Achieving HIV Epidemic Control

The RISE Project is implemented by Young Heroes through Jhpiego with U.S. Government funding.

RISE prioritizes:

• Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women (PBFW)
• HIV-Exposed Infants (HEIs)
• Children and Adolescents Living with HIV (CALHIV)
• Sexual partners of PBFW
• People Living with HIV (PLHIV) requiring adherence and retention support

The project is implemented across 34 Tinkhundla in all four regions of Eswatini:

1. HIV Prevention and Case Finding: Risk assessments; prevention counseling; HIV testing; follow-up and linkage to ART for positive cases.
2. Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT): Enroll PBFW in structured community support groups; interventions for HIV-positive mothers and for HIV-negative mothers.
3. Early Infant Diagnosis (EID): Long-term monitoring of HIV-exposed infants from birth to 24 months; support for prompt birth testing and interval testing; linkage to health facilities; active case tracking.
4. PrEP Scale-Up and HIV Prevention for PBFW: Risk screening; PrEP literacy for eligible clients; initiation and retention support for oral PrEP; introduce and promote long-acting injectable PrEP; individual counselling, peer engagement, and digital follow-up.
5. Care and treatment for children and adolescents living with HIV: support for ART adherence; monitoring viral load and tracking suppression; tracing treatment interruptions; peer support, including teen clubs and Sivivane Camp.
6. Integrated Health Services: TB symptom screening and referral; cervical cancer screening assessment and linkage; community mobile clinics and medication pickup points; STI services, contraception, and condom distribution.