Summary
SUSTAINABLE PROGRAMS FOR HIV EPIDEMIC CONTROL AND EQUITABLE SERVICE DELIVERY (SPEED) - EXCELLENCE COMMUNITY EDUCATION WELFARE SCHEME (ECEWS), AN INDIGENOUS NIGERIAN ORGANIZATION, PROPOSES TO LEAD A CONSORTIUM TO SUPPORT 5 SOUTH WEST STATES OF LAGOS, OYO, OGUN, ONDO AND OSUN STATES IN THEIR PUSH TOWARD SUSTAINABLE HIV EPIDEMIC CONTROL. THE CONSORTIUM ALSO HAS THE GEOGRAPHICAL SPREAD TO INTERVENE IN ALL 19 CDC SUPPORTED STATES. THE CONSORTIUM PARTNERS INCLUDE ACHIEVING HEALTH NIGERIA INITIATIVE (AHNI), ASSOCIATION OF REPRODUCTIVE FAMILY HEALTH (ARFH), FHI 360 (TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PARTNER) AND HOWARD UNIVERSITY GLOBAL INITIATIVE IN NIGERIA (HUGIN) (TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PARTNER). THE ECEWS LED CONSORTIUM WILL ASSIST THE FIVE STATES OF LAGOS, OGUN, ONDO, OYO AND OSUN ACHIEVE TREATMENT SATURATION AND SUSTAINED EPIDEMIC CONTROL, ESPECIALLY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS (LGA) WITH THE HIGHEST UNMET NEED FOR ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (ART). THE ECEWS-LED CONSORTIUM IS WELL-PLACED TO NOT ONLY MAINTAI
