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Zambia-Led Prevention Initiative (ZPI)
Zambia-Led Prevention Initiative (ZPI)
Not-for-profit
Year launched: 2010Existing or expanding (post-pilot)
Target geography
Target Population
Target income level
- Bottom 20%
- Lower-middle income (20-40%)
Health focus
- HIV/AIDS
Summary
Zambia-led Prevention Intiative (ZPI) works to reduce HIV transmission in Zambia through comprehensive, effective, community-based prevention efforts.Program goals
To reduce HIV transmission in Zambia.
Key program components
ZPI helps communities design efficient, sustainable and locally owned responses to HIV and AIDS. It pilots and evaluates these interventions, facilitating access and increased uptake of HIV prevention services. The program is working to building community capacity for effect, gender-sensitive prevention programs, including testing and counseling, male circumcision and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, and community-based family planning and reproductive health services.
ZPI is additionally working to strengthen the capacity of the Zambian Government to respond to the epidemic and working with the private sector to sustain interventions.
ZPI has provided testing and counseling services to more than 53,000 individuals, reached more than 4,000 individuals with HIV and AIDS and provide economic strengthening services to more than 2,300 adults and children.
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