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The UWI will manage Health Connect Jamaica to contribute to Jamaica's 90-90-90 targets. This will be done by implementing HIV prevention, care and treatment support services working through a private sector network of providers and in partnership with the public sector laboratory and pharmacy services.

UWI will support adult prevention, care & treatment activities that will do the following:
- Identify remaining numbers of undiagnosed individuals social network strategies and services by aggressively promoting and rolling out partner referral and index testing.
- Identify those individuals diagnosed with HIV prior but not on ART.
- Link diagnosed individuals to HIV care and treatment for early ART initiation.
- Return PLHIV lost to follow-up to treatment services.
- Ensure adherence and retention in services to achieve viral suppression.

UWI will roll out adolescent care & treatment interventions that addresses the gaps in the quantity and quality of adolescent focused HIV treatment services, with a key focus on care & treatment services for the high prevalence populations identified in the NSP. This will expand the access points for clinician intervention for adolescent-specific service delivery, thereby improving retention and viral load access. The activity will support peer-led adherence clubs that have been proven to increase adherence to antiretroviral drugs.

University Of The West Indies

THE UWI WILL MANAGE HEALTH CONNECT JAMAICA TO CONTRIBUTE TO JAMAICA’S 90-90-90 TARGETS. THIS WILL BE DONE BY IMPLEMENTING HIV PREVENTION, CARE AND TREATMENT SUPPORT SERVICES WORKING THROUGH A PRIVATE SECTOR NETWORK OF PROVIDERS AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PUBLIC SECTOR LABORATORY AND PHARMACY SERVICES. UWI WILL SUPPORT ADULT PREVENTION, CARE & TREATMENT ACTIVITIES THAT WILL DO THE FOLLOWING: - IDENTIFY REMAINING NUMBERS OF UNDIAGNOSED INDIVIDUALS SOCIAL NETWORK STRATEGIES AND SERVICES BY AGGRESSIVELY PROMOTING AND ROLLING OUT PARTNER REFERRAL AND INDEX TESTING - IDENTIFY THOSE INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH HIV PRIOR BUT NOT ON ART - LINK DIAGNOSED INDIVIDUALS TO HIV CARE AND TREATMENT FOR EARLY ART INITIATION - RETURN PLHIV LOST TO FOLLOW-UP TO TREATMENT SERVICES, - ENSURE ADHERENCE AND RETENTION IN SERVICES TO ACHIEVE VIRAL SUPPRESSION. UWI WILL ROLL OUT ADOLESCENT CARE & TREATMENT INTERVENTIONS THAT ADDRESSES THE GAPS IN THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF ADOLESCENT FOCUSED HIV TREATMENT SERVICES, WITH A KEY FOCUS ON CARE & TREATMENT SERVICES FOR THE HIGH PREVALENCE POPULATIONS IDENTIFIED IN THE NSP. THIS WILL EXPAND THE ACCESS POINTS FOR CLINICIAN INTERVENTION FOR ADOLESCENT-SPECIFIC SERVICE DELIVERY THEREBY IMPROVING RETENTION AND VIRAL LOAD ACCESS. THE ACTIVITY WILL SUPPORT PEER-LED ADHERENCE CLUBS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVEN TO INCREASE ADHERENCE TO ANTIRETROVIRAL DRUGS.

98.001 - USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas

U.S. Mission to Jamaica [USAID - OM]

Jamaica

Foreign

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Termination This cooperative agreement was reported as terminated by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in July 2025. See All
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 09/30/24 to 09/29/28 and the total obligations have increased 281% from $1,220,733 to $4,644,891.