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AIDS Programmes
National Strategic Framework: 2006-2010 There is no national monitoring and evaluation framework, though a working group is functional. Decentralization is still in its infancy although a memorandum of understanding has been agreed upon between districts and the National AIDS Secretariat.

HIV/AIDS Organisations
Ministry of Health
Contact person:	Agnes Taylor-Lewis, minister	Tel:	+232 22 242 119
Location:	Fourth floor Youyi Building, Brookfields		+232 22 240 131
		Fax:	+232 22 241 283
		Web:
What we do:

National AIDS Secretariat
Contact person:	Dr Brima Kargbo, National AIDS Secretariat	Tel:	+232 22 235 842/849
Location:		Fax:	+232 76 960 071/232 22 217
		Email:	[email protected]
		Web:
What we do:	Responsible for the implementation of the activities of the Sierra Leone HIV/AIDS Response Project (SHARP).

Africa AIDS Education & Prevention - Sierra Leone Project
Contact person:	Dr. Sangoi Eric Lamboi	Tel:
Location:		Fax:
		Email:	[email protected]
		Web:	www.sierra-leoneaidsproject.org
What we do:	HIV/AIDS education, testing, and treatment.

American Refugee Committee (ARC)
Contact person:	Martha Saldinger	Tel:	+232 22 221 445
Location:	Freetown 16 Riverside Drive, Off Kingharman Rd. Brookfields Sierra Leone	Fax:	+232 22 221 453
		Email:
		Web:
What we do:

GOAL IRELAND
Contact person:	Paul Mulcahy	Tel:	+232 22 222 745
Location:	51 Liverpool Street Freetown, Sierra Leone	Fax:	+232 22 220 496
		Email:	[email protected]
		Web:	www.goal.ie
What we do:	HIV/AIDS awareness, prevention and support.

World Health Organisation (WHO)
Contact person:	Dr F.R. Zawaira	Tel:	+232-22-233565
Location:	P.O. Box 529 Freetown, Sierra Leone	Mobile:	+232-76-878666
		Fax:	+232-22-235215
		Web:	[email protected] [email protected]
What we do:

Sierra Leone Red Cross
Contact person:	Arthur de-Winton Cummings	Tel:
Location:	6 Liverpool Street Freetown, Sierra Leone	Fax:
		Email:	[email protected]
		Web:
What we do:	Working on a US $ 6 million project for post conflict rehabilitation of health services to combat, AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

UNICEF
Contact person:	Macoura Oulare, head of HIV/AIDS section UNICEF	Tel:	+232 22 226825 / 233681 / 241422
Location:	Govt. Central Med. Stores Compound Jomo Kenyatta Road P.O.Box 221 New England Freetown, Sierra Leone	IDD line:	+232 22 235025
		Fax:	+232 22 235059
		Email:	[email protected]
What we do:

UNAIDS Country Co-ordinator (covering both Sierra Leone and Freetown)
Contact person:	Leopold Zekeng, UNDP	Tel:	+232 22 23 46 03
Location:	38 Macauley Street, Murray town Freetown, Sierra Leone	Mobile:	+232 768 14 8 05
		Fax:	+232 22 23 20 12
		Email:	[email protected]
What we do:

UN Theme Group on HIV/AIDS, Chair
Contact person:	Felicity Zawaira, WHO	Tel:	+232 22 226 825
Location:	P.O. Box 221 Freetown		+232 22 223 865
		Fax:	+232 22 242 109
		Web:	[email protected]
What we do:

UNAIDS Regional Support Team for West and Central Africa
Contact person:	Dr Meskerem Grunitzky Bekele, director	Tel:	+221 869 06 64
Location:	P.O. Box 5748 Dakar, Senegal	Fax:	+221 869 06 80
		Email:	[email protected]
		Web:
What we do:

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)

Treatment Map
Adult HIV Prevalence Rate (%) (Dec. 2006):	1.5%
No. Of People living with HIV/AIDS:	48,000
No. Of HIV Testing & Counseling Sites (Dec. 2006):	19 VCT sites exist at the district level as well 39 at the community level for a country total of 58.
No. Of People in need of ART (Dec. 2006):	4,500
No. Of People On ART (Sept. 2006):	1,253
No. Of Sites Reportedly Distributing ARVs (Dec. 2006):	16
No. Of People on ART Public Sector (Dec. 2006):	All ARVS are distributed free of charge through a public-private partnership called the Sierra Leone Treatment Action Group, or SILTAG.
No. Of People on ART Private Sector:	n/a
No. Of People on ART in Non-Governmental Programmes:	n/a
No. Of People Expected to be on ART (2006 End):	While 2000 had been the year-end target, the National AIDS Secretariat expects 1,500 people on ARVs by the end of 2006.
Front Line Drug Regimen (Dec. 2006):	stavudine + lamivudine + nevirapine
*PMTCT Regimen (Dec. 2006):	At 28 weeks lamivudine is prescribed while a single dose of nevirapine is given at labour

HIV/AIDS Fund Disbursements:
Total Funds Disbursed By The Global Fund as of Sept. 2006:	US$14,450,622
Total Funds Disbursed By The World Bank Multi-Country HIV/AIDS Programme (MAP) as of Sept. 2006:	US$15 million
Total Funds Disbursed By PEPFAR During 2005 Fiscal Year:	nil

Sources:

National AIDS Secretariat

Indicators
Demographics (United Nations Population Fund):
Population:	5,525,000
Population aged 15-59:	2,856,000
Urban population:	2,223,000

Under 5 mortality per 1000 births:	290
Male life expectancy:	37 years
Female life expectancy:	40 years
Combined average life expectancy:	38.5 years
Combined average life expectancy 1975-1980:	36.8 years

Education (UNESCO, 2004):
Males with secondary education as percentage of secondary school-age youths:	14 percent
Females with secondary education as percentage of secondary school-age youths:	14 percent

Literacy rates (UNESCO, 2004):
Percentage of literate males aged 15 or older:	n/a
Percentage of literate females aged 15 or older:	n/a
Combined literacy rate for aged 15 or older:	n/a

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