Avis de recrutement : 05 Postes Vacants - CHILL Project

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JOBS ADVERTISEMENT A. BACKGROUNDHIV prevalence is more than 8 times higher among key populations (KP) than among Cameroon’s general population (IBBS 2016; DHS 2018). KP – female sex workers (FSW), men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender people, people who inject drugs (PWID), and people in prisons and other enclosed settings – are individuals who, due to specific higher-risk behaviors, marginalization, and other structural factors, are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. Similarly, priority populations (PP) - clients of sex workers (CFSW), long distant truck drivers (LDTD) who are FSW clients and adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) do present with higher HIV risk behaviors and in the case of AGYW, present with incidence 6 to 9 times higher than that of their male counterparts (CAMPHIA 2017). KP and priority populations (PP) are often difficult to reach for critical HIV services due to stigma and discrimination, including gender based violence (GBV), societal discrimination, and population mobility. Limited availability of health services and lack of consistent access to community-based services also prevent KP and PP from accessing critical HIV services. Since 2010, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has invested close to $39 million to reduce or remove structural barriers to HIV prevention, care, and treatment services among KP and PP in Cameroon. Through cooperative agreements with international partners – HIV/AIDS Prevention Program (HAPP), 2010-2013; Continuum of Prevention, Care, and Treatment of HIV/AIDS with Most-at-Risk Populations (CHAMP), 2014-2022 – USAID pioneered Cameroon’s first large-scale program focused on providing evidence-based prevention, care, and treatment services to KP. USAID through HAPP and CHAMP has successfully: ● Introduced reforms in HIV policy through working with the Global Fund program and NACC to advocate for differentiated community HIV service delivery. The programs introduced reforms in prevention programming and case finding with successful roll out of …