MCHIP will continue to provide critical technical assistance and skills transfer to the Ministry of Health (MOH) through strategic placement of long-term advisors.

MCHIP supports four technical advisors to the MOH in the areas of family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH), budgeting and finance, monitoring and evaluation of HIV programs, and maternal and neonatal health (MNH). In addition, with carry over funds, MCHIP conducted a workshop in October 2011 to disseminate and provide training on immunization policies. MCHIP will also design and implement a program to prevent PPH through the promotion of misoprostol in both facility- and home births.

The M&E Specialist, hired from PEPFAR FY2011 funds is providing critical TA to the MOH to strengthen the national capacity in monitoring and evaluation. FY 2012 funds will be used to continue this activity. This Position is located at MOH and the M&E advisor is working with three entities, namely MOH HIV/AIDS division, MOH general M&E division and South Sudan HIV/AIDS Commission M&E section. The advisor coordinates M&E activities at the MOH as well as M&E TWG, supports HIS coordination of roll-out. This support will strengthen the M&E capacity at the State and County level as the advisor will work with the State M&E advisors (funded through Global Fund). Funds include support to pay for travel to the states and counties to conduct training.

Global Fund / Programmatic Engagement Questions

1. Is the Prime Partner of this mechanism also a Global Fund principal or sub-recipient, and/or does this mechanism support Global Fund grant implementation? Yes2. Is this partner also a Global Fund principal or sub-recipient? Neither3. What activities does this partner undertake to support global fund implementation or governance?

Budget Code Recipient(s) of Support Approximate Budget Brief Description of ActivitiesHVSI GF M&E staff at State and County level 50000 Provide monitoring and technical advice support to GF M&E staff. This will be done by the M&E advisor and MOH technical staff

MCHIP will continue to provide critical technical assistance and skills transfer to the Ministry of Health (MOH) through strategic placement of long-term advisors.

MCHIP supports four technical advisors to the MOH in the areas of family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH), budgeting and finance, monitoring and evaluation of HIV programs, and maternal and neonatal health (MNH). In addition, with carry over funds, MCHIP conducted a workshop in October 2011 to disseminate and provide training on immunization policies. MCHIP will also design and implement a program to prevent PPH through the promotion of misoprostol in both facility- and home births.

The M&E Specialist, hired from PEPFAR FY2011 funds is providing critical TA to the MOH to strengthen the national capacity in monitoring and evaluation. FY 2012 funds will be used to continue this activity. This Position is located at MOH and the M&E advisor is working with three entities, namely MOH HIV/AIDS division, MOH general M&E division and South Sudan HIV/AIDS Commission M&E section. The advisor coordinates M&E activities at the MOH as well as M&E TWG, supports HIS coordination of roll-out. This support will strengthen the M&E capacity at the State and County level as the advisor will work with the State M&E advisors (funded through Global Fund). Funds include support to pay for travel to the states and counties to conduct training.