Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Details for Mechanism ID: 8772
Country/Region: Lesotho
Year: 2014
Main Partner: American Society for Clinical Pathology
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $0 Additional Pipeline Funding: N/A

NOTE: The following is taken from summaries released by PEPFAR on the PEPFAR Data Dashboard. They are incomplete summary paragraphs only and do not contain the full mechanism details. When the full narratives are released, we will update the mechanism pages accordingly.

American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) works in affiliation with in-country partners (MOH, colleges, and other indigenous organizations) to progressively build capacity of local and national groups to respond to the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. With the aim of sustainability, ASCP will focus on achieving USG ‘s established performance goals of developing, customizing, and deploying country-specific in-service training packages for lab testing and accreditation; continuing education; and mentorship/technical assistance support and pre-service curricula in Medical Laboratory Science (MLS).

In Lesotho, ASCP’s technical assistance for pre-service strengthens the knowledge and core competencies of tutors, students, and partners of the National Health Training College’s (NHTC) lab science programs. The next steps will involve reviewing and assessing the implementation of the newly revised MLS curriculum. These steps are guided by close collaboration with CDC, NHTC, and MOH. For example, MOH directed that NHTC increase enrollment of students from 20 to 30. This directive challenges NHTC to adequately equip the extra students with teaching staff and training aids.

With the primary goal of preparing students for the work of clinical lab professionals, the planned scope of work will involve further strengthening the implementation of the new curriculum and improving the quality of the overall medical lab education at NHTC through several inputs: faculty technical assistance/mentorships; continuing education and professional development; and supply procurement. Through the growth of sustainable mechanisms, skilled graduates will improve health care across Southern Africa.

Mechanism Allocation by Budget Code for Selected Year
Laboratory Infrastructure (HLAB) $0
Mechanism Target Information

Since COP2014, PEPFAR no longer produces narratives for every mechanism it funds. However, PEPFAR has now included performance targets or indicator information for each mechanism based on the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) system. The MER guidance is available on PEPFAR's website https://www.pepfar.gov/reports/guidance/. Note that COP years 2014-2015 were under a previous version of the MER system and the indicators and definitions may have changed as of the new 2.0 guidance.

MER Indicator MER description Target Fiscal Year Target
SITE_SUPP By program area/support type: Lab Direct Service Delivery (DSD) 2015 2
SITE_SUPP By program area/support type: Lab Technical Assistance-only (TA) 2015 15