Madagascar - Second Multisectoral HIV/AIDS Project

Page 1 PROJECT INFORMATION DOCUMENT (PID) CONCEPT STAGE Report No.: AB1431 Project Name Second Multisectoral HIV/AIDS project Region AFRICA Sector Other social services (65%); Health (35%) Project ID P090615 Borrower(s) REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR Implementing Agency MSPP UNITE DE GESTION (UGP) B.P. 248, Antananarivo, Madagascar Environment Category [ ] A [X] B [ ] C [ ] FI [ ] TBD (to be determined) Date PID Prepared March 3, 2005 Estimated Date of Appraisal Authorization April 1, 2005 Estimated Date of Board Approval September 30, 2005 Key development issues and rationale for Bank involvement 1.1 Current dimensions of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Madagascar Until recently, Madagascar was considered an anomaly to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Sub Saharan Africa: despite high STI prevalence (particularly among the sex workers active in approximately twenty