4.4.2 Describe how the activities initiated and/or expanded
by this proposal will be sustained at the end of the Global Fund grant
period.
The activities included in this proposal are in line with the national
strategy for controlling the spread of HIV/AIDS, and commitment to such interventions
from the Chinese government is increasing. Based on the successful scaling
up of prevention efforts among high-risk groups, the activities in this project
will likely be incorporated into the national plan at the end of the Global
Fund grant period. There is precedent for such a progression: activities
including free ARV and Opportunistic Infection (OI) treatment that were originally
proposed as part of Global Fund Round 3 proposal have already been largely
incorporated into national policy.
Other activities included in this proposal such as the strengthening
of STI services, support for civil society and NGOs, and building capacity
in China’s epidemic surveillance will have a significant long-term impact
and, if effective, will not require additional funding to be sustainable.
For example, government-NGO partnerships that are created as part of the
Global Fund-funded activities, if effective, will most likely be adopted
by international, bilateral, and government HIV/AIDS interventions in the
future. Incased capacity of NGOs and PLWHA groups will be sustained through
independent fundraising by those groups, training for which will also be
part of this project. The capacity of China’s surveillance system and improved
utilization of surveillance data will boost the effectiveness of overall
HIV/AIDS interventions and require minimal additional cost.
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