Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2007 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 5312
Country/Region: Côte d'Ivoire
Year: 2009
Main Partner: American International Health Alliance
Main Partner Program: HIV--AIDS Twinning Center
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: HHS/HRSA
Total Funding: $100,000

Funding for Care: Adult Care and Support (HBHC): $100,000

This activity continues a twinning partnership between the African Palliative Care Association (APCA) in

Uganda and Hope Worldwide in Cote d'Ivoire. The aim of this partnership is to strengthen quality HIV-

related care and support services in Cote d'Ivoire, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health's National

HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment Program (PNPEC)..

The American International Health Alliance (AIHA) Twinning Center facilitated an assessment exchange by

APCA partners in April 2007 to visit and assess Hope Worldwide (HWW), meet with national stakeholders,

and discuss focus areas for the partnership. Subsequently, AIHA facilitated the development of a

partnership workplan and budget that identifies specific activities the partners will undertake together. In the

first two years of the partnership, partners accomplished the following activities as they pertained to both

adult and pediatric care and support:

• Established and implemented a training-of-trainers program in palliative care to scale up and expand care

and support services in Cote d'Ivoire, both for adult and pediatric clients.

• Facilitated a country-specific advocacy workshop for diverse populations to promote integration of care

and support into HIV/AIDS programs, and advocated for the availability of appropriate palliative care drugs.

• Adapted and implemented APCA's evidence-based standards of care tools for use in Cote d'Ivoire.

• Adapted the palliative care outcome scale, developed by APCA, for use in public and private settings in

Cote d'Ivoire.

• Built capacity and advocated for the implementation of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) data collection

tools to ensure adequate access to quality care and support services.

• Built capacity and advocated for the integration of palliative care training in pre-service and postgraduate

training programs.

• Supported collaborative efforts between the Ministry of Health and Hope Worldwide through a national

technical working group (TWG) to strengthen networks and linkages to improve the provision of care and

support.

With FY09 funding, the partners will work in support of the PNPEC to::

• Develop an adult care and support minimum data set for Cote d'Ivoire, working with all care and support

providers in the country

• Organize sensitization workshops for medical schools on care and support

• Develop and implement a module on adult care and support in the medical schools

• Conduct training and orientation on a holistic care and support package and referral system for at least 40

people by September 2009

• Facilitate implementation of the holistic care and support package in cities outside Abidjan

• Develop and support a National Palliative Care Association

• Collaborate with other organizations to prevent or respond to gender-based violence, to identify and

address barriers to treatment adherence or to receiving care, and to link care and support with family

planning and reproductive health services.

The AIHA Twinning Center requires partners to address and continuously review the issue of sustainability

in their partnership workplans, including ways of mobilizing additional resources within the community or

beyond, analysis of the impact on clients and on service provision after partnership activities end, and

support for regional conferences and workshops to encourage exchange, transfer of capacity, and long-

lasting collaboration.

New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity

Continuing Activity: 15101

Continued Associated Activity Information

Activity Activity ID USG Agency Prime Partner Mechanism Mechanism ID Mechanism Planned Funds

System ID System ID

15101 10054.08 HHS/Health American 7040 5312.08 Twinning Center $250,000

Resources International -American

Services Health Alliance Health Alliance

Administration Twinning Center

APCA

TWINNING

Project

10054 10054.07 HHS/Health American 5312 5312.07 Twinning Center $250,000

Resources International -American

Services Health Alliance Health Alliance

Administration Twinning Center

APCA

TWINNING

Project

Emphasis Areas

Human Capacity Development

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Human Capacity Development $25,000

Public Health Evaluation

Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery

Food and Nutrition: Commodities

Economic Strengthening

Education

Water

Table 3.3.08:

Subpartners Total: $0
African Palliative Care Association: NA
Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $25,000
Human Resources for Health $25,000