SIGVIH is an HIV patient-tracking system developed and used for more than 10 years by ACONDA, a PEPFAR Cote d'Ivoire care and treatment partner. Cote d'Ivoire has adopted this application as its national tracking system for HIV care and support since 2006.

To date, PEPFAR care and treatment partners are deploying SIGVIH at more than 100 antiretroviral treatment (ART) sites, under the coordination of the Department of Information, Planning, and Evaluation (DIPE) within the Ministry of Health (MOH) and with the technical support of ACONDA, University of Bordeaux (ISPED), and Measure. In the past, support by ISPED consisted of analyzing data to follow major program outcomes and potential pitfalls. An ISPED computer network specialist supervised ACONDA data managers to strengthen their capacities in routine analysis. ISPED has developed a quarterly report system on data quality. ISPED and ACONDA are working closely with all national and international partners to improve and adapt the system's electronic software and M&E procedures.

With PEPFAR funding through the DIPE, the national health management information systems (HMIS) technical working group has assessed phases 1 and 2 of the deployment. In response to this assessment, PEPFAR asked ISPED to produce a Version 1.5 SIGVIH that will include a functioning pharmacy module. Funding was provided through ICAP-Columbia University. This version will be released in January 2010. It is anticipated that a Version 1.6 will be needed later in 2010, to be rolled out nationally to all ART sites. Plans are being made to develop a Web-based Version 2 in 2011. The objective is to create a single national health information system, in accordance with the "Three Ones" principle of one national M&E system.

With FY 2010 funds, a TBD partner will provide technical assistance to:

1) Assist electronic patient-monitoring system stakeholders (ACONDA, EGPAF, ICAP, MOH/DIPE, and Global Fund principal recipient Care International) to harmonize and install a central-level data-management system.

2) Ensure the technical governance and maintenance of the electronic patient-monitoring system.

3) Provide follow-up training of local data managers to develop local statistical capacities to analyze program outcomes.

4) Continue to monitor data quality through direct supervision and cross-matching of data. All data will be analyzed at each site in order to monitor progress, and results will be summarized in a monthly report.

5) Ensure continuing communication among stakeholders, including non-PEPFAR partners.

6) Produce and submit publications to peer-reviewed journals, in collaboration with the USG team.

To promote sustainability, the hiring of staff will be done in close collaboration with the MOH and other government decentralized entities (mayors, general counsels). Measure will recruit an IT/Informatics specialist to be posted at the DIPE starting in February 2010 to assure implementation of the SIGVIH and assure sustainability and national ownership of the product.

SIGVIH is an HIV patient-tracking system developed and used for more than 10 years by ACONDA, a PEPFAR Cote d'Ivoire care and treatment partner. Cote d'Ivoire has adopted this application as its national tracking system for HIV care and support since 2006.

To date, PEPFAR care and treatment partners are deploying SIGVIH at more than 100 antiretroviral treatment (ART) sites, under the coordination of the Department of Information, Planning, and Evaluation (DIPE) within the Ministry of Health (MOH) and with the technical support of ACONDA, University of Bordeaux (ISPED), and Measure. In the past, support by ISPED consisted of analyzing data to follow major program outcomes and potential pitfalls. An ISPED computer network specialist supervised ACONDA data managers to strengthen their capacities in routine analysis. ISPED has developed a quarterly report system on data quality. ISPED and ACONDA are working closely with all national and international partners to improve and adapt the system's electronic software and M&E procedures.

With PEPFAR funding through the DIPE, the national health management information systems (HMIS) technical working group has assessed phases 1 and 2 of the deployment. In response to this assessment, PEPFAR asked ISPED to produce a Version 1.5 SIGVIH that will include a functioning pharmacy module. Funding was provided through ICAP-Columbia University. This version will be released in January 2010. It is anticipated that a Version 1.6 will be needed later in 2010, to be rolled out nationally to all ART sites. Plans are being made to develop a Web-based Version 2 in 2011. The objective is to create a single national health information system, in accordance with the "Three Ones" principle of one national M&E system.

With FY 2010 funds, a TBD partner will provide technical assistance to:

1) Assist electronic patient-monitoring system stakeholders (ACONDA, EGPAF, ICAP, MOH/DIPE, and Global Fund principal recipient Care International) to harmonize and install a central-level data-management system.

2) Ensure the technical governance and maintenance of the electronic patient-monitoring system.

3) Provide follow-up training of local data managers to develop local statistical capacities to analyze program outcomes.

4) Continue to monitor data quality through direct supervision and cross-matching of data. All data will be analyzed at each site in order to monitor progress, and results will be summarized in a monthly report.

5) Ensure continuing communication among stakeholders, including non-PEPFAR partners.

6) Produce and submit publications to peer-reviewed journals, in collaboration with the USG team.

To promote sustainability, the hiring of staff will be done in close collaboration with the MOH and other government decentralized entities (mayors, general counsels). Measure will recruit an IT/Informatics specialist to be posted at the DIPE starting in February 2010 to assure implementation of the SIGVIH and assure sustainability and national ownership of the product.