DEADLINE: 18TH MARCH, 2021
JHPIEGO
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR SUB-GRANT HIV SELF-TESTING AFRICA (STAR) INITIATIVE EXTENSION (STAR PHASE 3)
Jhpiego is an international, non-profit health organization, affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America. For 40 years and in over 155 countries, Jhpiego has worked to prevent the needless deaths of women and their families. We use innovative approaches, put research into practice and develop creative solutions to improve health care services, and strengthen the capacity of countries like Nigeria to save the lives of women and families
HIV Self-Testing Africa (STAR) is a catalytic HIVST project funded by Unitaid to facilitate rapid HIVST scale-up in Nigeria, with the goal of increasing knowledge of HIV status and uptake of HIV care and treatment, ultimately reducing HIV-related mortality and morbidity in the country. Jhpiego implements the STAR
project in Nigeria, working hand in hand with the Federal Ministry of Health and other key stakeholders to increase demand and supply for HIVST. With support from STAR, implementing partners will reach, test, diagnose, and link persons at high risk of HIV infection with care, treatment, and prevention services.
The STAR project will achieve direct public health impact by reducing the number of new HIV infections and averting deaths due to HIV infection by increasing demand for and access to HIVST and subsequent treatment and prevention services.
STAR is soliciting proposals from civil society organizations, community-based organizations and faith-based organizations with functional operations and physical presence in Akwa Ibom, Rivers and Lagos states to apply for a sub-grant to assist the STAR project achieve strategic program objectives.
Interested and eligible organizations with capacity to implement HIV self-testing and comprehensive HIV/AIDS programs are cordially invited to request the bid document via e-mail at NigeriaBidQueries@jhpiego.org and submit their
proposals in line with the specified instructions, conditions and terms of reference described in the document. E-mail requests for bid documents should have subject written as “RFP – STAR SUB-GRANT’
All completed applications should be sent via email to Nigeria.Bids@jhpiego.org on or before 18th March 2021 by 11:59 PM West Africa Time
The submission and request must originate from the organization’s official email address with the full name, designation and email signature of the key officer representing the organization.
Should you have a need for question and clarifications, please follow the guidance provided on queries and the clarification process section of the RFP document.
