Announcement on Round 9 AIDS Proposal Development in Azerbaijan

CCM Azerbaijan is going to submit to the Global Fund proposal on AIDS in the Round 9 (closing date for Round 9 – 21 June 2009 Round 9 closing date, 12 noon, Local Geneva time).

So CCM invites you to assist with your possible integration into the proposal development process.

Persons, who have proposals, suggestions, ideas and contributions, are asked to apply to the following contact persons till December 10 2008:

Vusala Bakirova
CCM Secretary
v.bakirova@gfaids.az
ccm@gfaids.az

Rasul Efendiyev
PIU Director
refendiyev@gfaids.az

About Program

Scaling up the response to HIV/AIDS in Azerbaijan

Taking into account the epidemiological situation regarding HIV/AIDS in the Azerbaijan Republic, the Ministry of Health applied to the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and in the result, the Fund adopted a decision about allotment of grant to Azerbaijan to finance 2 years of the 5 years program named “Scaling up the response to HIV/AIDS in Azerbaijan”. As a continuation of these steps, it was concluded Grant Agreement and under this agreement, the project regarding strengthening responses against HIV/AIDS in Azerbaijan has begun to be fulfilled.

The Ministry of Health is the Principal Recipient of the grant allotted by the Global Fund. The Program is implemented by eight sub-partners (sub-recipients), these are the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Youth and Sport, UNICEF, Open Society Institute – Azerbaijan, National Center to Fight AIDS, the Republic Narcological Dispensary, National Venereal Dispensary and National Center for Reproductive Health and Family Planning.

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