Republic of Yemen

UNDP Practice Area: Responding to HIV/AIDS

Project Title: Developing National Capacities to Address HIV/AIDS in Yemen

Project Award number: 00049807

Duration: May 2008 - December 2012

Budget: USD 10,568,459

Sources of funding :GFATM USD 10,568,459

Delivery as of September 2011: USD 10,273,888.04 (including commitments against procurement)

Grant Closure: : Jan-Sept, 2011 with total USD 357,160.65 approved and currently underway with some negotiations between the UNDP and the Global Fund.

Continuity of Services: Jan, 2011-Dec, 2012 with total amount of USD 790,155 currently underway.

Project Implementer: Direct Implementation

Project status: Ongoing

Partners:MOPH&P, National Population Council, National AIDS Programme, National Blood Transfusion and Research Center, UNAIDS, WHO, UNFPA

HIV Aids awareness raising workshop in Sana'a

Responsible Programme Officer(s): Khaled Magead

Brief Description:
To ensure that by 2010 the HIV prevalence rate amongst the general Yemeni population -high risk and vulnerable groups be stabilized, and that the internationally recognized rights of People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWAs), including entitlement to humane medical care, are upheld. The programme seeks to build on the momentum of significant recent developments regarding HIV/AIDS in Yemen. These include approval of a multi-sectoral strategic framework by the Cabinet in December 2002 and the establishment of a National multi-sectoral HIV/AIDS Task Force in February 2003. The programme aims to build national capacity in the health sector as well as other sectors and Civil Society, through the placement of international technical advisors and consultants to provide hands-on training to national counterparts, procurement of services and goods, and institutional support for ongoing activities. Advocacy will be undertaken and awareness raised among leaders at all levels, the general population, as well as the already identified high-risk and vulnerable groups. This second phase programme is funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM). UNDP will play the role as Principal Recipient (PR) in charge of managing the funds.

The Key project Objectives are:

• To assess all existing capacity in the public and Civil Society Organizations at the national, Governorate and district levels.
• To design comprehensive capacity building plans by UNICEF, UNFPA and WHO to strategically build local capacity to support expansion of the HIV/AIDS services.
• To activate the National Task Force.

Key Achievements are:

• Enhance HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support capacity among Government and Civil Society stakeholders.
• Awareness of HIV/AIDS and other STI's among general population and identified vulnerable and high risk groups is enhanced and risk behavior is reduced.
• Strengthen HIV surveillance system - both biological and behavioral studies.
• Increase coverage of HIV/AIDS- safe blood for transfusion, establish and enforce national blood safety standards.
• Provide management support and capacity development to the NBTRC, NPC and NAP for the implementation of Global Fund Grant.