Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011 2012 2013

Details for Mechanism ID: 9614
Country/Region: Tanzania
Year: 2011
Main Partner: American International Health Alliance
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: HHS/HRSA
Total Funding: $2,800,000

Funding for Care: Adult Care and Support (HBHC): $250,000

AIHA is working with the Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) to bring in a Twinning partnership on palliative care training program for TOT and providers. In FY 2011, AIHA will continue with provision of trainings, and will better link with National systems strengtherning partners, FHI and NACP, to inform the review of National HBC training curriculum. In addition AIHA will continue with HBC service provision in two districts of Kilimanjaro region. In FY2011 the program will intergrate positive prevention services and improve evidenced linkages with facilities and with other community services.

Funding for Care: Orphans and Vulnerable Children (HKID): $700,000

1) Development and implementation of a national social welfare assistants program. 2) Development of social work professional networks (TASWA and PSW association) 3)Strengthen local social work higher learning institutions to provide standardized quality education nationally 4)Collaborate with other national stakeholders to support development and implementation of the national social welfare workforce strategy.

Funding for Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS): $500,000

Finalize the revised nursing curricula and the companion training materials (certificate program for EN/RN, advanced diploma and bachelors degree). Ensure the curricula are being well utilized in all 62 nursing schools throughout Tanzania. Build the capacity of nursing faculty and enhance the nursing schools through provision of materials and equipment (i.e., skills labs) in the assigned regions. Continue to support the nursing association and the nursing council.

Funding for Prevention: Injecting and Non-Injecting Drug Use (IDUP): $150,000

Support South-South DU/IDU program exchanges and partnerships benefitting Zanzibar and Mainland. TA for recovery programs in Zanzibar and Mainland.

Funding for Biomedical Prevention: Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (MTCT): $750,000

The partner will support pre-service training of nurses, faculty and curriculum development, lab skills development.

Funding for Laboratory Infrastructure (HLAB): $450,000

i. Continued mentorship of regional labs for WHO accreditation (SLMTA) - 6 new regional labs ($120,000) plus 6 existing labs ($60,000)

ii. General on-going QSE mentorship of the remaining 11 labs ($50,000)

iii. Mentorship - Health Laboratory Practitioners Council of Tanzania

Subpartners Total: $0
Boulder Community Hospital: NA
Drug Control Commission - Tanzania: NA
Empower Tanzania Inc: NA
University of Illinois: NA
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare - Zanzibar, Tanzania: NA
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare - Tanzania: NA
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences: NA
Tanzania Health Laboratory Practitioners Council: NA
Tanzania National Nurses Association: NA
Tanzania Nurses and Midwives Council: NA
Tanzania Social Work Association: NA
Evangelical Lutheran Church (Various Dioceses): NA
University of Illinois: NA
Institute of Social Work: NA
University of California at San Francisco: NA
Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $750,000
Human Resources for Health $750,000