Involving the Private Sector in the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV in Uganda: A Randomized Trial to Evaluate Access to HIV Testing and Anti-Retroviral Treatment

Anthony Mbonye of the Tropical Disease Research Network in Uganda will assess the feasibility and effectiveness of using private sector midwives to provide HIV testing and antiretroviral drugs in an effort to reduce mother to child transmission of HIV.

Grant ID
OPP51786
Implementing Organization
Tropical Disease Research Network
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On
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Off
Lead Funding Organization
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Challenge
Create New Ways to Prevent or Cure HIV Infection (Round 1)
Initiatives
Grand Challenges Explorations
Principal Investigator
Anthony Mbonye
Award Manager
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Individual Funder Information
Funding Organization
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Funding Amount (in original currency)
100000.00
Funding Currency
USD
Funding Amount (in USD)
100000.00
Project Type
Therapeutics/Drugs
Project Primary Sector
Infectious Disease
Project Subsector
HIV
Funding Date Range
-
Funding Total (In US dollars)
100000.00
Co-Funded
False