Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2007 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 5270
Country/Region: Nigeria
Year: 2007
Main Partner: Abt Associates
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Private Contractor
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $500,000

Funding for Strategic Information (HVSI): $500,000

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION Abt Associates proposes to conduct a Service Provision Assessment (SPA) to support the roll out of HIV/AIDS services in Nigeria. The HIV/AIDS-related services that will be assessed include: testing capability, care and support services, antiretroviral therapy, post-exposure prophylaxis, prevention of mother-to-child transmission and youth-friendly services. With the opportunity that the Emergency Plan and other international financial resources provide to rapidly scale up comprehensive prevention, care, and treatment services nationally, institutional capacity in the health sector will be a critical factor determining the success or failure of scaling up HIV/AIDS services in Nigeria. The SPA will be conducted in a representative sample of facilities (about 350) including hospitals, health centers, maternity homes, dispensaries, clinics, and stand-alone Voluntary Counseling and Testing centers across the country. Data and information on the provision of HIV/AIDS services will be collected from public, non-governmental, and faith-based organizations on the capacity of their facilities to deliver these services and the quality of care provided to clients seeking these services. This activity will provide critical information on the capacity of the health sector to provide both basic and advanced HIV/AIDS services and the availability of record keeping systems for monitoring HIV/AIDS services. The SPA is directly linked to other data collection activities such as the human resource assessment and service availability mapping that inform policy makers and managers to develop a multi-pronged strategy to assist expansion of quality integrated and sustainable HIV/AIDS services, building on previous work done within the sector. Health 20/20 and FMOH partners will use this and other data to prepare a report of the current institutional capacity for delivering quality HIV/AIDS services in Nigeria and to develop national recommendations addressing the various capacity issues identified. We will draw on the materials and experiences of similar evaluations in other PEPFAR-supported countries.