SHORT-TERM CASH AND FOOD ASSISTANCE
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SHORT-TERM CASH AND FOOD ASSISTANCE

  • 06/05/2019

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    Short-Term Cash and Food Assistance is an intervention that provides short-term food or cash assistance for food insecure PLHIV in Tanzania who recently initiated ART. Participants receive nutrition assessment and counseling (NAC), plus the opportunity to receive a monthly cash transfer or food basket for up to 6 consecutive months, conditional on attending monthly scheduled visits with the HIV care provider. Cash transfers are valued at 22,500 Tanzanian Shillings (approximately $11 USD dollars, $66 maximu m during intervention period) and are transferred via mobile money services or are given to participants directly if they have no access to a mobile phone. Food baskets are also valued at approximately $11, and included whole maize meal, groundnuts, and be ans.
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