Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Details for Mechanism ID: 7422
Country/Region: Zambia
Year: 2010
Main Partner: Central Contraceptive Procurement Project
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Private Contractor
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $1,000,000

The Central Contraceptive Procurement Project (CCP) was established by USAID in FY 1990 to provide an efficient central contraceptive and condoms procurement mechanism for all USAID programs worldwide. USAID missions transfer funds to the CCP annually through field support to support this centralized contraceptive and condoms procurement mechanism. The USAID Global Health office (GH) directs the use of these funds through a series of procurement contracts to pharmaceutical companies to provide contraceptive and condoms supplies for USAID programs worldwide. The USAID mission to Zambia procures all its contraceptives and condoms through this mechanism. The condoms procured through the CCP are always subjected to pre-shipment examination to ensure that only quality-assured products are shipped to missions.

The USAID mission to Zambia has traditionally only procured male and female condoms for social marketing by Population Services International/Society for Family Health (PSI/SFH). Support for the public sector condom program only started in FY 2007 with a donation of 40 million male condoms to the Government of Zambia (GRZ) by USAID Washington. All condoms procured by USAID/Zambia through the CCP mechanism are distributed nationally by the GRZ through 1,500 public health facilities and PSI/SFH (social marketing) through 2,100 condom services outlets, which include private pharmacies, retail shops, drug stores, and kiosks.

USAID/Zambia will utilize $1,000,000 in FY 2010 PEPFAR funds to procure approximately 20 million male condoms through the CCP mechanism. The condoms will be used for HIV prevention in males and females between the ages of 15 and 49, including those deemed to be most at risk such as discordant couples, female and male. The condoms will be distributed by PSI/SFH through 2,100 condom service outlets and the GRZ through 1,500 public health facilities.

The 20 million condoms to be procured through the CCP mechanism will represent only 50% of the annual need by Zambia. The other condom support will come through funding from for the GRZ, UK-Department for International Development (DfID) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Other Sexual Prevention (HVOP): $1,000,000

This is an ongoing field support activity implemented by the USAID Central Contraceptive Procurement Project (CCP) through which USAID/Zambia procures female and male condoms for social marketing by Population Services International/Society for Family Health (PSI/SFH) and for free distribution in public health facilities by the GRZ. USAID/Zambia transfers funds to the CCP annually through field support to support the procurement of female and male condoms and draws on these funds through condom orders. The condoms procured through the CCP are always subjected to pre-shipment examination to ensure that only quality-assured products are shipped to missions.

USAID/Zambia will procure approximately 20 million male condoms valued at $1,000,000 through the CCP mechanism with FY 2010 PEPFAR funds. PSI/SFH will socially market 15 million male condoms using 2,100 condom service outlets throughout Zambia, including wholesalers, pharmacies, drug stores, retail shops, and kiosks. The GRZ will distribute 3 million condoms through 1,500 public health facilities, which will include hospitals, health centers, and health posts.

The target population for male condoms to be procured through the CCP mechanism is females and males aged above the age of 15, including those deemed to be most at risk of contracting HIV such as commercial sexual workers, discordant couples, fishing communities in Luapula and Western provinces, long distance drivers along the Great North and Great East Roads, and people in busy border towns such as Nakonde and Livingstone.

The GRZ and PSI/SFH will promote correct and consistent use of male condoms through 1) interpersonal communication using health care workers, community-based volunteers, and testing and counseling (T&C) counselors at New Start VCT sites, 2) mass-media such as television, radio, and print media, and 3) special gathering places such as schools and churches. Condoms will be promoted alongside other HIV prevention activities such as abstinence and being faithful (AB), encouraging individuals to know their HIV status, and stressing the benefits of male circumcision (MC)

USAID through its partnership with the GRZ and PSI/SFH will continue to coordinate with other stakeholders involved in condoms promotion such DfiD and UNFPA to ensure that condoms are available and accessible to urban and rural population throughout Zambia.

Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
Family Planning