Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2007 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 5251
Country/Region: Zambia
Year: 2009
Main Partner: Zambia National Blood Transfusion Service
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Parastatal
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $100,000

Funding for Strategic Information (HVSI): $100,000

ACTIVITY HAS BEEN MODIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:

The funding level for this activity has increased significantly in fiscal year (FY) 2009. Minor narrative

updates have been made to highlight progress and achievements.

This activity relates to Ministry of Health (MOH) (#3713.08), and Technical Assistance (TA)/ Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (#3714.08).

The rapid strengthening of the blood transfusion program is a national program aimed at scaling-up blood

transfusion activities to ensure efficient, effective, equitable, and affordable access to safe blood transfusion

services throughout Zambia. The program is supported by the United States President's Emergency Plan

for AIDS Relief with a five-year grant that ends in March 2010.

The overarching goal of the program is to establish a sustainable, efficient, and effective nationwide system

for safe blood transfusion in Zambia and to prevent transfusion-related transmission of HIV, hepatitis,

syphilis, and other blood borne infections.

SmartCare is an ideal platform upon which to build a sustainable donor retention data system. United

States Government (USG) will continue to support ZNBTS by implementing the SmartCare framework to

hold, completely separately, blood and blood donor related information, which will be stored on a different

Donor Card than the Care Card used for medical records. Each donor will be provided with a Donor Card

which can be used at other ZNBTS donor sites. Although using separate file systems, there will be synergy

between the two closely related systems, using one software infrastructure. The issuing of Donor Cards

through the blood donor program will help ensure non-stigmatization of card recipients as issued in a non-

discriminatory population.

During FY 2009, ZNBTS will implement the blood donor module of SmartCare. This will involve assuring

that the necessary equipment is purchased and implemented. In addition, ZNBTS will implement a

commodities management system to assure sustained supply chain inventory of blood donor cards.

Additional expenditures will go toward training of users on the use of the Smart Donor system countrywide.

Targets set for this activity cover a period ending September 30, 2010.

New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity

Continuing Activity: 15606

Continued Associated Activity Information

Activity Activity ID USG Agency Prime Partner Mechanism Mechanism ID Mechanism Planned Funds

System ID System ID

15606 9698.08 HHS/Centers for Zambia National 7197 5251.08 ZNBTS - $20,000

Disease Control & Blood Transfusion U62/CCU02368

Prevention Service 7

9698 9698.07 HHS/Centers for Zambia National 5251 5251.07 ZNBTS - $20,000

Disease Control & Blood Transfusion U62/CCU02368

Prevention Service 7

Emphasis Areas

Human Capacity Development

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Human Capacity Development $20,000

Public Health Evaluation

Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery

Food and Nutrition: Commodities

Economic Strengthening

Education

Water

Table 3.3.17:

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $20,000
Human Resources for Health $20,000