Zambia HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment (ZPCT) Partnership

President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The project aims to strengthen and expand HIV/AIDS clinical and prevention services in six provinces: Central, Copperbelt, Luapula, Northern, North Western, and Muchinga. ZPCT II supports the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) goals of reducing prevalence rates and providing antiretroviral therapy (ART). During the quarter, ZPCT II provided support to all districts in the six provinces. The project is consolidating and integrating services in facilities and communities to ensure seamless delivery of a comprehensive package reaching the household level. ZPCT II is also working to increase the Ministry of Health's (MOH) capacity to monitor, maintain, and improve quality throughout the national health system by fully integrating ZPCT II quality assurance/quality improvement (QA/QI) systems into day-to-day operations at all levels. ZPCT II continues to strengthen the broader health sector by improving and upgrading physical structures, integrating HIV/AIDS services into other clinical areas, increasing workforce capacity, and strengthening key support structures, including laboratory and pharmacy services and data management systems. The goal is not only to reduce death and illness caused by HIV/AIDS but also to leave the national health system better able to meet the priority health needs of all Zambians. The five main objectives of ZPCT II are to expand existing HIV/AIDS services and scale up new services, increase the involvement and participation of partners and stakeholders, increase the capacity of the provincial medical offices (PMOs) and district medical offices (DMOs) to perform technical and program management functions, build and manage public-private partnerships, and integrate service delivery and other activities at the national, provincial, district, facility, and community levels. ZPCT II provided support to all districts in the six provinces, consolidating and integrating services in facilities and communities. The project is working to increase the MOH's capacity to monitor, maintain, and improve quality throughout the national health system. ZPCT II is also strengthening the broader health sector by improving physical structures, integrating HIV/AIDS services, increasing workforce capacity, and strengthening key support structures. The project's quality assurance/quality improvement (QA/QI) systems are being fully integrated into day-to-day operations at all levels. ZPCT II will implement quality and performance-based plans to graduate districts from intensive technical assistance by the project's end. The goal is to leave the national health system better able to meet the priority health needs of all Zambians. ZPCT II is working to increase the MOH's capacity to monitor, maintain, and improve quality throughout the national health system. The project is also strengthening the broader health sector by improving physical structures, integrating HIV/AIDS services, increasing workforce capacity, and strengthening key support structures. The goal is to reduce death and illness caused by HIV/AIDS and leave the national health system better able to meet the priority health needs of all Zambians. The five main objectives of ZPCT II are to expand existing HIV/AIDS services, increase the involvement and participation of partners and stakeholders, increase the capacity of the PMOs and DMOs, build and manage public-private partnerships, and integrate service delivery and other activities. ZPCT II is working to achieve these objectives through technical, program, and management strategies.