Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Details for Mechanism ID: 7335
Country/Region: Ethiopia
Year: 2007
Main Partner: International Rescue Committee
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $75,000

Funding for Strategic Information (HVSI): $75,000

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Table 3.3.14: Program Planning Overview Program Area: Other/Policy Analysis and System Strengthening Budget Code: OHPS Program Area Code: 14 Total Planned Funding for Program Area: $ 3,895,000.00

Program Area Context:

PEPFAR Ethiopia will continue to support the Ethiopian Public Health Officer Training II developed and implemented by the Carter Center. In FY07 PEPFAR Ethiopia will round out its support of this ongoing activity by refining the curriculum and audiovisual materials used by both instructor and students.

In November 2006, 2,400 trained students will transition into health facilities and will assist in strengthening links between hospitals, health centers, and health posts. PEPFAR Ethiopia university partners will coordinate the program and new professionals.

Support of MOH's HSEP will continue to leverage resources from other USAID/E funding sources. HEW will continue to be trained and assigned to rural kebeles in rural areas. They are the first point of contact for most Ethiopians attempting to access public health services.

During FY07 the newest members of the healthcare field, the Community Oriented Outreach Workers (COOW) will be placed at ART facilities to support the HEW mobilize communities and ensure service provision to MARP.

Also in FY07 we will focus resources on improving service and facility management with the introduction of the recognized and tested program, SBM-R, and through a new partnership with the US National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors - some of the world's most seasoned, front-line professionals working on HIV/AIDS today. Another partner will focus on building the capacity of the emerging regional ARC.

The national ARC located in Addis Ababa is a critical element in the growing system of HIV/AIDS-focused organizations serving Ethiopians. In FY07, PEPFAR Ethiopia priorities will be to keep ARC at the forefront of the national response by improving its technological components such as its popular website and expanding IT capacity to regional ARC.

An exciting addition to our Policy/Other/SS program is a new partnership with a consortium of several professional associations serving health care professionals. Long overlooked, PEPFAR Ethiopia recognizes the alternative method of access to health care workers these associations offer. Their growing presence in the Ethiopian healthcare sector, and their relative cost-effectiveness in disseminating cutting edge information are additional reasons for establishing the partnership. The Ethiopian Medical Association will lead the consortium.

PEPFAR Ethiopia recognizes that substantial resources are invested in the education of key stakeholders involved in the planning, delivery and assessment of HIV/AIDS services in Ethiopia, as well as in most PEPFAR-supported countries. In FY07, the Training Information Management System (TIMS) will expand in order to assess the cost-benefit, long-term value, and current challenges to trainings and other educational interventions designed to develop the human resource capacity of Ethiopia.

Finally, though we acknowledge our inability to implement the much-needed Small Grant to Community- and Faith-based Organizations program in FY06, we will utilize it in FY07 to support nascent organizations built by members of affected communities to address specific needs. The PEPFAR Ethiopia Executive Council (the DCM and directors of CDC and USAID) are confident of the value and importance of implementing this program in the coming year.

Program Area Target: Number of local organizations provided with technical assistance for 174 HIV-related policy development Number of local organizations provided with technical assistance for 282 HIV-related institutional capacity building Number of individuals trained in HIV-related policy development Number of individuals trained in HIV-related institutional capacity building 50 Number of individuals trained in HIV-related stigma and discrimination 2,712 reduction Number of individuals trained in HIV-related community mobilization for 2,725 prevention, care and/or treatment

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