Technical assistances

The Structuring Civil Society Organisations: Financing, Impact and Accompaniment (SOFIA) programme is the Initiative’s new fund dedicated to civil society organisations (CSOs). Integrated into the “Accelerator” modality, it complements the Initiative’s existing support. It is aimed at medium-sized organisations that...

As part of the implementation of the NFM3 covering the period 2021-2023, the country has identified a gap in the achievement of ARV coverage targets among children. – A low rate of knowledge of HIV status among men and to...

The ASSAP-TB/BENIN association was created in 2007 and brings together patients or former patients with tuberculosis. ASSAP-TB has a seat on the National Coordination Body of the Global Fund of Benin (INC) and participates in the elaboration of funding requests,...

The REACT project aims to improve access to prevention, diagnosis and care for vulnerable rural communities in the context of malaria control. This is an Operational Research project carried out by IRD in partnership with IRSS in Burkina Faso and...

Engagement of key and vulnerable populations, including women and girls in their diversity, in the definition of health programmes and policies is essential to build programmes adapted to the needs of all. It is in this regard that the Global...

In 2009, Solthis provided technical assistance and support for the decentralization of HIV/AIDS care. Despite administrative difficulties that led to the program's closure in 2010, Solthis helped strengthen screening activities in three regions of the country (Bujumbura, Ngozi, Gitega).  ...

In Cameroon, the national strategic plan for the fight against AIDS 2021-2023, based on epidemiological evidence, analysis of the complementarity of funding and consideration of human rights and gender aspects, has identified eight types of priority populations, including five key...

The Association des Femmes Actives et Solidaires (AFASO) is an association of women infected and affected by HIV/AIDS, regardless of age, religion or race. Founded in 1999, its mission is to help improve the quality of life of PLWHA and...

CSOs play a crucial promotional role in the overall health system, through awareness-raising and education, advocacy, basic health services, community mobilisation, research and development and patient support. It is therefore important to strengthen them, to promote better coordination between players...

In Cameroon, sexual and gender minorities are victims of multiple discrimination and stigmatization in the health care sector and in society in general. Created in 2010, Humanity First Cameroon (HFC+) is a Cameroonian community-based association fighting HIV/AIDS and promoting and...

WHO recommends that all HIV-exposed children be screened and that those diagnosed with HIV infection begin antiretroviral (ARV) treatment immediately. However, pediatric HIV remains a neglected disease. The market for pediatric ARV drugs remains very small. Improving access to early...

In line with World Health Organization (WHO) guidance on HIV testing services and the Global Fund’s recently released HIV information note, countries receiving HIV allocations are encouraged to develop differentiated approaches to HIV testing services. The selection of these approaches...

Chad faces numerous health challenges, with a prevalence of infectious diseases (malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS), limited and often inaccessible health services for the most remote populations, and an insufficient number of health personnel, with only 3.8 doctors per 100,000 inhabitants (WHO)....

According to UNAIDS, in 2022 around 120,000 people will be living with HIV (PLHIV), representing a prevalence of 1%, unevenly distributed across the country. Of these people, 85% would know their status and 74% would be on antiretroviral (ARV) treatment,...

The Structuring Civil Society Organisations: Financing, Impact and Accompaniment (SOFIA) programme is the Initiative’s new fund dedicated to civil society organisations (CSOs). Integrated into the “Accelerator” modality, it complements the Initiative’s existing support. It is aimed at medium-sized organisations that...

In close collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), which will provide technical oversight of this technical assistance funded by the GF under its DSD initiative, Solthis has been selected to provide support to improve HIV prevention and testing services...

PANEPAT is a grouping of civil society organizations (CSOs)/associations whose goal is to promote access to health care for the population while respecting a global vision of health in Chad. PANEPAT’s mandate concerns the fight against pandemics such as HIV-AIDS,...

PANEPAT is a grouping of civil society organizations/associations whose goal is to promote access to health for the population in the respect of a global vision of health. PANEPAT’s focus is on the fight against pandemics such as HIV-AIDS, tuberculosis,...

As part of the new allocation of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Chad is preparing to submit a TB/HIV/SRPS funding application. In order to be in line with the new NFM3 funding request in terms of...

The Global Fund has invited Chad to submit, as part of the next NFM 2020-2022 funding cycle, a joint funding application for HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis components, as well as resilient and sustainable health systems (SRPS). Considering the very short submission...

The quality of reported data from the active patient register is insufficient in Chad. It does not provide information about the total number of people receiving ARV treatment, and offers no detailed information on the active patient register. As a...

In Côte d’Ivoire, drug use is a growing concern, but the level of access to care for people who use drugs (PUD) remains very low. In addition to this, there is great insecurity, repression and criminalization, strong stigmatization and discrimination....

As a non-profit Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with a membership of 93 organizations throughout Côte d’Ivoire, RIP+ has been committed since its creation in 1997 to coordination, resource mobilization, capacity building and advocacy in the hope that all people living with...

