Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2012 2013 2014 2015

Details for Mechanism ID: 14659
Country/Region: Cameroon
Year: 2012
Main Partner: Ministry of Health - Cameroon
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Host Country Government Agency
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $600,000

The project will focus on the integration of comprehensive prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV activities into about 80% of maternal and child health services at all levels of the health pyramid in Cameroon including policy issues, program administration or service delivery. In the target program areas, the Directorate of Family Health (DFH) will collaborate with the National AIDS Control Committee (NACC), donor agencies, the Directorate of Disease Control (DDC) and other relevant ministerial directorates, NGOs, implementing partners to improve national PMTCT coordination, strengthening of PMTCT integration, and reinforcement of capacity building.

Funding for Biomedical Prevention: Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (MTCT): $600,000

Provide training and capacity-building in the following upstream support areas: (3.1) An annual targeted training of national/ regional MCH staff on new innovations in MCH/PMTCT; (3.2) A biannual refresher training of clinical staff in targeted regions in PMTCT/MCH ; (3.3)Training of a pool of master trainers and supervisors in PMTCT/MCH services in targeted regions ; (3.4) Partially finance monthly supervisory visits to targeted regions by national/ regional MCH staff to health facilities and districts for supportive supervision; (3.5)Adaptation of the new WHO PMTCT guidelines and its simplification and dissemination across all regions and districts in the country; (3.6) Adaptation, printing and roll-out of SOPs, monitoring checklist, job Aids, and posters in targeted regions; (3.7) Support the revision of PMTCT registers and forms, and ensure availability and utilization at all health levels; (3.8) Roll-out of the PMTCT counseling and support tools and Jobaids in targeted regions; Roll out of a National Couples Counseling training program to address low uptake in MCH settings, disclosure, and stigma; and Collaborate with the GOC, other UN agencies, Global Funds, Clinton Foundation and other stakeholders to establish a National TWG on PMTCT/MCH ; Support collection of quality data at PMTCT sites within currently supported national PMTCT programs; ensure that this data are analyzed appropriately and made available to partners at the local, regional, and national levels, and used by PEPFAR Cameroon for data-driven decision making; Build SI capacity with partners through provision of hardware, software, and training at national and regional levels, and training and supervision at district and site levels, in data entry, data quality assurance, M&E, data storage, and data analysis in currently supported national PMTCT programs.

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $455,704
Human Resources for Health $455,704