Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2014 2015 2016

Details for Mechanism ID: 17294
Country/Region: Tanzania
Year: 2014
Main Partner: Ministry of Health and Social Welfare - Tanzania
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Host Country Government Agency
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $1,040,000 Additional Pipeline Funding: N/A

NOTE: The following is taken from summaries released by PEPFAR on the PEPFAR Data Dashboard. They are incomplete summary paragraphs only and do not contain the full mechanism details. When the full narratives are released, we will update the mechanism pages accordingly.

The MOHSW is a government entity responsible for formulation of health and social welfare policies, for monitoring and evaluating their implementation, and for ensuring that all Tanzanians access quality health and social welfare services. In this award, the MOHSW focuses on strengthening the quality of the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) in Tanzania under PEPFAR with the main goal of a sustainable and high quality NHLS that is responsive to disease prevention and control and that is universally accessible to all Tanzanians.

The objectives of this project include 1) expanded access and equity of laboratory services to support the care and treatment of patients with HIV and/or AIDS-related opportunistic infections, 2) strengthened laboratory infrastructure and equipment maintenance services, 3) strengthened laboratory supply chain management systems, 4) increased recruitment, retention and training of laboratory and biomedical engineering personnel through linkages with existing programs and through training at institutions within and external to Tanzania, 5) strengthened laboratory information systems (LIS) to support early and accurate diagnosis and prompt management of patients, 6) management of laboratory logistics and supplies, 7) operational research, and 8) the establishment of national laboratory quality standards to facilitate implementation of laboratory quality systems through the NHL-QATC. The MOHSW will participate in supportive supervision visits and committee meetings to ensure the provision of quality laboratory services and the ownership and sustainability of the program.

MOHSW activities are not measured with FY 2013 EA DSP UEs; however, expenditures reported were in line with programmatic priorities and approved budgets.

Mechanism Allocation by Budget Code for Selected Year
Laboratory Infrastructure (HLAB) $840,000
Treatment: Adult Treatment (HTXS) $200,000
Mechanism Target Information

Since COP2014, PEPFAR no longer produces narratives for every mechanism it funds. However, PEPFAR has now included performance targets or indicator information for each mechanism based on the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) system. The MER guidance is available on PEPFAR's website https://www.pepfar.gov/reports/guidance/. Note that COP years 2014-2015 were under a previous version of the MER system and the indicators and definitions may have changed as of the new 2.0 guidance.

This mechanism has no published performance targets or indicators.

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $500,000
Human Resources for Health $500,000