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March 03, 2010
Gede and SLNI Hold VCT Outreach Activity at Dutse Community Mar. 3, 2010
Gede Conducts Trainings on HIV Counseling/Testing (HCT) and Malaria Prevention Mar. 1, 2010
Local and International Organizations Visit Gede Foundation Dec. 7, 2009
RP embassy in Abuja Commemorates World AIDS Day with HIV/AIDS Awareness Seminar May. 5, 2009
Training on HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing + view all
Gede Foundation works as a sub-recipient to train health workers on HIV counseling and testing (Round 5/Year 4), and as training contractor for malaria prevention and treatment (Round 8/Year 1) in Nigeria. Supported by the Global Fund, these programs are administered by the principal recipient, Society for Family Health.
As sub-recipient and training contractor, Gede Foundation was involved in site assessment to identify training participants and health facilities before they are selected for program implementation.
The Malaria Project. Private health facilities were selected across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory between February 14 and 22, 2010. Out of the 36 states and the FCT, Gede Foundation will provide training on new prevention and treatment options for health workers from 25 states: FCT, Kogi, Kwara, Benue, Plateau, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Kano, Sokoto, Zamfara, Jigawa, Katsina, Yobe, Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo, Abia, Niger, Kebbi, Taraba, and Anambra. Sites were assessed for staff capacity, participants’ educational qualifications, accessibility to clients, and client uptake (particularly, antenatal attendees at hospitals and clinics).
The Foundation is expected to train over 17,000 participants that will include doctors, nurses, community health extension workers (CHEWs), pharmacists, proprietors of patent medicine vendors (PPMVs), monitoring and evaluation officers, and record keepers. The main training exercise will commence in March and end in June 2010.
HIV Counseling and Testing. Gede Foundation was involved in the site assessment of health facilities in 7 northern states from the February 7 to 17, 2010, namely: Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Borno, Taraba, Adamawa, and Nasarawa. Primary and secondary public health care facilities were assessed as to infrastructure, staff capabilities, proximity to comprehensive HIV sites for referral, educational qualifications of participants, accessibility to clients for free distribution of commodities, uptake of clients (particularly of antenatal attendees for hospitals and clinics), and their ability to sustain services for the proposed program. About 100 health care workers are to be trained on HIV counseling and testing including nurses, CHEWS, laboratory technicians, and counselors. The training is scheduled for March 2010.
