of Dubréka, Coyah and Matoto. • Improvement of the performance of the Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT): counseling for pregnant women will be enhanced and early infant diagnosis will be increased by installing a GeneXpert. • Increase HIV / TB testing and patient adherence: new counselors will be trained and front-desks will be activated in the 3 peripheral centers to increase testing at the different doors of entry. In addition, a specific research will be conducted in order to identify the reasons for insufficient retention and the main barriers to access to testing services, PMTCT and treatment for HIV / TB in peripheral contexts, both urban and rural.
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| Year | Committed | Used |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | € 0 | € 129,000 |
| 2022 | € 430,000 | € 301,000 |
Agency
| Type | Name | Channel code |
|---|---|---|
| Government | AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development | 11000 |
Channel reported
| Type | Name | Channel code |
|---|---|---|
| National NGO | ACAP - COMUNITÀ DI S. EGIDIO ONLUS | 22000 |
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