GFATM Grant in Belarus

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GFATM Grant in Belarus

• HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Programme for
  Belarus

UNDP HIV/AIDS Focal Points meeting in Bishkek,
Kyrgyzstan 5 November 2004
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Situation Analysis

• Belarus is a country of fast growing epidemic
  6,070 HIV cases per 9,5 mln population
• Increased number of cases of heterosexual
  transmission 50 of cases in 2004
• 80 of all cases are in the age of 15-29
• National Programme exists, Strategic Plan
  developed and adopted for 2004-2008

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UNDP as PR of GFATM Grant for Belarus

• The Government nominated UNDP as a PR for grant
  in Belarus
• Grant Agreement between GFATM and UNDP signed on
  29 June 2004 for USD 6,8 mln for two years
• Procurement and Monitoring and Evaluation Plans
  approved by GFATM in August 2004
• The first tranche received from GFATM in the
  amount of USD 1,254,445 for the first two
  quarters of implementation
• The Project Implementation Unit recruited

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Composition of the Programme

• To prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among the IDUs
• To prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among CSW
• To prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among MSM
• HIV prevention and treatment in prisons
• Provision of ARV treatment and support to PLWHA
• Educational/information campaign
• Capacity and institutional building of government
  and NGOs to fight HIV/AIDS

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Sub-recipients

• NGO Positive Movement IDUs, support to PLWHA
• NGO BelaU CSW, MSM
• State Penal Committee - prisons
• Ministry of Health ARV treatment,
  mother-to-child transmission, educational campaign

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Management Structure

• National Coordinator appointed by the MoH
• UNDP Resident Representative in Belarus

• Programme Manager
• Operational core (4 people)
• Thematic core (5 thematic coordinators)

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Main Challenges

• 1.      Involvement of NGOs as the civil society
  is generally suppressed in Belarus
• 2.      National Execution modality which ties up
  UNDP with the national executing agency and its
  bureaucratic management style
• 3. Political contents of Belarus, where its
  getting difficult to work even for UN agencies