EPE is an NGO under Ivorian law, created in 1995, which is currently active in the following areas: health (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, RH), gender (women’s empowerment, GBV), education and nutrition. In order to improve its performance and the efficiency of...

Since its creation in 1995 in Bouaké, the Centre Solidarité et Action Sociale (SAS Centre) has been working to combat HIV/AIDS in Côte d’Ivoire, initially by providing psychological and social support to patients in the early days of the pandemic...

This technical assistance is part of the call for expressions of interest (AMI) entitled “Beyond the three pandemics: towards an integrated approach to children's health” launched in May 2024 by the Initiative Accelerator, to which the Programme de Lutte contre...

According to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, in Gabon the incidence of all forms of tuberculosis (TB) and relapses was 521 cases per 100,000 population in 2019. During this year, the NTP reported 5399 new and relapsed cases for a...

Despite the expansion of treatment access, reductions in HIV-related mortality have plateaued. Children under the age of 5 infected with HIV are particularly vulnerable. Once diagnosed, their care must be adapted to their specific needs. Keeping people living with HIV...

The HIV epidemic in Guinea is considered to be concentrated among key populations and their networks. These hard-to-reach key populations are an integral part of the national strategic framework targets. A one-day workshop on the strategy for making pre-exposure prophylaxis...

In Guinea, the prevalence rates of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B (HBV) among pregnant women are 1.5%, 0.5%, and 10.2% respectively (2018). The National Strategic Framework for the Fight Against HIV/AIDS (NSF 2023–2027) and the Global Fund's GC7 grant in...

The HIV epidemic in Guinea is considered to be a generalised epidemic with a prevalence of 1.5%, concentrated particularly among key populations and their networks. These hard-to-reach key populations are major targets of the national strategic framework. There are many...

The Structuring Civil Society Organisations: Financing, Impact and Accompaniment (SOFIA) programme is the Initiative’s new fund dedicated to civil society organisations (CSOs). Integrated into the “Accelerator” modality, it complements the Initiative’s existing support. It is aimed at medium-sized organisations that...

In November 2019 the Global Fund approved funding for several strategic initiatives to increase the impact of its grants. One of these initiatives targets differentiated service packages for HIV/AIDS (DSD-SI) to better adapt HIV care to different groups of people...

Faced with the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments are focusing their efforts on response strategies, namely raising awareness among populations about the adoption of protective measures, physical distancing, and measures to restrict population movements, lockdowns, border closures, etc. Despite...

In Guinea, the number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) receiving antiretroviral (ARV) treatment was 50,664 patients as at 30/06/19 and is to be increased to 60,019 by 31/12/20. In addition, there is an uneven distribution of the supply of...

As part of the program “Strengthening and Decentralizing the National Response to HIV/AIDS in the Republic of Guinea – Civil Society Component” funded by the Global Fund, Solthis has been entrusted by the principal recipient, the international NGO PSI, with...

In Madagascar, the HIV prevalence rate was very low, at 0.4% for the general population aged 15-49 (UNAIDS, 2021), i.e. around 42,000 people living with HIV (PLHIV). The modelling exercise carried out by Spectrum in collaboration with UNAIDS shows a...

Since 2013, WHO guidelines have recommended Lopinavir/ritonavir-based regimens for all people living with HIV under 3 years of age; however, the limited availability of an age-appropriate formulation remained a barrier to implementation. The 2018 WHO antiretroviral therapy guidelines and the...

Within the framework of the Global Fund’s new funding model (NMF3), Initiative 5% – through its Expertise Channel – has requested the technical support of Solthis for the drafting of the funding request for the fight against tuberculosis in Madagascar....

Within the framework of the New Funding Model (NMF3) grant from the Global Fund, the 5% Initiative – through its Expertise Channel – requested technical support from Solthis for the drafting of the funding application by the National AIDS Control...

The reform of the health sector in Mali, comprising several strategic areas, is now the benchmark for both the government and technical and financial partners in the fight for better health in the country. With reference to this reform, Mali's...

The HIV epidemic in Mali is widespread in the general population and concentrated in key populations. The 2012-2013 DHS showed a prevalence of HIV in the adult population (15 to 49 years) of 1.1% and by sex (1.3% in women...

As part of the allocation of grants from The Global Fund in Mali, the limited capability of most national sub-recipients was acknowledged. This then limits the possibility of them becoming major recipients and real national ownership of these grants. In...

With a view to strengthening the capacities of all actors involved in the supply and inventory management cycle, and in light of certain persistent difficulties in Round 4, particularly with regard to information reporting (patient follow-up, available stocks, etc.), the...

The Mauritanian Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) currently benefits from three grants from the Global Fund (GF) totaling $16,349,941. Under the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria has allocated US$19,591,501 to Mauritania to finance (2022-2024) three-year programs to combat...

