Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Details for Mechanism ID: 9702
Country/Region: Cambodia
Year: 2009
Main Partner: Association of Schools of Public Health
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $85,000

Funding for Biomedical Prevention: Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (MTCT): $42,500

Activities to increase HIV testing in antenatal clinics and TB clinics in the focus areas of Battambang,

Banteay Meanchey, Pailin and Pursat began in 2008. Also in 2008, a project to institute liquid TB culture at

the Battambang Provincial Laboratory in order to improve the yield in TB culture in HIV positive patients was

started. It is both critically important to implement these projects professionally and successfully, and to be

able to expand the scope of the projects as improved results are demonstrated.

An Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) Fellow will assist with both activities, half time in PMTCT

and half time in laboratory infrastructure. The Fellow will assist in writing standard operating procedures,

implementation plans, and reports, and in monitoring and evaluating progress of the projects. Finally, the

Fellow will provide technical assistance in the implementation and quality assurance assessment of these

projects.

Though the $37,500 for PMTCT will be obligated in FY 2009, the Fellow will be provided for a two-year

period.

New/Continuing Activity: New Activity

Continuing Activity:

Emphasis Areas

Gender

* Increasing gender equity in HIV/AIDS programs

Human Capacity Development

Public Health Evaluation

Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery

Food and Nutrition: Commodities

Economic Strengthening

Education

Water

Table 3.3.01:

Funding for Laboratory Infrastructure (HLAB): $42,500

Activities to increase HIV testing in antenatal clinics and TB clinics in the focus areas of Battambang,

Banteay Meanchey, Pailin and Pursat began in 2008. Also in 2008, a project to institute liquid TB culture at

the Battambang Provincial Laboratory in order to improve the yield in TB culture in HIV positive patients was

started. It is both critically important to implement these projects professionally and successfully, and to be

able to expand the scope of the projects as improved results are demonstrated.

An Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) Fellow will assist with both activities, half time in PMTCT

and half time in laboratory infrastructure. The Fellow will assist in writing standard operating procedures,

implementation plans, and reports, and in monitoring and evaluating progress of the projects. Finally, the

Fellow will provide technical assistance in the implementation and quality assurance assessment of these

projects.

Though the $37,500 for Laboratory Infrastructure will be obligated in FY 2009, the Fellow will be provided

for a two-year period.

New/Continuing Activity: New Activity

Continuing Activity:

Table 3.3.16: