Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Details for Mechanism ID: 12179
Country/Region: Mozambique
Year: 2010
Main Partner: Eduardo Mondlane University
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Implementing Agency
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $350,000

The University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM) will receive USG funding for a variety of activities related to

training of public health professionals. The major activities include: 1) support to the Master of Public

Health program (MPH) by strengthening its MPH curricula in the area of monitoring and evaluation and

strategic information, providing direct support to students through scholarships and 2) linking with the

Faculty of Medicine at UEM to develop and adapt the Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training

Program (FELTP) curriculum to Mozambique and establish an FELTP program culminating in a 2 year

Masters degree; additionally, UEM will provide some TA to MISAU related to the implementation of the

FELTP program. Support to UEM exemplifies the Partnership Framework principles of broader

engagement with and strengthening of Mozambican institutions to enhance the multi-sectoral response

and specifically aligns with Goal 3 to strengthen to Mozambican health system through human resource

development. Initial investments in curricula development, purchase of computers, and training of

facilitators and mentors for FELTP will result in providing internal capacity that will reduce the need for

outside technical assistance in the future. UEM has a national reach by accepting students from all 11

provinces, but its location in the extreme south of the country is a barrier to access for students from

some regions. The USG support to UEM includes initiatives for establishing and enhancing distance

learning programs that will mitigate some of these geographical challenges.

Funding for Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS): $350,000

FY 2010 funds (25%) will be used to strengthen the existing MPH program at the University of Eduardo

Mondlane by continuing to support the strengthening of the library, bringing in guest lecturers and

exposing students to a more internationally diverse curricula and academic experience in the areas of

monitoring, evaluation, health informatics, surveillance and epidemiology. Additionally, a proportion of

students will receive a small stipend to conduct their thesis and practicum work. The second part of

funds (75%) will be used to support UEMs faculty of Medicine to help develop the Field Epidemiology

Laboratory Training Program (FELTP) at the University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM) - adaptation and

editing of the curricula to Mozambique's context, and validating the curricula with MISAU and other key

government partners. The FELTP program will result in a Masters level degree.