International Development Grant
Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Deseases (STD) on Main Roads
Project Number: CA-3-A031934002
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $4,818,858.00
Start Date: July 30, 2004
End Date: October 21, 2009
Duration: 5.2 years
Project Description
The goal of this project is to promote safer sex to those who are most at risk to sexually transmitted diseases (STD) in Cameroon most notably truck drivers sex trade workers and those living along major trade routes and Cameroon's borders. The project focuses on the prevention of STDs and HIV/AIDS among those who are most vulnerable through the establishment of health facilities as well as aiding community organizations in their effort to communicate the importance of safer sex.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of the end of the project (June 2009) include: 19 HIV screening campaigns were organized making it possible to screen 9 656 people including 3 468 women of whom 6.71% were HIV-positive; condom use in high-risk relations with casual partners increased from 65% to 92.2%; 30 624 STD cases were diagnosed including 5 549 sex workers and 2 119 truckers; 53 312 patients received counselling; and the 20 health districts covered by the project no longer experience inventory shortages. They have the materials they need for screening tests.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
CARE Canada
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
WGM Africa
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Donor country personnel
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP