Department · OROMIA REGIONAL HEALTH BUREAU — $43.6M (ETH)
Key claim: The US Department of Health and Human Services obligated $43.6M to the Oromia Regional Health Bureau in Ethiopia to strengthen HIV/AIDS program management, expand ART coverage, and advance UNAIDS 95-95-95 goals in Oromia Regional State.
Abstract
Department of Health and Human Services obligated $43.6M to OROMIA REGIONAL HEALTH BUREAU, for work in ETH. STRENGTHENING PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSES AND ACCELERATING HIV/AIDS PROGRAM FOR THE SUSTAINABLE PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE HIV/AIDS SERVICES IN OROMIA REGIONAL STATE OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF - THE COP21 PLAN INTENDS TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN OROMIA REGIONAL HEALTH BUREAU?S (ORHB?S) IMPLEMENTATION CAPACITY OF COMPREHENSIVE HIV SERVICES IN THE OROMIA REGION TO ATTAIN THE UNAIDS 95-95-95 GOALS. ONLY 66% OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV (PLHIV) IN THE OROMIA REGION KNOW THEIR STATUS, WHILE THE REGION ACCOUNTS FOR 178,986 OF PLHIV POPULATION AND 116,042 (64.83%) PEOPLE ON ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (ART) COVERAGE IN ETHIOPIA ACCORDING TO FY21 QUARTER-2 (Q2) DATIM REPORT. WITH THE FUND OPPORTUNITY GAINED, THE ORHB WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN ITS PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL, AND MONITORING CAPACITY AT ALL LEVELS OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM. THE PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON GEOGRAPHIES AND POPULATIONS HIGHLY AFFECTED BY THE HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC TO HAVE GREATER IMPACT AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY. BUILDING ON CURRENT ACHIEVEMENTS, THE ORHB WILL IMPLEMENT PRIORITY ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON EPIDEMIC CONTROL OF HIV/AIDS SUCH AS TARGETED HIV TESTING SERVICES (HTS), ART, ETC.
Why this matters
This obligation is a sizable HHS award routed directly to a sub-national Ethiopian government entity rather than through an international NGO or multilateral, illustrating a government-to-government modality for PEPFAR-aligned HIV programming. It expands the area’s Ethiopia health portfolio beyond TB (MSH/ETBE) and food security (CRS, FH) into regional HIV service delivery aligned with UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets.