GH20-2024 ACHIEVING AND MAINTAINING EPIDEMIC CONTROL THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, CARE AND TREATMENT SERVICES IN THE HAUT KATANGA REGION OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO UNDER PEPFAR - AN EFFECTIVE NATIONAL HIV/AIDS RESPONSE DEPENDS UPON THE AVAILABILITY OF HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES ACROSS THE HIV SERVICE DELIVERY CASCADE. WHILE THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (GODRC) HAS MADE TREMENDOUS STRIDES TOWARD CONTROLLING THE HIV EPIDEMIC IN HAUT-KATANGA PROVINCE, STRATEGICALLY EXPANDING ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE HIV PREVENTION, TESTING, AND CARE AND TREATMENT (C&T) SERVICES TO THE POPULATIONS THAT MOST NEED THEM IS CRITICAL TO ENSURE THAT THE GODRC ACHIEVES UNAIDS 95-95-95 TARGETS.IN RESPONSE TO CDC-RFA-GH20-2024, ICAP AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (ICAP) PROPOSES A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH IN THE 11 TARGETED HEALTH ZONES (HZ) OF HAUT-KATANGA TO ACHIEVE THE GODRC?S PRIORITIES OF EXPANDING HIV PREVENTION AND TESTING SERVICES AMONG KEY AND PRIORITY POPULATIONS (KP AND PP) T

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GH20-2024 ACHIEVING AND MAINTAINING EPIDEMIC CONTROL THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, CARE AND TREATMENT SERVICES IN THE HAUT KATANGA REGION OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO UNDER PEPFAR - AN EFFECTIVE NATIONAL HIV/AIDS RESPONSE DEPENDS UPON THE AVAILABILITY OF HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES ACROSS THE HIV SERVICE DELIVERY CASCADE. WHILE THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (GODRC) HAS MADE TREMENDOUS STRIDES TOWARD CONTROLLING THE HIV EPIDEMIC IN HAUT-KATANGA PROVINCE, STRATEGICALLY EXPANDING ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE HIV PREVENTION, TESTING, AND CARE AND TREATMENT (C&T) SERVICES TO THE POPULATIONS THAT MOST NEED THEM IS CRITICAL TO ENSURE THAT THE GODRC ACHIEVES UNAIDS 95-95-95 TARGETS.IN RESPONSE TO CDC-RFA-GH20-2024, ICAP AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (ICAP) PROPOSES A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH IN THE 11 TARGETED HEALTH ZONES (HZ) OF HAUT-KATANGA TO ACHIEVE THE GODRC?S PRIORITIES OF EXPANDING HIV PREVENTION AND TESTING SERVICES AMONG KEY AND PRIORITY POPULATIONS (KP AND PP) T