Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2011 2012 2013 2014

Details for Mechanism ID: 13338
Country/Region: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2012
Main Partner: Tulane University
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: University
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $79,769

Under its CoAg with CDC PEPFAR and during the Yr3 of its activities in DRC, Tulane University proposes to reinforce Health Information Systems and to strengthen the capacities of PNLS/MoH staff for data management up to HIV/AIDS Strategic Information production.Objectives include: 1) to make available every semester the unified HIV data collection tools in Health Zones where PEPFAR activities are being implemented; 2) to train 450 Data Managers in the HZ in the use of the unified HIV data collection tools; 3) to train 150 supervising nurses and/or administrative managers at the coordinating level of the HZ in the use of unified HIV data collection tools and the treatment of collected data; 4) to train 28 HIV Data managers from the PNLS provincial and national to the production of SI and the use of the reporting system (RS); 5) to train 30 M&E staff among PEPFAR IPs in the use of the unified HIV data collection tools and of the RS; and 6) to lead follow-up capacity building activities for all trained staff through mentoring and coaching activities.In order to reach the proposed objectives, we offer to implement the following activities: 1) Providing PEPFAR HZ with unified HIV data collection tools every six months; 2) Training in HIV data collection using the revised and unified HIV data collection tools (registers) and the HZ (canvas) and in the treatment of the collected Data; 3) Training in the use of Excel, SPSS and GIS tools for the production of SI (treatment and analysis of the HIV Data collected using the revised unified tools); 4) Capacity Strengthening Workshop for PEPFAR IPs M&E staff on NGI, the use of unified HIV Tools and the use of the RS; and 5) Capacity building Follow-up (Field visits) of the Trainings participants skills and competences.

Funding for Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS): $79,769

1) Providing PEPFAR Health Zones with unified HIV data collection tools every six months: $12,560. - In order to reduce the unavailability of data collection tools, Tulane project will help providing the 75 PEPFAR Health Zones with unified data collection tool. A total of 16,200 copies will be made available every six months.2) Training on HIV data collection using the revised and unified data collection tools in the healthcare infrastructures and the Health Zone: $22,640. - In order to have HIV data of better quality, Tulane will help strengthening the skills and competences of database managers of healthcare infrastructures and CBHZ. A first training will be focused on data collection and will target the healthcare data managers; a total of 450 data managers will be trained. The second will be focused on data collection and data treatment will target the supervising nurses of the CBHZ; a total of 150 supervising nurses will be trained.3) Training in the use of the Excel, SPSS and GIS tools for the production of Strategic Information (treatment and analysis of the HIV Data collected using the revised unified tools) and of the reporting system: $ 14,560. - In order to produce and disseminate quality strategic information on HIV/Aids, Tulane will help strengthening skills and competencies of technical database managers of PNLS PC bureaus and those of PNLS national divisions. A total of 28 participants will be trained.4) Capacity Strengthening Workshop for PEPFAR Implementing Partners M&E staff on NGI, the use of unified HIV Data Collection Tools and the use of the reporting system: $ 10,160. - In order to familiarize PEPFAR implementing partners with NGI, the use of new HIV data collection tools and of reporting system, Tulane will organize a 3-day workshop targeting PEPFAR Implementing Partners M&E Staff. A total of 30 participants will attend.5) Capacity building Follow-up (Field visits) of the Trainees skills and competences through mentoring and coaching: $ 20,080. - Tulane will organize two supervisions per year, for the 9 PNLS PC bureaus and the 75 PEPFAR CBHZ in order to follow-up database managers on HIV data collection, data treatment and production of strategic information.

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $20,000
Human Resources for Health $20,000