Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Details for Mechanism ID: 9195
Country/Region: India
Year: 2013
Main Partner: Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Host Country Government Agency
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $0

Funding for Strategic Information (HVSI): $0

The TANSACS/CDC collaborative program was initiated in 2001 at the Government Hospital for Thoracic Medicine (GHTM), one of India’s largest HIV care centers, to strengthen comprehensive care and implement a range of SI and systems strengthening activities. GHTM is recognized as an HIV Center of Excellence.

In FY12, the project will strengthen human and institutional capacity in Tamil Nadu through capacity building programs in Epidemiology, Strategic Information and Data Management and build the capacity of key local institutions to monitor the quality of HIV programs. This project supports goals 2 and 4 of the PEPFAR/India Strategy (data for decision-making, health systems strengthening). Although focused on Tamil Nadu, programs developed through the project will have national benefit through close collaboration between TANSACS, CDC and the national program.

This project leverages resources from TANSACS, NACO, GHTM and USG. NACO and TANSACS partially support implementation costs of mainstreamed projects, GHTM contributes staff and facilities and USG provides technical assistance (TA) through CDC staff based in Chennai and through other contracts. The collaboration with TANSACS has a successful track record of transitioning projects to GOI, particularly demonstration projects developed in collaboration with USG; a similar transition is planned for activities continuing in FY12.

Project monitoring will be completed by officers from TANSACS and District AIDS Prevention and Control Units, including CDC supported staff. CDC and the Project Director TANSACS will review project progress at regular intervals. Key programs will be periodically evaluated.

The funding request for FY12 is $1000; most proposed activities will be funded using FY11 pipeline.

Funding for Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS): $0

The TANSACS/CDC collaborative program was initiated in 2001 at the Government Hospital for Thoracic Medicine (GHTM), one of India’s largest HIV care centers, to strengthen comprehensive care and implement a range of SI and systems strengthening activities. GHTM is recognized as an HIV Center of Excellence.

In FY12, the project will strengthen human and institutional capacity in Tamil Nadu through capacity building programs in Epidemiology, Strategic Information and Data Management and build the capacity of key local institutions to monitor the quality of HIV programs. This project supports goals 2 and 4 of the PEPFAR/India Strategy (data for decision-making, health systems strengthening). Although focused on Tamil Nadu, programs developed through the project will have national benefit through close collaboration between TANSACS, CDC and the national program.

This project leverages resources from TANSACS, NACO, GHTM and USG. NACO and TANSACS partially support implementation costs of mainstreamed projects, GHTM contributes staff and facilities and USG provides technical assistance (TA) through CDC staff based in Chennai and through other contracts. The collaboration with TANSACS has a successful track record of transitioning projects to GOI, particularly demonstration projects developed in collaboration with USG; a similar transition is planned for activities continuing in FY12.

Project monitoring will be completed by officers from TANSACS and District AIDS Prevention and Control Units, including CDC supported staff. CDC and the Project Director TANSACS will review project progress at regular intervals. Key programs will be periodically evaluated.

The funding request for FY12 is $1000; most proposed activities will be funded using FY11 pipeline.