EFACE is a five-year (2020-2025) Cooperative Agreement (CA) funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and implemented by Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB) in Kampala and Masaka regions under the Faith Community Initiatives. It is currently in year 2 of implementation. The supported Private Not For Profit (PNFPs) are registered under the Church of Uganda (Anglican church), Seventh Adventist and Pentecost church.

AIM: Strengthen the technical and institutional capacity of FBOs/CBOs/PNFPs to complement the existing efforts by GOU, Development Partners, Civil Society and other stakeholders to attain and sustain epidemic control in Uganda by 2020 and beyond through 5 strategic objectives:

Improving coordination with ministries, decentralized health authorities and FBOs/PNFP structures

1. Improving organizational capacity and competencies of FBOs/PNFPs to engage communities and provide comprehensive HIV/TB Services
2. Scaling up evidence-based HIV prevention interventions to reduce the risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV Infection within the target populations
3. Improving HIV treatment services, retention and viral suppression of all patients in care at supported sites
4. Improving data management, quality and utilization to inform decision making, performance improvement, learning and quality of care for clients at program, health facility and community levels

GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE: Project is implemented in two CDC regions of Kampala and Masaka across two cities and 4 districts: Kampala and Masaka Cities, Wakiso, Mpigi, Kalungu, and Lwengo districts respectively. The project currently supports 18 PNFP health facilities.