Summary
ACCELERATED COMPREHENSIVE AIDS RESPONSE FOR EPIDEMIC CONTROL AND SUSTAINABILITY (?CARES) - DESPITE THE SUCCESSES OF THE NIGERIAN ART SURGE PROGRAM IN INCREASING THE TREATMENT COVERAGE IN SURGE AND NON-SURGE STATES, DATA REVEALS THAT A CONSIDERABLE GAP IN TREATMENT COVERAGE STILL EXISTS IN SOME SUB-NATIONAL UNITS AND SUB-POPULATIONS SUCH AS; PAEDIATRICS, ADOLESCENTS, KEY POPULATION (KP), PREGNANT AND BREASTFEEDING WOMEN. THIS RFA SEEKS TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA (GON) TO ACHIEVE HIV EPIDEMIC CONTROL WITHIN AGE AND SEX BANDS, RETAIN IN CARE ALL PLHIV AND ENSURE VIRAL SUPPRESSION. OUR ACCELERATED COMPREHENSIVE AIDS RESPONSE FOR EPIDEMIC CONTROL AND SUSTAINABILITY (CARES) PROJECT WILL IMPLEMENT A HYBRID OF FACILITY AND COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS AND LEVERAGE THE CURRENT ART SURGE PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THE REMAINING GAPS. THIS PROJECT WILL BUILD ON GAINS OF OUR SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM: IMPROVING COMPREHENSIVE AIDS RESPONSE ENHANCED FOR SUSTAINABILITY (ICARES), WHICH RAPIDLY SCALED UP H
