Partnerships
Partners in Treatment and Care
The second group of partners are those who avail of the Foundation’s services for their employees as well as those who provided free test kits and anti-retroviral drugs to children and adults.
The William J. Clinton Foundation
The William J. Clinton Foundation, a nonprofit charitable organization based in Arkansas, USA, and Gede Foundation entered into a two-year partnership under the Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative on February 10, 2007. Committed to increasing the number of children that can access free HIV/AIDS treatment and care in Nigeria, the Clinton Foundation provided pediatric first- and second-line anti-retroviral drugs, rapid test kits, prophylaxis to treat HIV opportunistic infections for children under the age of 18 years, nutritional supplement (Plumpynut) for severely and moderately malnourished children under 18 years irrespective of HIV status, and second-line anti-retroviral drugs for adults.
Education Trust Fund (ETF)
ETF is a Federal government agency responsible for the improvement of education in Nigeria . The agency signed a one-year treatment agreement (renewable upon expiration) with Gede Foundation on February 17, 2006 for the treatment of their staff who test positive to HIV/AIDS. The Foundation’s doctors supervise and monitor the antiretroviral treatment of these employees.
Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO)
VSO is an international development charity that works through volunteers. Their office in Abuja signed a two-year agreement with Gede Foundation on March 13, 2006 that covers the treatment of staff and volunteers for HIV/AIDS and opportunistic infections.
Africare
Africare is a leading international nonprofit organization devoted to alleviating health and social problems in Africa. They are currently engaged in a two-year project called WISE (Women’s Initiative for Sex Education and Economic Empowerment) in Nigeria. This project is primarily aimed at skills acquisition training among sex workers to help them find alternative livelihoods. Participants in the WISE program are required to undergo a comprehensive health examination which includes tests for HIV, STIs and other opportunistic infections. Gede Foundation’s role is to provide health examination to WISE participants. The one-year agreement was signed on January 23, 2006 and is renewable upon expiration.
World Bank/GMC
GMC is an insurance company based in Paris, France, is in charge of the health insurance coverage for the World Bank staff in Nigeria. Based on recommendations from the World Bank country office in Nigeria, GMC solicited the treatment services offered by Gede Foundation for its staff. A contract was signed between GMC and Gede Foundation on August 23, 2006. The agreement covers HIV/AIDS testing and treatment cost for identified World Bank staff and family members.
Royal Netherlands Embassy/PharmAccess
PharmAccess Foundation is an organization based in Amsterdam that fights HIV/AIDS by facilitating access to antiretroviral treatment. PharmAccess works in collaboration with Gede Foundation to plan and implement the awareness and prevention programs for the embassy staff and family members of the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Nigeria. The agreement was signed on January 12, 2005.
Ministry of Defense (Nigeria)
The Ministry of Defense clinic located in the Mogadishu barracks which handles all their HIV treatment cases sends all samples to the Gede laboratory on a weekly basis for CD4, viral load, and other diagnostic examinations . This project is supported by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as part of an ongoing project for military personnel in the country.
International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Program (ICAP)
ICPA is an initiative of the Columbia University. The project is being implemented in Nigeria with project sites across the country. They offer HIV/AIDS testing and treatment to beneficiaries. They make use of Gede laboratory for all their CD4 investigations for the Kafanchan site.
Christ Medical Mission
Christ Medical Mission is a private health care facility that provides comprehensive health care to the public. CMM and Gede Foundation entered into an agreement on the provision of laboratory services and anti-retroviral drugs to patients that CMM may refer to Gede. The partnership started on May 18, 2007.
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)
MSF is an international, private, non-governmental, non-profit organization that offers assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters, to victims or armed conflict through the provision of free medical assistance to those affected. MSF and Gede entered into an agreement on the provision of laboratory services, specifically viral load assays, by the latter to the former’s special project on HIV/AIDS on July 31, 2007.
Rainbow Clinics
Rainbow Clinics is another private health care facility that provides comprehensive health care to the public. Rainbow Clinics and Gede Foundation entered into an agreement on the provision of laboratory services and anti-retroviral drugs to patients that the clinic may refer to Gede. The partnership started on July 3, 2007.
