Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Details for Mechanism ID: 5062
Country/Region: Mozambique
Year: 2007
Main Partner: CARE International
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $0

Funding for Care: Adult Care and Support (HBHC): $0

Per 7/07 reprogramming; Delete this activity

This activity is related to HBHC 9207 and HVTB 9205.

CARE's palliative care activities for HIV seropositive clients are undertaken in community settings in Nampula and Inhambane provinces. Home-based palliative care activities are delivered through a cadre of volunteers and will continue to include care-giving to patients who have been referred through the "day hospital" clinical services for HIV+ clients (part of the integrated HIV/AIDS services network) and through the PMTCT sites. This is a continuation of services started in FY2005 in conjunction with Columbia's model PMTCT site in Nampula and various health facilities in Inhambane and includes reaching a total of 5,000 persons with home-based palliative care.

In FY07, additional home-based care volunteers will be trained by MOH-accredited trainers; they will work hand-in-hand with clinical service providers and conduct follow-up visits to clients on TB treatment and ART to support adherence and provide related care and support, under the TB/HIV activity. The trained volunteers will encourage and where possible help with transportation to ensure that patients get to clinics for observation, diagnosis and treatment. Volunteers will also assist the community to set up needed community-level safety net programs for PLWHA in need. A total of 500 individuals will be trained in FY07 to deliver the needed palliative care.

Under COP07, mechanisms will be put in place to improve the community to clinic linkages. Although, NGOs were encouraged to liaise with local clinics, many volunteers were comfortable working at the community level only. In FY07, volunteers will be required to work along with clinics in caring for PLWHA on ART, with TB patients, patients with OI, STI and other conditions. At least 50% of all HBC clients will need to have a clinic record. Treatment adherence also will be supported by a related USG activity to ensure TB and HIV patients are taking their medicines and not experiencing any overt reactions. In addition, volunteers will be trained to further recognize OIs and to refer clients to the clinic for proper follow-up. Coupons for transport or use of bicycle ambulances will be used to ensure clients attendance. Further training will be held to ensure that HBC supervisors, and volunteers have the necessary skills to handle these new activities.

Under COP07, capacity building of local CBO/FBO will continue with fervor. With a UGS funded AED program, tools and materials will be available for NGOs to use with their nascent CBO in provide quality services and assess and manage outside funding. AED will also provide training on several general topics (on functional organizations, strengthened management, leadership, advocacy, financial management, etc.) which will be open to all NGOs and their partners.

This activity is related to USAID_HBHC_9207 and USAID_HVTB_9205.

CARE's palliative care activities for HIV seropositive clients are undertaken in community settings in Nampula and Inhambane provinces. Home-based palliative care activities are delivered through a cadre of volunteers and will continue to include care-giving to patients who have been referred through the "day hospital" clinical services for HIV+ clients (part of the integrated HIV/AIDS services network) and through the PMTCT sites. This is a continuation of services started in FY2005 in conjunction with Columbia's model PMTCT site in Nampula and various health facilities in Inhambane and includes reaching a total of 5,000 persons with home-based palliative care.

In FY07, additional home-based care volunteers will be trained by MOH-accredited trainers; they will work hand-in-hand with clinical service providers and conduct follow-up visits to clients on TB treatment and ART to support adherence and provide related care and support, under the TB/HIV activity. The trained volunteers will encourage and where possible help with transportation to ensure that patients get to clinics for observation, diagnosis and treatment. Volunteers will also assist the community to set up needed community-level safety net programs for PLWHA in need. A total of 500 individuals will be trained in FY07 to deliver the needed palliative care.

Under COP07, mechanisms will be put in place to improve the community to clinic linkages. Although, NGOs were encouraged to liaise with local clinics, many volunteers

were comfortable working at the community level only. In FY07, volunteers will be required to work along with clinics in caring for PLWHA on ART, with TB patients, patients with OI, STI and other conditions. At least 50% of all HBC clients will need to have a clinic record. Treatment adherence also will be supported by a related USG activity to ensure TB and HIV patients are taking their medicines and not experiencing any overt reactions. In addition, volunteers will be trained to further recognize OIs and to refer clients to the clinic for proper follow-up. Coupons for transport or use of bicycle ambulances will be used to ensure clients attendance. Further training will be held to ensure that HBC supervisors, and volunteers have the necessary skills to handle these new activities.

Under COP07, capacity building of local CBO/FBO will continue with fervor. With a UGS funded AED program, tools and materials will be available for NGOs to use with their nascent CBO in provide quality services and assess and manage outside funding. AED will also provide training on several general topics (on functional organizations, strengthened management, leadership, advocacy, financial management, etc.) which will be open to all NGOs and their partners.

Funding for Care: TB/HIV (HVTB): $0

07/07; Delete; Implementing partner change from Care International to Health Alliance International as well as a geographic change from Inhambane and Nampula to Manica and Sofala

This activity is related to HBHC Activities 9207, 9209, 9132, 9133, 9139, USAID 9126 and HXTS Activity 8545.

A new activity, which will be initiated during FY07 addresses the need for a more collaborative processes between clinic based and community based palliative care, especially in relationship to treatment adherence for TB and ARV. Although this has been the focus of community based care since the beginning, improvements can be made in the areas of collaboration and communication with NGO partners that are working in both clinic and community sites. Small amounts of funding will be provided to five partners who offer palliative care under the home-based care (HBC) model. HBC volunteers and their supervisors will receive training on treatment adherence for ARV and TB. Columbia University will develop training materials for ARV adherence under a separate USG supported activity and provide hands-on training to HBC volunteers so that they can assist their HBC clients to adhere to treatment drugs and determine if there is some reaction to the treatment regime. In addition, collaboration will occur with the MOH's TB program to ensure that HBC volunteers are correctly trained concerning the DOTS model and the MOH's vision for improving case detection and treatment success rates.

This activity was designed in collaboration with the emphasis in COP07 on improving TB/HIV programming. The activity is deemed important because of the recent information of mutated strains of TB found in neighboring countries that can easily cross the boarders.

Directly funding the NGO partners will help to build their own capacity in ARV and TB adherence support, creating a permanent buy-in to the importance of this effort. Thus it is expected that all HBC providers will receive training and that at least half of the HBC beneficiaries will be recipients of this expanded community-based service on treatment adherence.