Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 3649
Country/Region: Mozambique
Year: 2009
Main Partner: Central Contraceptive Procurement Project
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Private Contractor
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $735,000

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Other Sexual Prevention (HVOP): $735,000

This is a continuing activity in COP09.

ACTIVITY HAS BEEN MODIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:

This activity continues to provide procurement of male condoms for free distribution in Ministry of Health

facilities.

With a CY 2009 forecast of 59 million condoms, or roughly 6 condoms per Mozambican age 15-49, condom

demand and use is among the lowest in the region. During PEPFPAR I, USAID was the only donor

procuring male condoms for the public sector, and since COP 07, has gradually decreased condom

procurement funds. In CY 2008 UNFPA agreed to leverage remaining costs for public sector condoms.

Throughout PEPFAR I, USAID also supported national condom social marketing (CSM) activity for male

and female condoms and communications. Private sector male and female condoms are also supported

through the Common Fund and the Dutch Embassy.

The proposed funding amount of $735,000, a reduction of 23% from FY2008, will allow procurement of

approximately 13 million condoms, which, when combined with the balance of condoms from FY2008, is

estimated to cover 58% of the requirement for CY 2008 and to maintain a nine-month buffer stock for CY

2009.

COP 09 funding request for condoms has been reduced from last year's funding due in part to a decision in

country to reduce USG/PEPFAR's levels of contribution to the country's commodity supply and instead to

leverage other funding sources, such as UNFPA. In addition, although there is little data on the distribution

of condoms below the provincial warehouses, there is anecdotal evidence of the slow movement of

condoms at public health facilities. Reducing the budget and quantity of condoms procured in FY09 will

lower the risk of having large stocks of expiring product.

In COP 09, through another activity, JSI/DELIVER will develop a system to improve tracking of condom

distribution below provincial warehouses down to the health facility level. With an increased emphasis on

prevention, USG with technical support from JSI/DELIVER, will use these tools to routinely monitor condom

distribution in order to assess budgetary and supply needs, in collaboration with other donors.

The USG continues to work through the MOH and NAC Prevention Working Group to convince the

Government to use their resources to provide for some of their own condom needs. Commitment by the

Mozambican Government to address the need for procurement of condoms is critical because the Global

Fund and most donor funds are channeled through basket funding mechanisms to the MOH and NAC.

Currently, the Government of Mozambique is facing challenges with accessing and using the basket funding

for meeting their commodity needs. The USG will provide technical assistant support to the MOH in financial

management and reporting in order to ensure the capacity of the country to meet all of its commodity needs,

including condoms.

FY08 Narrative is below

PEPFAR/Mozambique continues to be the sole provider of condoms to the Ministry of Health for free

distribution through their systems, although we persist in seeking out additional funding sources for

procurement. The FY08 funding request did not increase substantially from last year because half of the 34

million condoms from FY07 have yet to be received. The proposed funding amount of $950,000 will allow

procurement of approximately 18 million condoms, which, when combined with the balance of condoms

from FY2007, is estimated to cover 58% of the requirement for CY 2008 and to maintain a nine-month

buffer stock. The USG continues to monitor the condom situation and work through the newly organized

MOH and NAC Prevention Working Group to convince the Government to use their resources to provide for

some of their own condom needs. Commitment by the Mozambican Government to address the need for

procurement of condoms is critical because the Global Fund and most donor funds are channeled through

basket funding mechanisms to the MOH and NAC. As a commodity procurement activity, no emphasis

areas have been selected.

The FY2007 narrative below has not been changed.

This activity is linked to C&OP 8578 and OHPS 8646.

FY07 funding will be used to procure condoms for HIV prevention via free distribution throughout the

Mozambique health system during calendar 2008. The National AIDS Council's target for free condom

distribution by MOH is 43 million per year by the end of 2007 and 60 million per year by the end of 2009.

The proposed amount of $867,000 will allow procurement of about 17.3 million condoms. The decision to

decrease Central Contraceptive Procurement funds by $200,000 from the level originally proposed for FY07

(i.e., from $1,067,000 to $867,000) was made during the January 2007 Prevention Technical Assistance

Team visit in order to begin to reduce the dependency of the Ministry of Health on USG funding for this

critical commodity and encourage increasing responsibility and sustainability by the Government of

Mozambique. The USG participates in the Condom Working Group that includes other donors and is led by

the National AIDS Council. New funding options are being sought through this working group. The condom

working group will also continue to seek ways to develop MOH capacity for better condom requirement

forecasting and procurement. It is estimated that $867,000 will be sufficient to cover 70% of the

requirement for CY 2008 and maintain a nine-month buffer stock. The condoms are distributed in venues

such as hospitals, clinics (PMTCT sites and HIV/AIDS Day Hospitals), and HIV counseling and testing

centers, as well as through community events by the National AIDS Council and civil society organizations.

These condoms are intended for both the general population and most-at-risk populations. In 2006, the

Minister of Health issued a directive allowing for the provision of free condoms through NGO HIV programs.

Prevention for positives through treatment services and communications activities are planned through

other activities. Thus, it is expected that the demand for the free condoms will increase. If demand

increases more slowly, the condoms procured through this activity will cover a longer time period.

There are no key legislative areas associated with this activity, and the sole emphasis area is commodity

procurement. The target indicators for condoms and other prevention do not apply to commodity

procurement, so no target numbers have been entered.

New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity

Continuing Activity: 14276

Continued Associated Activity Information

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

System ID System ID

14276 5223.08 U.S. Agency for To Be Determined 6761 3649.08 Central

International Contraceptive

Development Procurement

9118 5223.07 U.S. Agency for To Be Determined 5046 3649.07 Central

International Contraceptive

Development Procurement

5223 5223.06 U.S. Agency for Central 3649 3649.06 Central $1,317,000

International Contraceptive Contraceptive

Development Procurement Procurement

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