In Morocco, the Integrated National Strategic Plan to Fight AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections and Viral Hepatitis (PSNI) 2024-2030, aims to accelerate the response for universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services with a view to ending the...

Morocco has reached the 2nd and 3rd 90 since 2019, and antiretroviral treatment (ARV) coverage was 74% by the end of 2020. HIV care has currently been expanded to 31 referral centers (RC) including 13 pediatric. Some RCs such as...

In Niger, despite concentrated prevalence among key populations, HIV testing coverage remains low among these key populations (sex workers – SW: 6.46%; men who have sex with men – MSM: 11.22%). In 2019, the Global Fund (GF) HIV grant implementation...

Despite the intensification of Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) interventions in Niger, major challenges remain in ensuring that women living with HIV are screened and cared for, and that their children are regularly monitored up to the age of 18...

Niger started the PMTCT program in 2004 with the support of partners such as UNICEF, WHO, UNAIDS and Solthis (as of 2008). Since then, progress has been made both in terms of coverage of pregnant women in need of PMTCT...

Niger has a concentrated HIV epidemic among certain population groups, with low prevalence in the general population. According to data collected in 2020 by Spectrum, the prevalence rate is estimated at 0.23%, with a declining trend over the past five...

The main objective of the Global Fund’s HIV-HSR (2021-2023) grant is to contribute to a 75% reduction in new HIV infections and a 75% reduction in HIV-related deaths by 2022 and to strengthen the demand for and delivery of quality...

Despite some progress towards achieving the objectives of the National Strategic Plan TB 2019-2021, tuberculosis remains a public health problem in Niger. In 2019, the mortality rate is still 16 per 100,000 inhabitants, with a case-fatality rate of 6% for...

Niger is among the countries considered to have low HIV prevalence with 0.4% of the general population infected according to the results of the 2012 EDSN/MISC IV. However, the behavioural and serological surveys conducted in 2008, 2011 and 2015 show...

As part of the Global Fund grants, several challenges remain in a context where the functioning of the Nigerien health system remains poorly decentralized, particularly in the care of PLHIV (People Living with HIV). The CISLS, the Principal Recipient of...

The Republic of Mauritius is an upper middle-income country with a concentrated HIV epidemic with high prevalence among key populations. There has been a 32% decline in the estimated number of new HIV infections, 34% decline in the HIV incidence...

Local civil society organizations (CSOs) play a vital role in the fight against pandemics such as HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, as they are often the first to respond to the needs of marginalized and most vulnerable communities. Strengthening these organizations...

As part of the Initiative's Accelerator unit, Rwanda has been selected as a priority country to receive funding for human resources for health in 2024. A complete project proposal has been drawn up with the Rwandan Ministry of Health, in...

The Integrated National Strategic Plan (PNSI) 2023-2030 constitutes a unique framework for all players involved in the fight against AIDS, Tuberculosis, Viral Hepatitis and STIs in Senegal, integrating advances and innovations in prevention, screening and treatment and adopting a person-centered...

Senegal recently adopted a new integrated national strategic plan (INSP) for a multisectoral response to HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis and STIs for the period 2023-2030. This INSP promotes a person-centred approach and adopts a differentiated service delivery (DSD) model, including for...

The Sierra Leone Global Fund (GF) programme NFM3 is implemented through 10 Sub-Recipients, including the Consortium for the Advancement of the Rights of Key Affected Populations (CARKAP). The latter was established under the GF mandate from 2016-2022 to promote and...

Diagnosis and Planning of the Health Information System and Supply Chain.   Objectives Carry out a needs assessment of the monitoring-evaluation system and draw up a global strengthening action plan Carry out an inventory of the situation of the supply...

Civil society organizations (CSOs) working on health issues, including the fight against HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis, or the strengthening of health systems, represent a crucial pillar for human development and the achievement of health-related sustainable development goals. These organizations are...

Togo faces numerous public health challenges and ranks among the countries most affected by infectious diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. The Global Fund estimates that nearly 45% of the population has no access to quality basic health services....

It is important to note that the drug supply chain is a critical component of any health system and must be managed effectively to ensure access to essential medicines for the population. The Central Medical Store (CAMEG) Togo stores and...

Togo receives a grant from the Global Fund for HIV/AIDS, which ends with the 2018-2020 period and will be followed by a new allocation for the 2021-2023 period (NFM3). The latest request to the Global Fund, submitted at the end...

As part of the National Plan to Combat AIDS and achieve the 90-90-90 targets, Initiative 5%—through its Expertise channel—has requested technical support from Solthis.   Objective Improve the quality of care for PLHIV by strengthening access to viral load testing...

Although the seroprevalence rate remains low for the general population (0.1%) in Tunisia, two bio-behavioural surveys from 2017 – 2018 showed that HIV prevalence among key populations IDU, MSM is high (respectively 6% for IDU; 11.2% for MSM) and has...