Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011 2012

Details for Mechanism ID: 7239
Country/Region: Tanzania
Year: 2010
Main Partner: Mbeya Referral Hospital
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Host Country Government Agency
Funding Agency: USDOD
Total Funding: $5,065,879

Funding for Care: Adult Care and Support (HBHC): $555,000

Mbeya referral hospital is the main referral facility providing terciary care in the Southern zone of Tanzania. With these funds Mbeya referral will provide facility based care services which includes intergration of Positive prevention services, supporting nutritional assessment and counseling in all supported facilities as well as to improve linkages with other services and facilities in Mbeya region and other Southern zone regions.

Funding for Treatment: Adult Treatment (HTXS): $2,875,000

Maintain Quality HIV services at existing sites and scaling up to cover private hospitals and previously underserved areas. This will be accomplished through regular supportive supervision, clinical and nutrition mentoring, patient monitoring, and ensuring uninterrupted supply of drugs and reagents through cental procurement mechanism,Capacity building to local partners in financial accountability, technical support, program oversight and M&E. Partner works in Mbeya Referal Hospital for the Southen Zone and currently covers 4794 patients on treatment.

Funding for Care: Pediatric Care and Support (PDCS): $74,000

Maintain and improve quality of existing pediatric HIV Care services. This will be achieved through provisison of CTX, Screening and Treatment for OIs, Nutritional Assessment and support and Linkages with other programs such as OVC and HBC, PMTC, TB/HIV. The services will be provided in Mbeya region.

Funding for Treatment: Pediatric Treatment (PDTX): $396,000

Maintain and improve quality of existing pediatric HIV services. This will be achieved through support supervision visits, inservice training including on site mentorship, infrastructure devolopment and supplies of essential commodities including drugs. The work will occur in Mbeya. No additional funds

Funding for Biomedical Prevention: Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (CIRC): $495,000

Continuation of support for safe MC services at Mbeya Regional Hospital. Expansion of MC support in Mbeya region

Funding for Laboratory Infrastructure (HLAB): $520,879

Support implementation of Lab quality system and accreditation process by ISO 15189 at Mbeya referal hospital laboratory

Funding for Care: TB/HIV (HVTB): $150,000

Continue implementing activities to reduce burden of TB among PLHIV. Funds reduced by 25% because of working in one site and most of the patients will be decongested to the regional hospital and health centers. This will be accomplished by improving collaboration with Mbeya Regional Medical office, NTLP and GF, on the job training, mentoring, regular supportive supervision, strengthen referral and linkages. Services will continue being provided in Mbeya referral Hospital