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East Africa Regional Program (ROADS Project)
The Regional Outreach Addressing AIDS through Development Strategies (ROADS) Project is designed to reduce HIV transmission, improve care, and reduce the impact of HIV and AIDS along major transport corridors in East Africa. With support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), ROADS is based in Nairobi, Kenya, and works in the following East African countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. |
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Partnering with African Universities to Advance Strategic Communication on HIV and AIDS
ROADS Project Supports Busia Alcohol Counseling Program
LifeWorks Creates Jobs To Prevent the Spread of HIV Because poverty has long been known to increase vulnerability to HIV, the LifeWorks Initiative creates jobs along key transport corridors in East and Central Africa, where unemployment can be as high as 70 percent. LifeWorks is part of FHI's ROADS Project.
SafeTStop Mitigates HIV and AIDS along Transport Corridors The regional Transport Corridor Initiative, known as "SafeTStop," is designed to reduce HIV transmission, improve care, and lessen the impact of HIV and AIDS along the major transport corridors of East Africa.
AfriComNet Supports Key Role of Strategic Communications Supported by FHI in partnership with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/Center for Communication Programs, AfriComNet is an association of HIV and AIDS practitioners who reside, work or have a primary interest in Africa. The Network was established in recognition of the severity of the continent's HIV and AIDS epidemic and the need for a renewed emphasis on high-quality strategic communications as critical to the response.
Featured Donor: USAID Through our donors, such as USAID, FHI supports the East Africa region and its organizations in preventing the spread of HIV and improving HIV/AIDS care and support among those at highest risk.
ROADS is based in Nairobi, Kenya. If you want to learn more about the East Africa regional program or contact officials directly, visit the Contact Us Web page. |
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FHI and partners work to reduce constraints to treatment in East Africa. In this clip, ROADS Project Director Gail Goodridge underscores the role better farming techniques and good nutrition play in improving health and the effectiveness of ART. (January 2007)
APRIL 2009 — One of the key activities of the ROADS program, managed by FHI, is strengthening the African Network for Strategic Communication in Health and Development (AfriComNet). In February, AfriComNet hosted a course for health professionals on reducing HIV and AIDS stigma and discrimination. Participants were led through practical sessions and exercises that can be adapted to specific contexts. 
FEBRUARY 2009 — Launched just two years ago, the ROADS-supported Busia Alcohol Counseling Program in Kenya now consists of 106 support groups for more than 1,000 men, women and youth. In addition to dramatically increasing adherence to ARV drugs, the highly sustainable and cost-effective groups are improving communication among families and helping members to avoid risky sexual behaviors. 
Revised in 2006, The Handbook on Pædiatric AIDS in Africa is an accessible, practical tool for health professionals in developing countries who care for HIV-infected and -affected children. This important resource was written by the African Network for the Care of Children Affected by AIDS, an informal network of health workers and social scientists committed to improving care for HIV-exposed and -infected children in Africa.
