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Report on IMPACT Project in Dominican Republic Released
Haitian Youth Commemorate World AIDS Day
Dominican Republic Scales Up Treatment SEPTEMBER 2005 — The Dominican government has prioritized HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment. The U.S. government is contributing to the effort through the USAID-funded CONECTA Project, managed by FHI. The project goal is to provide antiretroviral therapy to more than 8,000 HIV-positive people by the end of 2007.
Research Spawns RedPAV VCT Service Delivery JANUARY 2004 — The formation of RedPAV, a national network of voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) sites, shows how research can fuel the rapid expansion of HIV/AIDS services. In 2002, Macro International asked the IMPACT Project to provide VCT services as part of its Demographic and Health Survey. This effort, which later evolved into RedPAV, provided an opportunity to expand and improve VCT services for all, not just study participants. As of January 2004, more than 63,000 individuals in the Dominican Republic have received VCT services at RedPAV sites.
FHI Collaborates with Faith-Based Organizations DECEMBER 2003 — Martha Butler, director of Project Conecta, highlights USAID-funded work with faith-based organizations in urban and rural areas of the Dominican Republic in this video clip. |
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JANUARY 2006 — FHI has released the Dominican Republic Final Report for the IMPACT Project. The report summarizes program strategies, implementation and results as well as lessons learned and recommentations for the future.
DECEMBER 2005 — Thousands of youth formed a human chain in Independence Park and participated in the Fourth Annual National HIV/AIDS Song Contest as part of the nationwide commemoration of World AIDS Day.