AFRO-NETS> RFI: STD control programmes

[Patrick Swai <Swai@afsat.com>]

RFI: STD control programmes
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I am a Sexual Health Clinician with strong public health interest in 
STD programmes. I am interested to know from all colleagues in Africa 
and other developing countries of the existence of STD control pro-
grammes in your countries. When GPA supported the formation of Na-
tional AIDS control programmes in late Eighties in response to 
HIV/AIDS, many countries incorporated National STD control programmes 
within. (some, this did not exist). Yet, others had/created separate 
STD programmes coordinated closely with NACPs. In such countries, 
some regions/provinces were/are managed by different/several donors 
and so you may have more than one donor in STD control in a country. 
This was because of major financial and technical needs which could 
not be born by the host country (an issue still relevant today). 

I would like to know the situation as it prevails now, in your re-
spective countries, the funding arrangements (e.g.: UNAIDS/EU/GTZ/ 
NORAD etc.) if we can share such information. Also, how is the influ-
ence of ongoing Health sector reform on the program and integration 
into Reproductive Health movement? Who takes the lead in STD? NACP, 
STD programme (if separate), or the RH/FP unit of MOH or even the 
Curative/Hospital service/ prevention/Public health unit of MOH?. I 
understand each country has a unique way of carrying this out.

Please help.

Dr. Patrick R Swai
mailto:Swai@afsat.com

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