Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Details for Mechanism ID: 12355
Country/Region: Vietnam
Year: 2010
Main Partner: Not Available
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $0

Funding for Strategic Information (HVSI): $0

May 2010 Programming = REDACTED To address the regional HIV/AIDS surveillance needs (particularly those related to Second Generation Surveillance), we propose establishing and supporting a regional (i.e. Asia) HIV Surveillance Knowledge and Capacity-Building Center to support high-quality HIV/AIDS and public health surveillance in Asia. The objectives of this 'Knowledge Hub' are:

Primary: To contribute to increasing capacities in the implementation of effective, sustainable and context-specific HIV/AIDS surveillance and monitoring and evaluation systems, which enable evidence-based development and evaluation of HIV prevention, care and treatment .

Secondary: To provide a technical assistance resource for supporting high-quality and appropriate HIV/AIDS surveillance activities in the Asia region.

We propose that this facility be supported and staffed by technical experts in HIV surveillance techniques, planning, and implementation and be accessed by regional staff and programs (government, university, implementing partners) involved in HIV surveillance and/or survey implementation. Based on previous models, it is recommended that the center identify key full-time staff to support the operations of the center. These may include: project coordinator (1-2), administrative/operations staff (1-2), technical director (1). In addition, key technical experts may be employed by the facility on a part-time (i.e. 50%) time.

Funding will be provided to a TBD Partner will coordinate the development and will provide input into the establishment of an Asia regional surveillance knowledge hub in Vietnam to contribute to increasing capacities in the implementation of effective, sustainable and context-specific HIV surveillance and evaluation systems which enable evidence-based development of HIV prevention, care and treatment.TBD Partner will contribute to staff for curricula development and training, and resources will be used to establish the lecture halls and computer labs.

This center will be modeled on exisitng centers (i.e. Croatia and Iran) for HIV/AIDS surveillance capacity building.