Avante Zambézia (PEPFAR grant to provide Technical Assistance to the Mozambique Ministry of Health in Zambezia province, Mozambique)

This is a large CDC-PEPFAR-funded initiative entitled 'Avante Zambézia' ('Go forward' Zambézia province). Members of the team provide technical assistance in support of the scale-up and strengthening of comprehensive HIV services (including the provision of ART including ART for PMTCT) to HIV-infected persons residing in 10 of Zambézia provinces 17 districts. Avante Zambézia goals are as follows: (i) To expand HIV-related clinical services; (ii) To enhance clinical knowledge and skills among health care workers at health facility, district, and provincial levels to provide quality HIV-related care; (iii) To increase the quality and capacity of health care planning and management among health sector staff at facility, district, and provincial levels; (iv) To strengthen linkages between communities and the health sector in order to increase enrollment and retention of HIV+ patients; and, notably, and (v) To strengthen capacity of existing local organizations and to transition technical support activities over the project period.