Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2013 2014

Details for Mechanism ID: 17093
Country/Region: Papua New Guinea
Year: 2013
Main Partner: University of California at San Francisco
Main Partner Program: Healthqual International
Organizational Type: Other USG Agency
Funding Agency: HHS/HRSA
Total Funding: $30,000

HEALTHQUAL International provides collaborative technical assistance to the Government of Papua New Guinea (GoPNG) in collaboration with the CDC-PNG Country Office, the CDC Thailand Asia Regional Office and WHO-PNG Country Office. In FY 2012 HEALTHQUAL International was contracted to provide technical assistance for the implementation of HIVQUAL to support the National Department of Health (NDOH) and provincial health departments for intensive training for key staff at five regional hospitals. The annual budget in FY 2012 for this support was $75,000. In FY 2013 budget was reduced to $30,000 to reflect the hand over and integration of HEALTHQUAL International support into GoPNG country plans.

In FY 2012 technical assistance included the following:

Supported the participation and provide intensive coaching for 5 participants (in the HEALTHQUAL International All Country Learning Network workshop in Kampala, Uganda.

Conducted training for NDOH and the five regional hospital staff and NGOs in the national HIVQUAL-PNG workshop to build capacity to use performance results for quality improvement purposes

This IMs FY 2013 focus will on providing enhanced in-country TA for the 2013 annual HIVQUAL-PNG workshop (PMTCT and adult and pediatric treatment and care & support components) to (i) review further progress at the five regional hospitals particularly related to the use of performance monitoring data for quality improvement, (ii) the potential integration of VCTQUAL and STIQUAL at these pilot sites, and (iii) development of a scale-up plan for HIVQUAL-PNG to additional facilities in-country. In addition this IM will also conduct site visits to select hospitals after the workshop to conduct in-depth assessments, on-site mentoring and provide detailed recommendations

Funding for Care: Adult Care and Support (HBHC): $0

The overall objective is to provide technical assistance to strengthen the quality of national adult care and support services.

Major activities:

Provide technical assistance for the agenda and curricula for the planned 2013 National HIVQUAL-PNG workshop with the following objectives: (i) Review progress in implementing data collection and analysis and to build capacity to use performance results for adult care and support service quality improvement purposes at the five participating regional hospitals, provide in-depth training and coaching on use of HIVQUAL data for QI specific initiatives, and (iii) development of a national scale-up plan for HIVQUAL-PNG to additional facilities in-country.

This IM will also conduct additional site visits to select hospitals after the workshop to conduct in-depth assessments, on-site mentoring and provide detailed recommendations for future improvement.

This IM will meet with the leadership of the National Department of Health to review progress and specifically on steps that can be taken for the NDOH to play a more central strategic leadership role in guiding national HEALTHQUAL activities moving forward.

Funding for Care: Pediatric Care and Support (PDCS): $0

The overall objective is to provide technical assistance to strengthen the quality of national pediatric care and support services.

Major activities:

Provide technical assistance for the agenda and curricula for the planned 2013 National HIVQUAL-PNG workshop with the following objectives: (i) Review progress in implementing data collection and analysis and to build capacity to use performance results for pediatric care and support service quality improvement purposes at the five participating regional hospitals, provide in-depth training and coaching on use of HIVQUAL data for QI specific initiatives, and (iii) development of a national scale-up plan for HIVQUAL-PNG to additional facilities in-country.

This IM will also conduct additional site visits to select hospitals after the workshop to conduct in-depth assessments, on-site mentoring and provide detailed recommendations for future improvement.

This IM will meet with the leadership of the National Department of Health to review progress and specifically on steps that can be taken for the NDOH to play a more central strategic leadership role in guiding national HEALTHQUAL activities moving forward.

Funding for Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS): $30,000

HQ correction in November 2013. Zero out direct service budget codes. All funding in Health Systems Strengthening.

Funding for Biomedical Prevention: Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (MTCT): $0

The overall objective is to provide technical assistance to strengthen the quality of national PMTCT services.

Major activities:

Provide technical assistance for the agenda and curricula for the planned 2013 National HIVQUAL-PNG workshop with the following objectives: (i) Review progress in implementing data collection and analysis and to build capacity to use performance results for PMTCT quality improvement purposes at the five participating regional hospitals, provide in-depth training and coaching on use of HIVQUAL data for QI specific initiatives, and (iii) development of a national scale-up plan for HIVQUAL-PNG to additional facilities in-country.

This IM will also conduct additional site visits to select hospitals after the workshop to conduct in-depth assessments, on-site mentoring and provide detailed recommendations for future improvement.

This IM will meet with the leadership of the National Department of Health to review progress and specifically on steps that can be taken for the NDOH to play a more central strategic leadership role in guiding national HEALTHQUAL activities moving forward.

Funding for Treatment: Adult Treatment (HTXS): $0

The overall objective is to provide technical assistance to strengthen the quality of adult treatment services.

Major activities:

Provide technical assistance for the agenda and curricula for the planned 2013 National HIVQUAL-PNG workshop with the following objectives: (i) Review progress in implementing data collection and analysis and to build capacity to use performance results for adult treatment service quality improvement purposes at the five participating regional hospitals, provide in-depth training and coaching on use of HIVQUAL data for QI specific initiatives, and (iii) development of a national scale-up plan for HIVQUAL-PNG to additional facilities in-country.

This IM will also conduct additional site visits to select hospitals after the workshop to conduct in-depth assessments, on-site mentoring and provide detailed recommendations for future improvement.

This IM will meet with the leadership of the National Department of Health to review progress and specifically on steps that can be taken for the NDOH to play a more central strategic leadership role in guiding national HEALTHQUAL activities moving forward.

Funding for Treatment: Pediatric Treatment (PDTX): $0

The overall objective is to provide technical assistance to strengthen the quality of national pediatric treatment services.

Major activities:

Provide technical assistance for the agenda and curricula for the planned 2013 National HIVQUAL-PNG workshop with the following objectives: (i) Review progress in implementing data collection and analysis and to build capacity to use performance results for pediatric treatment service quality improvement purposes at the five participating regional hospitals, provide in-depth training and coaching on use of HIVQUAL data for QI specific initiatives, and (iii) development of a national scale-up plan for HIVQUAL-PNG to additional facilities in-country.

This IM will also conduct additional site visits to select hospitals after the workshop to conduct in-depth assessments, on-site mentoring and provide detailed recommendations for future improvement.

This IM will meet with the leadership of the National Department of Health to review progress and specifically on steps that can be taken for the NDOH to play a more central strategic leadership role in guiding national HEALTHQUAL activities moving forward.