Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Details for Mechanism ID: 7522
Country/Region: Ghana
Year: 2011
Main Partner: John Snow, Inc
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Private Contractor
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $1,570,332

JSI/Deliver is a five-year, worldwide project to design and develop safe, reliable and sustainable supply systems that provide a range of affordable, quality essential health commodities to clients in country programs. Activities will focus on supply chain management support, such as forecasting exercises and improving the supply chain sustainability through targeted TA, as well as increased supervision and mentorship to PMTCT sites. Additionally, JSI/DELIVER will procure ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) and supplementary food for the Fanta Food by Prescription program.

Funding for Care: Adult Care and Support (HBHC): $200,000

Money designated as Adult Care and Support will be used for the purchase of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food and Supplementary food for HIV positive adults who are clinically malnourished. RUTF will be distributed at clinics where DELIVER, in partnership with FANTA-2, has set up logistics systems for the supply of RUTF

Funding for Treatment: Adult Treatment (HTXS): $252,824

Funding will be used for supporting the GHS for the forecasting and procurement of ART and related commodities.

Part of the funding will be used to support the FANTA-2 project in putting in place a logistics management system for Food for Prescription nutrional supplements at ART sites.

Funding for Care: Pediatric Care and Support (PDCS): $100,000

This funding will be used for the purchase of Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food for HIV-positive children who are identified as undernourished. RUTF and Supplementary Therapeutic Food will be distributed at clinics where DELIVER, in partnership with FANTA-2 and the Ghana Health Service, has set up logistics systems for the supply and distribution of these commodities.

Funding for Treatment: Pediatric Treatment (PDTX): $200,000

This funding will be used for the purchase of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food for HIV-positive children who are clinically malnourished. RUTF will be distributed at clinics where DELIVER, in partnership with FANTA-2 and the Ghana Health Service, has set up logistics systems for the supply and distribution of these commodities.

Funding for Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS): $217,508

The laboratory logistics system recently introduced in 100 hospital labs will be monitored. The logistics system was designed to streamline the flow of laboratory commodities through the CMS and the RMS. JSI/DELIVER will continue to build capacity in laboratory quantification. Currently, HIV test kits are the only laboratory commodities that are quantified on a regular basis. In addition, JSI/DELIVER will build capacity of the NPHRL to monitor and supervise the laboratory logistics system and encourage timely and consistent reporting.

OHSS money will also be used for to support the FANTA-2 Food By Prescription activity through setting up logistic systems and purchasing ready to use therapeutic food. This activity provides clinical nutritional supplementation for HIV positive clients who are identified as clinically malnourished.

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Other Sexual Prevention (HVOP): $300,000

Funding will be used to provide technical support for condoms, lubricant and female condom forecasting and procurement to the GHS. In addition, DELIVER will conduct end-use assessment activities using Datadyne and Episurveyor to assess the availability of condoms at a facility and district level. DELIVER will continue to expand training for service providers as well as logisitics managers in the area of commodity supply and procurement, and advocate for timely procurement of HIV commodities at the central level.

Funding for Biomedical Prevention: Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (MTCT): $300,000

PMTCT funding will build the capacity of district pharmacists and other staff to provide supportive supervision through training, development of tools and forms, and creation of linkages between supervisory visits and the supply chain. This will provide specific support for supervision of PMTCT activities, for example ensuring availability of test kits, ARVs, condoms, and related consumables at PMTCT sites.

A rapid SMS system will be expanded. This system will enable PMTCT sites to send data from facilities to districts and regions using cell phone technology. This activity is designed to simplify and increase commodity use reporting from facilities.

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $900,000
Food and Nutrition: Commodities $600,000
Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery $100,000
Human Resources for Health $200,000