Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 3585
Country/Region: Mozambique
Year: 2009
Main Partner: American Association of Blood Banks
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $545,000

Funding for Biomedical Prevention: Blood Safety (HMBL): $545,000

April09 Reprogramming: Reduced $155,000. Funds moved to RPSO.

Continuing Activity:

The American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) has been awarded Track 1 funding to provide technical

assistance (TA) and support to the Mozambique Ministry of Health (MOH) National Blood Transfusion

Program (NBTP) for purposes of strengthening the blood supply and ensuring blood safety in Mozambique.

Key activities planned by AABB for FY09 are:

1) Continue assistance in establishing a legal framework and appropriate blood legislation, regulation and

policy. During the first year of USG support, AABB provided TA to the NBTP for the development of a

National Blood Transfusion Policy. This National Policy is currently under review by the MOH legal

department. AABB is attentive to the need of a further round of discussion before final approval.

2) Assist in securing approval and implementation of national standards related to blood collection, testing,

and transfusion and then support training on these standards.

3) Continue support and development of plans for renovation and expansion of NBTP facilities.

4) Provide TA to the implementation of data collection systems for Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), and

Quality Management Systems to routinely monitor progress and operational activities. New forms for data

collection system have been developed and piloted in key national centers. National implementation of the

new form is scheduled for FY09.

5) Following sucessfull development and implementation of training materials in Portuguese on Donor

Service and Infectious Disease Testing, AABB will continue with development and implementation of other

training materials for blood collection, immunohematology, blood compenet preparation and mobile

collection.

6) Conduct training-of-trainers (ToT) sessions on blood component preparation and immunohematology

which will facilitate the roll-out of trainings to further blood banks through Mozambican blood bank trainers in

the futures. Training materials are translated to Portuguese, adapted and sessions conducted in

Portuguese. AABB will supervise initial ToT to guarantee appropriate use of the training materials.

7) Train key NBTP personnel on quality management systems (QMS) and help this professional to develop

and pilot QMS in a target blood bank in Mozambique.

8) Provide technical assistance to the NBTP to conduct baseline Knowledge Attitudes and Perceptions

(KAP) survey. The protocol has been approved by the US IRB and the Mozambique Bioethics Committee.

Implementation of the study is awaiting authorization from MoH and will follow immediately after approval

according to a planned schedule.

9) Develop Information Education Communication (IEC) materials to educate donors and promote voluntary

blood donation and develop consistently applied donor notification policy regarding test results.

10) Assist the MOH NBTP in identification and establishment of linkages for fellowship opportunities for

physicians in transfusion medicine.

11) Provide TA for the procurement of a Computer System Blood Bank Software to be implemented

nationally.

12) The new Blood blood bank facility in Maputo is expected to be completed in 2009. In preparation for its

operation, the MoH has requested AABB to assist in identifying trainnig sites outside the country to train

selected Mozambican professionals. Identification of training sites will depend on language skills of the

trainee. AABB will attempt also to develop job descriptions and terms of reference for each position of the

new blood center.

13) The mentoring program (on-the-job-training) initiated in FY08 in Beira and Nampula will be continued

and extend to other provincial blood banks in the country. Three to four programs of 6 months each will be

conducted in FY09.

14) Donor recruitment training in Brazil will be continued and facilitated by Brazilian partners in Portuguese.

15) AABB will assist the NBTS with the full implementation of the ELISA system in 10 provincial capitals.

16) AABB will provide TA for the revision of the existing "Mozambican Guidelines for Blood Transfusion"

and help NBTP to conduct a workshop to further disseminate the new guidelines among Mozambican

physicians.

New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity

Continuing Activity: 12924

Continued Associated Activity Information

Activity Activity ID USG Agency Prime Partner Mechanism Mechanism ID Mechanism Planned Funds

System ID System ID

12924 5144.08 HHS/Centers for American 6340 3585.08 Track 1 Blood $500,000

Disease Control & Association of Safety

Prevention Blood Banks

8194 5144.07 HHS/Centers for American 4764 3585.07 Track 1 Blood $400,000

Disease Control & Association of Safety

Prevention Blood Banks

5144 5144.06 HHS/Centers for American 3585 3585.06 Track 1 Blood $676,440

Disease Control & Association of Safety

Prevention Blood Banks

Emphasis Areas

Human Capacity Development

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Human Capacity Development $250,000

Public Health Evaluation

Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery

Food and Nutrition: Commodities

Economic Strengthening

Education

Water

Table 3.3.04:

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $250,000
Human Resources for Health $250,000