Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011

Details for Mechanism ID: 9671
Country/Region: Tanzania
Year: 2011
Main Partner: Pastoral Activities and Services for People with AIDS in Dar es Salaam Archdiocese
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: FBO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $3,742,536

Funding for Care: Adult Care and Support (HBHC): $716,527

PASADA will continue to provide intergrated HIV care and support services providing the whole continuum of care. In FY 2011 PASADA will continue to focus on intergrating Prevention with Positives (PwP), and extending nutritional assessment and couseling (NACS) through both community and facility based service platforms. PASADA will link with National TA partners leading Economic Strengtherning (ES) to support these interventions in the community. PASADA activities are in Dar Es Salaam.

Funding for Care: Orphans and Vulnerable Children (HKID): $600,000

1) Provision of quality, sustainable and coordinated OVC services in Dar es Salaam. 2) Support economic strengthening to enhance household capacity to care for OVC in Dar es Salaam. 3) Capacity building and strengthening of local CBOs, MVCC and LGAs in Dar es Salaam to support OVC

Funding for Treatment: Adult Treatment (HTXS): $1,462,500

As a graduation partner working in Temeke district, PASADA will continue to improve the quality and comprehensiveness of ART services for adults at the current CTCs following the National Guidelines for ART. The program will further increase the number of HIV+ clients on ART through recruitment of eligible clients from in-patient and outpatient settings by stepping up provider-initiated testing and counseling (PITC), particularly in maternal and child health (MCH), PMTCT, and strengthening linkages with voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) settings. The program will follow up on ART patients lost to follow up will be strengthened through home-based care programs and linkages to other key support programs.

Funding for Testing: HIV Testing and Counseling (HVCT): $290,000

Continue support for HCT services including child testing; Program is covering Illala, Kibaha, Kinondoni, Mkuranga, Rufiji and Temeke. 10k taken away as part of contribution to PPP.

Funding for Care: Pediatric Care and Support (PDCS): $39,000

These funds are proposed for the following activities: Scale up cotrimoxazole (CTX) prophylaxis for HIV-exposed and infected children; provide nutrition assessment, counseling and support; provide prevention, diagnosis and management of tuberculosis and other opportunistic infections (OI's); provide palliative care and psychosocial support. The funds will be used to improve linkages to Community Based Care including: under 5 child survival interventions and community HIV supported services. These activities will be achieved through training and on-site mentorship, establishment of coordinating committees with community-based organizations, advocacy and community mobilization. These activities will take place in some facilities in Dar es Salaam and Pwani region.

Funding for Treatment: Pediatric Treatment (PDTX): $156,000

These funds are proposed for the following activities: Implement updated WHO treatment guidelines to improve access to pediatric ART, including treatment of all HIV infected children <24 months;enhance the identification and diagnosis of HIV for infants and children through EID, PITC in in-patient and out-patient settings, immunization, OVC, and TB/HIV clinics; improve follow-up services for HIV-exposed infants and children and track and retain children in care and treatment; monitor response and adherence to treatment. These activities will be achieved through training, on-site mentorship, advocacy, community mobilization, and updating of tools for tracking and retention. These activities will take place in some facilities in Dar es Salaam and Pwani with the aim of enrolling 465 new children on ART.

Funding for Biomedical Prevention: Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (MTCT): $328,509

Implement PMTCT and improve MCH and PMTCT services (see PF package): The PF funds will support Selian to meet the objective of scaling-up quality PMTCT services by (1) Strengthening the linkages and referrals of HIV+ women and children to care and treatment services and other health and community programs, (2) Improving infrastructure through renovation, (3) Improving the procurement of MCH-related equipment, drugs and supplies through a central procurement system, (4) Strengthening M&E systems to track and document the impact of the PMTCT program, (5) Providing training and improving retention rates of health care workers, and (6) Strengthening and expanding interventions to improve maternal and child survival.

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

Maintain services related to implementation of the Three I's. It is estimated that around 20% of new patients enrolling into ART would present signs and symptoms of advanced HIV disease and diagnosing TB among this group remains difficult as the routine diagnostic tests (AFB smear microscopy and/or chest X ray) are neither very sensitive nor very specific and undiagnosed TB remains a major cause of mortality in this group. To enhance TB diagnosis in this group, there is a high need of investing in sophisticated TB diagnostic tests e.g. Liquid culture and Line Probe Assays. To increase access to this service, PASADA will coordinate transportation of sputum and/or blood samples to CTRL for Liquid culture and LPAs. PASADA should ensure TB screening and recording in the CTC2 is happening throughout the supported sites. To maintain services, PASADA will collaborate and leverage resources with NTLP, PATH, Harvard and GF who are also working in Dar es Salaam and improve referral and linkages. Services will be provided in 2 districts of Mkuranga in Pwani and Temeke district in Dar es Salaam region

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $398,311
Construction/Renovation $21,667
Economic Strengthening $10,333
Education $281,900
Food and Nutrition: Commodities $18,266
Human Resources for Health $66,145
Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
Addressing male norms and behaviors
End-of-Program Evaluation
Increasing women's access to income and productive resources
Malaria
Child Survival Activities
Tuberculosis
Workplace Programs