Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Details for Mechanism ID: 14792
Country/Region: Mozambique
Year: 2013
Main Partner: Superior Institute of Health Sciences
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: University
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $316,860

Under this mechanism PEPFAR funds will support the strengthening of the Superior Institute of Health Sciences (ISCISA) to train nurses and surgical instrumentalists at Zambezia Province. ISCISA activities align with the Partnership Framework objective of strengthening the Mozambican Health System through human resources development, and, GHI principles with a broader engagement of improving retention and quality of health care and management capacity in a most sustainable approach.

Investment to ISCISA will support the decentralization effort of the MOH production of highly qualified and quantified health workers that will eventually improve health service delivery including national HIV coverage treatment. ISCISA is based in Zambézia-Quelimane and will have a national reach by accepting students from all the Mozambican provinces.

PEPFAR will support the startup costs for the early phases of the program. Once the program is settled some of the startup costs and expenses will not occur and the program will increase cost efficiency, reducing the average cost per class trained overtime.

ISCISA program is held in coordination with CDC and MOH therefore, MOH building institutions will be used to held ISCISA classes. As the program gets settled in the province the need for external technical assistance will be reduced. The program will gradually be absorbed into the ongoing training activities of the MOH and ISCISA.

PEPFAR indicators for human resource development will be used to monitor the success of the program on an ongoing basis. This will include monthly meetings and site visits.

Program has just started, so there is no pipeline to consider. PEPFAR funds will not be used to buy vehicles.

Funding for Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS): $316,860

FY2012 funds will be used to improve Capacity of the superior level training at ISCISA by establishing a similar institution in the Central Region of Mozambique including; managementand administrative support, provision of training/reference material for library, equipment for the computers lab and support of communication and accommodation for students. Additionally ISCISA will use USG funds to support scholarship for students for the entire training. Trainings will be in the areas of superior-level nursing and instrumentation (surgical aide).

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $9,506
Human Resources for Health $9,506