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AIDS Programmes
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National Strategic Framework 2004-2007
There is no national monitoring and evaluation framework and decentralization is still at its infancy. Current national capacity is very weak across all sectors.
Overview:
Assessment of overall response and capacity
Liberia has undergone 15 years of devastating civil crisis that resulted in a shattered economy, high unemployment and increasing levels of poverty. In response to the epidemic, the government established the National AIDS Commission in 2000.
The National HIV/AIDS and STI Control Programme in the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare is responsible for the inter-sectoral coordination and scaling up of responses nationwide. A National Strategic Framework was developed in 2000 and updated in 2004. There is no national monitoring and evaluation framework and decentralization is still at its infancy. Current national capacity is very weak across all sectors.
Financial support for related activities is far below needs and is mainly provided by the Global Fund, USAID, the African Development Bank for the HIV/AIDS sub regional project in the Mano River Union (MRU), Côte d’Ivoire (to support the HIV/AIDS sub regional project for cross-border populations, internally displaced persons, ex-combatants and host communities) and UN agencies. The country is not eligible for the World Bank Multi Country AIDS Programme. Much more is needed to reach out to women, young people and marginalized populations especially in remote areas.
Critical issues and major challenges
Challenges include the following:
HIV is not enough of a priority on the political agenda at the highest level current financial resources to effectively address HIV are far below needs very high levels of stigma and discrimination towards people living with HIV limited access to treatment, care and support.
Source: UNAIDS
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HIV/AIDS Organisations
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 Ministry of Health and Social Welfare |
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+231 377 313 790 |
| Location: |
P.O. Box 9009
Monrovia, Liberia |
Fax: |
+231 377 231 226317 |
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| National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) |
| Contact person: |
Mrs. lwopu Bruce, deputy programme director |
Tel: |
+231 226 193 |
| Location: |
JFK Hospital Compound, 1000 Monrovia, Montserrado County, Liberia |
Fax: |
+231 226 210 |
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| Association of Liberian People Living with AIDS (ALL+) |
| Contact person: |
Stephen McGill |
Tel: |
+231 377 47 539 947 |
| Location: |
Stop AIDS in Liberia (SAIL) Building
Corner of Sekou Toure Ave/ Mechlin St
P.O. Box 20-5472, 1000
Monrovia, Liberia |
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Home-based care services and psychological support to people living with HIV/AIDS and their families. |
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| Family Planning Association of Liberia (FPAL) |
| Contact person: |
James Thompson |
Tel: |
+231 377 47 513 897
+231 377 47 551 454 |
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P.O. Box 10-0938
1000 Monrovia, 10 Liberia |
Fax: |
+231 377 227 614 |
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www.fpaliberia.netfirms.com |
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| Light Association of Liberia |
| Contact person: |
Kpannah Jallah |
Tel: |
+231 377 47 537 478 |
| Location: |
Benson Street, c/o National AIDS Control Programme,
JFK Hospital Compound, 1000 Monrovia, Montserrado County, Liberia |
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Support and counselling, including home based care and visits. |
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| UNAIDS Country Co-ordinator (covering both Sierra Leone and Freetown) |
| Contact person: |
Leopold Zekeng |
Tel: |
+232 22 23 46 03 |
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38 Macauley Street, Murray town
Freetown, Sierra Leone |
Mobile: |
+232 76 81 48 05 |
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+232 22 23 20 12 |
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| UN Theme Group on HIV/AIDS, Chair |
| Contact person: |
Dr Eugene A. Nyarko, WHO |
Tel sat.: |
871 762 545 625 |
| Location: |
J.&E. Building, Mamba Point,
P.O. Box 0316
1000 Monrovia 10
Liberia |
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871 762 545 626 |
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| UNAIDS Regional Support Team for West and Central Africa |
| Contact person: |
Dr Meskerem Grunitzky Bekele, director |
Tel: |
+221 869 06 64 |
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P.O. Box 5748
Dakar, Senegal |
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+221 869 06 80 |
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| Sources: |
- The Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
- The World Bank
- World Health Organization
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Country Profiles
- United Nations Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs. 2005. “World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision.” New York.
- The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
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Treatment Map
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| Adult HIV Prevalence Rate (%) (Sept. 2006): |
5.3% |
| No. Of People living with HIV/AIDS (Dec. 2006): |
n/a. The last study was held in 2000. |
| No. Of HIV Testing & Counseling Sites (Dec. 2006): |
approx. 4; Catholic Hospital, Firestone Hospital, Phebe Hospital and ELWA Hospital |
| No. Of People in need of ART (Dec. 2006): |
153,700 (adults) |
| No. Of People on ART (Dec. 2006): |
approx. 1,500 |
| No. Of Sites Reportedly Distributing ART (Dec. 2006): |
4 |
| No. Of People on ART Public Sector: |
n/a |
| No. Of People on ART Private Sector: |
n/a |
| No. Of People on ART in Non-Governmental Programmes: |
n/a but most people receive ARVs through NGOs |
| No. Of People Expected to be on ART (2006 End): |
n/a |
| Front Line Drug Regimen (Dec. 2006): |
stavudine + lamivudine + nevirapine, also known as Triomune; or stavudine + lamivudine + efavirens (especially if patient is suffering from TB) |
| *PMTCT Regimen: |
n/a |
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| HIV/AIDS Fund Disbursements: |
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| Total Funds Disbursed By The Global Fund as of Sept. 2006: |
US$20,789,580 |
| Total Funds Disbursed By The World Bank Multi-Country HIV/AIDS Programme (MAP) as of Sept. 2006: |
nil |
| Total Funds Disbursed By PEPFAR During 2005 Fiscal Year: |
nil |
Indicators
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| Demographics (United Nations Population Fund): |
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| Population: |
3,283,000 |
| Population aged 15-59: |
1,618,000 |
| Urban population: |
1,572,000 |
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| Under 5 mortality per 1000 births: |
224 |
| Male life expectancy: |
39 years |
| Female life expectancy: |
44 years |
| Combined average life expectancy: |
41.5 years |
| Combined average life expectancy 1975-1980: |
43.8 years |
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| Education (UNESCO, 2004): |
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| Males with secondary education as percentage of secondary school-age youths: |
n/a |
| Females with secondary education as percentage of secondary school-age youths: |
n/a |
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| Literacy rates (UNESCO, 2004): |
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| Percentage of literate males aged 15 or older: |
72.3 percent |
| Percentage of literate females aged 15 or older: |
39.3 percent |
| Combined literacy rate for aged 15 or older: |
55.9 percent |
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