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MoPH enhances health services to inject drug users |
Spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a global challenge in different aspects such as health, socio-economic and political perspectives. It is facing every country in the world. It is increasingly turning into global and regional threat for all population particularly young children and women.
Spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a global challenge in different aspects such as health, socio-economic and political perspectives. It is facing every country in the world. It is increasingly turning into global and regional threat for all population particularly young children and women. However, the prevalence of HIV in Afghanistan is currently considered low but three decades of war poverty, illiteracy, massive internal and external displacement, high level of poppy cultivation, drug trafficking and usage, existence of commercial and unsafe sex, unsafe injection practices and blood transfusion are potential risk factors for its spread. Recent studies have revealed that HIV prevalence among IDUs in Kabul is 3%. So far 435 HIV positive cases have been reported from different sources, however it is estimated that there are 2000-2500 HIV positive cases nationwide.
As you are aware that the World Bank has granted US$10 million for the successful implementation of National AIDS Control Programme and out of that amount, US$ 3,744,955 is allocated for harm reduction services. It is indeed a great pleasure that today MoPH with financial help of the World Bank signs the contracts that include the delivery of harm reduction services, with 5 nongovernmental organizations. Sudden decisions will be enhanced for preventive services of HIV, harm reduction, case finding and treatment of TB in prisons and custodies of Afghanistan. said Dr. S. M. Amin Fatimie, Minister of Public Health of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan while signing the contracts.
Two out of these seven contracts will be signed with Organization for Technical and Community Development (OTCD) for Kabul and Nangarhar each respectively, 2 contracts with Solidarity Afghan Families (SAF) for Kabul and Balkh, 1 contract with Shahamat Rehabilitation Organization (SHRO) for Herat province, 1 contract with Sanayee Development Organization (SDO) which includes Oral Substitutional Therapy (OST) for injecting drug users (IDUs) and will be implemented in prisons and finally 1 contract will be signed with Action Aide that includes services delivery for the prevention of AIDS to more than 500 truck drivers.
The selection process of Harm Reduction Services Delivery was based on independent competition and Quality Based Selection. After announcing the Expression of Interest (EOI) in national and international mass media, 71 agencies sent their interest for this project. Request for proposal was sent to five agencies from which the above mentioned five NGOs were announced the winners.
The objectives of the contracts are to:
1. Provide safe and complete health services for the prevention of AIDS in injecting drug users (IDUs) which includes needle syringe exchange program (NSP)
2. Implement and provide Oral Substitutional Therapy (OST) in injecting drug users for the prevention of AIDS
4. Provide health services for AIDS prevention which includes Harm Reduction services to most at risk groups and health referral services for drug addicts.
5. Find and refer TB patients to hospitals and to raise their awareness about the use of condom.
Provide health services that include equipped medical and preventive health facilities units for 500 truck drivers who drive the highways to neighboring countries.
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