US embassy cable - 02ABUJA1079

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NIGERIA - HIV/AIDS ASSESSMENT

Identifier: 02ABUJA1079
Wikileaks: View 02ABUJA1079 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Abuja
Created: 2002-04-05 14:05:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: NI
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

UNCLAS ABUJA 001079 
 
SIPDIS 
 
USAID/W FOR GH/AA, ANN PETERSON, DUFF GILLESPIE 
AND FOR GH/HIV-AIDS, PAUL DELAY 
 
TAGS: NI 
SUBJECT: NIGERIA - HIV/AIDS ASSESSMENT 
 
1. Summary:  USAID/Nigeria would like to thank the Global 
Bureau for Health for their recent assistance in assessing 
our HIV/AIDS program.  The  participation of two US Direct 
Hires with critical distinct expertise contributed greatly 
to the successful analysis and cogent recommendations for 
the way forward. 
 
 
2.   USAID/Nigeria recently hosted a team of experts to 
assess our HIV/AIDS program, to determine progress to date 
and to make recommendations for the way forward so as to 
maximize U.S. dollar investment and program impact. 
Participating on the team were: international and Nigerian 
HIV/AIDS experts including Harriet Destler, Monitoring and 
Evaluation Specialist; and Pam Wolf, Program Management 
Specialist, of the Global Bureau for Health's HIV/AIDS 
office. 
 
 
3. Because of Ms. Destler and Ms. Wolf's understanding of 
HIV/AIDS within the context of USAID including USAID's 
comparative advantages, programming mechanisms and 
monitoring & evaluation requirements, they offered 
exceptional insights that are of considerable value to the 
Mission.  USAID/Nigeria is at a critical juncture in its 
HIV/AIDS programming as it embarks on a strategic planning 
exercise that will determine program direction for the 2004 
- 2009 time period.  The recent HIV/AIDS assessment will 
not only lay the foundation for the Mission's HIV/AIDS 
strategy, but has also provided the Mission with important 
recommendations for adjustments to the current program. 
 
 
4. In light of the above experience and in reference to 
the recent cable on support to the field from the GBH 
HIV/AIDS Office, USAID/Nigeria would like to reiterate its 
thanks and also indicate interest in further GBH assistance 
to our HIV/AIDS program.  A subsequent cable will detail 
our further needs for assistance. JETER 

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