Common use of Purpose and Overview Clause in Contracts

Purpose and Overview. This guide and associated tools are intended as a practical manual for program teams to guide them in planning, implementation monitoring and reporting of HIVST. It is based on the evidence and experience gathered by the HIV Self-Test Africa (STAR) Initiative, supported by Unitaid and USAID-funded HIVST pilot implementation, and is intended to provide detailed practical guidance for implementers to complement the WHO Guidelines on HIV self-testing and partner notification,24 the WHO HIV Self-Testing Strategic Framework26 and PEPFAR COP guidance. The guide will help program teams and implementers to establish programs that are well-designed, sustainable, effective and with measurable impact.The information contained in this guide is derived from extensive field experience. It draws together the techniques, tools, planning and management approaches that have proved successful during HIVST roll out and provides a systematic “how to” guide for program managers that want to introduce HIVST to new markets. The practical part of the guide is divided into three parts.