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The fund will be used to meet the following objectives in Addis Ababa:

• Strengthen and expand VCT services
  • Expansion of the number of VCT centers
  • Training of professionals
  • Distribution of VCT related supplies
  • Promotion of VCT
  • Establishment of referral networks
• Improve clinical management
  • Training
  • Distribution of supplies for clinical management of HIV/AIDS
• Improve home based care and support for PLWHA and orphans
  • Training
  • Distribution of home based care supplies
  • Supporting PLWHA and orphans
• Expand STI syndrome management
  • Training
  • Distribution of supplies & drugs for STI
• Expand PMTCT Plus services
  • Training of physicians and midwives
  • Distribution of drugs
  • Meetings on PMTCT Plus
• Increase availability of safe blood
  • Training
• Improve universal precautions in health facilities
  • Training
  • Distribution of protective materials
  • Purchasing microbiological equipment
• Increase IEC/BCC and condom promotion
  • Additional printed and electronic media
  • Training
  • Establishment of a resource center

For 2004/2005 some of the targets set are:

• Opening of 2 new VCT centers
• Acquisition of 1 new/rented VCT center
• Renovation of 2 centers
• Train 10 to 50 counselors
• Train 400 voluntary home based care providers
• Expand the care and support (WFP) program to all sub cities and kebeles