Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 21.11.2001

Training and Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Limited Competition Announcement

The Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) HIV/ AIDS Bureau (HAB) announces that applications will be accepted for fiscal year (FY) 2002 awards for a cooperative agreement to support an International AIDS Education and Training Center (IAETC). The IAETC will assist countries severely affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic to build capacity for HIV care and support services through the training and education of HIV/AIDS care providers, including physicians, nurses, clinical administrators, and other key personnel. The IAETC will enhance training capacity in the areas of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of HIV disease, including the prevention of perinatal transmission of the disease, measures for the prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections, and appropriate use of antiretroviral therapy. The IAETC will also develop training on the planning, design, and management of regional or national HIV/AIDS training programs and HIV/ AIDS care facilities and programs. HRSA will assist the IAETC to identify the countries, institutions, and in-country stakeholders with which the IAETC will collaborate. Initial partners are likely to be in Africa and India. However, the n