Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Details for Mechanism ID: 7241
Country/Region: Tanzania
Year: 2010
Main Partner: PharmAccess Foundation
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Private Contractor
Funding Agency: USDOD
Total Funding: $5,111,200

Funding for Care: Adult Care and Support (HBHC): $505,000

PharmAccess will provide facility based care services including the intergration of Positive prevention services, supporting nutritional assessment and counseling in all Tanzania Peoples' Defense Forces (TPDF) facilities as well as to improve linkages with other services.

Funding for Care: Orphans and Vulnerable Children (HKID): $150,000

1)Provide quality care services and Support for 400 Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) of Military Personnel in barracks surrounding TPDF hospitals 2)Link the older OVC with lifeskills and economic strengthening opportunities.3)Work with the social welfare officer to support the re-intergration of the children to their families.

Funding for Treatment: Adult Treatment (HTXS): $2,025,000

Maintain Quality HIV services at existing sites in the eight Military Hospitals in the country. 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. Funds will also be used for facilities and community linkages. Partner works in eight regions of Dar es Salaam, Morogoro, Mwanza, Arusha, Singida Mara and Tanga and currently covers ..... patients.

Funding for Testing: HIV Testing and Counseling (HVCT): $750,000

1)continuation of counselling and testing servicesat 8 TPDF hospitals & 10 health centres,and initiating CT services at 10 health centres,and retraining of a total of 164 clinicians ,nurse-councelors,lab technicians and pharmacists or pharmacy.2)Refurbishing of 3-4 counceling rooms for the 10 new sites and maintenace of the 8 hospitals and 15 already active satelites sites.3)Provision of condoms & STI drugs and training for nurse-councelor from each CTsite for home visits,and organizing HIV/AIDS sensinstization campaign ,advocate CT ,post -test clubs,organize Home visits and home-base care services etc in barracks.

Funding for Care: Pediatric Care and Support (PDCS): $54,000

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

Funding for Treatment: Pediatric Treatment (PDTX): $216,000

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 within TPDF.

Funding for Biomedical Prevention: Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (CIRC): $150,000

Continuation of support to maintain MC services at one selected site in Dar es Salaam serving both military and civilian populations; Funds were reduced in light of high MC rates in Dar es Salaam; Future linkages to potential PPP opportunities to be explored

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Abstinence/Be Faithful (HVAB): $240,000

Continue to support provision of a comprehensive HIV/AIDS education program, based on life-skills modules which were developed by the Tanzania Peoples Defense Forces (TPDF) through Emergency Plan funding with PharmAccess. Address GBV, male involvement and issues around alcohol.

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Other Sexual Prevention (HVOP): $286,200

Adapt and distribute new IEC and life skills materials obtained from the UN and other African military program by a dedicated TPDF taskforce. Execute prevention programs targeting high-risk behavior. Strenthen PWP. Distribute condoms and include prevention education as part of counseling and testing services at post/camp treatment clinics.

Funding for Biomedical Prevention: Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (MTCT): $535,000

Works in TPDF facilities (23) across several regions (with corresponding HIV prevalence). With the opening of national service will likely have increased demand; implement PMTCT package (see base package), scale up MECR, scale up use of new M and E tools and adopt new computerized data system. Implement PMTCT and improve MCH PMTCT services (see package).

Funding for Care: TB/HIV (HVTB): $200,000

Continue implementing activities to reduce burden of TB and HIV among patients infected by both diseases . This will be achieved by training of health care providers, mentoring, regular supportive supervision, improving collaboration, referrals and linkages with partners working in the regions where these institutions are located. Services will continue being provided in TPDF & National services

Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
Addressing male norms and behaviors
Military Populations
Mobile Populations
Tuberculosis
Workplace Programs