Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2012 2013 2014 2015

Details for Mechanism ID: 14092
Country/Region: Cameroon
Year: 2014
Main Partner: Management Sciences for Health
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $1,190,000 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 goal of this mechanism is to build the capacity of the national pharmaceutical and logistics system in Cameroon to ensure the availability and accessibility of quality products at all levels. Due to urgent needs, SIAPS focuses on solving immediate problems and demonstrating results while contributing to longer-term system strengthening.

SIAPS support targets the central medical stores (CENAME) and six focus regions (Southwest, Northwest, Center, Littoral, Adamaoua, and East) and 34 health facilities providing ART to about 65,000 patients (52% of all ART patients). With COP 2014 funding, SIAPS will continue to work with the National AIDS Control Committee (NACC) central and regional units, regional pharmaceutical supply centers (CAPRs), and targeted ART sites in the six regions covering about 60% of ART sites and 74% of ART patients nationwide. SIAPS will adapt its staffing structure and increase field interventions to provide TA to more ART sites.

SIAPS will work to establish linkages among the central, regional, and peripheral levels to strengthen systems for data collection, submission, collation, and analysis. SIAPS will collaborate and leverage with existing partners in the field.

Technical assistance will focus on developing the knowledge and skills of NACC and MoH key players and donors at different levels using cascade training, mentorship, implementation of standard operating procedures and tools, ART site collaborative formative supervision, and donation of equipment where necessary.

SIAPS will verify its results by measuring selected indicators with baseline. SIAPS will use this information to make evidence-based management decisions and inform periodic evaluations. SIAPS will also report on progress in quarterly, biannual, and annual reports.

Mechanism Allocation by Budget Code for Selected Year
Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS) $590,000
Treatment: Adult Treatment (HTXS) $600,000
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.

MER Indicator MER description Target Fiscal Year Target
SC_TRAIN By: Individuals who passed a competency-based training to conduct supply chain activities 2015 5
SC_TRAIN By: Individuals who passed a competency-based training to develop distribution plans 2015 25
SC_TRAIN By: Individuals who passed a competency-based training to perform inventory management 2015 80
SC_TRAIN By: Individuals who passed a competency-based training to perform supportive supervision 2015 20
SC_TRAIN Number of individuals who conduct or support supply chain, inventory management, supportive supervision or distribution activities 2015 130
SC_TRAIN Number of individuals who received competency-based, certificate or higher-level training to conduct or support supply chain, inventory management, supportive supervision or distribution activities 2015 130
Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $230,000
Human Resources for Health $230,000
Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
enumerations.Malaria (PMI)
Tuberculosis
Family Planning