Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011 2012 2013

Details for Mechanism ID: 9595
Country/Region: Tanzania
Year: 2011
Main Partner: National Institute for Medical Research - Tanzania
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Host Country Government Agency
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $1,740,000

Funding for Strategic Information (HVSI): $140,000

NIMR will establish a system to maintain a master facility list and procedures for districts to submit updates to the master list.

Initiate assessment of new WAN sites (referral hospitals) and establish new sites. The old sites will be transioned to government.

FY 11 funding has been decreased by 40% in line with the broader SI reductions.

Funding for Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS): $800,000

NIMR, through the HRH Program, will continue to carryout research on HRH, disseminate research findings, and advocate for utilization of research findings at all levels. Specifically, NIMR will conduct research on key HRH priority areas that contribute to capacity building of health care workers and leadership which are key for transition. These may potentially include (a) HRH Career Development and capacity building (b) Leadership with a focus on HRH management and Policy. In addition, NIMR will continue to disseminate research findings and conduct advocacy for utilization of research findings at all levels. Different methods for dissemination will be employed including: Development of HRH research information database and its use for making informed decisions by policy makers, retrieval of HRH information from various sources and/or different countries' case studies and make that available through the produced HRH Newsletter, factsheets and policy briefs distributed to various HRH stakeholders.

Funding for Biomedical Prevention: Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (MTCT): $300,000

The partner will continue to support PMTCT surveillance sites to document transmission rate and contribute towards PMTCT program performance, PMTCT data quality assessment and two new studies: (1) barriers/missing opportunities which result in HIV+ pregnant women not accessing prophylaxis/Treatment (150,000) and (2)How to optimize priorities and uptake of comprehensive PMTCT services for women who deliver at home (150,000).

Funding for Laboratory Infrastructure (HLAB): $500,000

i. Building maintenance - utilities, service contract maintenance, etc

ii. Minor renovation and equipping of training and conference rooms at NHLQATC. This will include projectors, tables, desks, chairs, computers, microphones, podiums, etc

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $800,000
Construction/Renovation $223,000
Human Resources for Health $577,000