Procurement Summary
Country : Switzerland
Summary : Consultation to provide technical support to WHO for activities related to Key Populations, HIV and Viral Hepatitis
Deadline : 22 Aug 2018
Other Information
Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 25646277
Document Ref. No. : 2018/CDS/HIV/010
Competition : ICB
Financier : United Nations Secretariat
Purchaser Ownership : -
Tender Value : Refer Document
Purchaser's Detail
Purchaser : WHO
Email: pdifin@who.int
First name: J.
Surname: Peron
Telephone country code: Switzerland (+41)
Telephone number: 0
Switzerland
Email :pdifin@who.int
Tender Details
Tender are invited for Consultation to provide technical support to WHO for activities related to Key Populations, HIV and Viral Hepatitis
Deadline : 22-Aug-2018 17:00 (GMT 2.00)
Published : 07-Aug-2018
Type of Notice : Request for proposal
Beneficiary Country/Territory : Switzerland
Reference : 2018/CDS/HIV/010
Description : The Key Populations and Prevention (KPP) Team works on a range of topics including biomedical prevention such as voluntary medical male circumcision, pre exposure prophylaxis, HIV testing services as well as all that is relevant to HIV and viral hepatitis prevention, diagnosis and treatment for key populations. WHO defines key populations in the context of HIV and viral hepatitis as men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, people in prisons and other closed settings, sex workers and transgender people.
People from key populations are more vulnerable to HIV infection and their engagement is critical to a successful HIV response. In most settings, men who have sex with men, transgender people, people who inject drugs, sex workers and people in detention/prison are at higher risk of exposure to HIV than other groups and underserved by existing programmes. Therefore, for an effective HIV response, it is acknowledged that there should be a greater programmatic and policy focus on these populations.
Currently in most countries the focus of the HIV response has been almost exclusively on addressing the general population and in particular the needs of women. There has been an inadequate response in addressing the requirements of key populations in almost all countries and without doing this the potential for a sustainable decrease in HIV incidence will be not be achieved. Although a significant effort has been made to reach people in key populations, the response...
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