Mulu Prevention Project

The goal of the project is to reduce the number of new HIV infections in Ethiopia. Thename of the program "MULU" when translated from Amharic, means "complete". The program will support the efforts of GoE in meeting the Strategic Plan for intensifying a Multi-sectoral HIV and AIDS (SPM) II targets of intensifying HIV prevention in Ethiopia. It delivers a major part of PEPFAR Ethiopia's share of the partnership framework under preventing new infections, which is also a sub-set of the SPM II goals. This shall happen by reducing risks and vulnerability to the infection, through a process lead by GoE and the on-going collection and utilization of evidence. The main intervention strategies and focuses of these programs are guided by the epidemiological portfolio of the country. The overall goal of this program is to contribute to the national target of reducing new infections by 50% by 2014. By the end of the fifth year, the service coverage for most at-risk populations (MARPs) shall increase and GoE workplace responses will be strengthened. This program aims to achieve the following objectives:(1)prevent new HIV infections by reducing behavioral risk factors among most-at-risk populations and other highly vulnerable populations (2)strengthen community level systems and structures to support combination prevention(3)increase the capacity of GoE to lead HIV prevention interventions that are based on the local epidemiology of new infections(4)forecast the need for and strengthen HIV prevention endeavors in selected large-scale workplaces