Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 4132
Country/Region: South Africa
Year: 2008
Main Partner: Partnership for Supply Chain Management
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Private Contractor
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $0

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Other Sexual Prevention (HVOP): $0

PEPFAR funds were allocated to the Supply Chain Management Systems (SCMS) Project to build upon

JSI's successful development and implementation of a package of technical solutions to two critical

weaknesses in the South African Government's (SAG) HIV prevention program relating to condom

procurement and distribution: the poor quality of condoms that were distributed in South Africa and the

frequent and prolonged shortages and stock-outs in the provinces - both problems which resulted in

negative media towards, and an erosion of public confidence in, the SAG HIV prevention program. This

activity will continue in FY 2008, but since SCMS funding is still available in the Working Capital Fund, this

activity will now be a TBD SCMS. In this way, PEPFAR SA will be able to spend down the unspent FY 2007

SCMS funds first, and then allocate funding to SCMS as needed through the reprogramming process.

Therefore there is no need to fund this activity with FY 2008 COP funds at this time, but TBD SCMS funds

may be used at a later date.

Funding for Treatment: ARV Drugs (HTXD): $0

PEPFAR funds were allocated to the Supply Chain Management Systems (SCMS) Project to supporting

PEPFAR partners in strengthening secure, reliable, cost-effective and sustainable supply chains that

procure and deliver high quality antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) and related commodities to meet the care and

treatment needs of people living with HIV. This activity will continue in FY 2008, but since SCMS funding is

still available in the Working Capital Fund, this activity will now be a TBD SCMS. In this way, PEPFAR SA

will be able to spend down the unspent FY 2007 SCMS funds first, and then allocate funding to SCMS as

needed through the reprogramming process.

Therefore there is no need to fund this activity with FY 2008 COP funds at this time, but TBD SCMS funds

may be used at a later date

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

PEPFAR funds were allocated to the Supply Chain Management Systems (SCMS) Project to strengthen

ARV patient information and reporting capabilities utilizing STAT (Secure Technology Advancing

Treatment), a system based on biometric fingerprinting to ensure data verification and smartcards as a

mobile, patient-retained medical record. This activity will continue in FY 2008, but since SCMS funding is

still available in the Working Capital Fund, this activity will now be a TBD SCMS. In this way, PEPFAR SA

will be able to spend down the unspent FY 2007 SCMS funds first, and then allocate funding to SCMS as

needed through the reprogramming process.

Therefore there is no need to fund this activity with FY 2008 COP funds at this time, but TBD SCMS funds

may be used at a later date.