Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 1503
Country/Region: Kenya
Year: 2009
Main Partner: U.S. Department of Defense
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Other USG Agency
Funding Agency: USDOD
Total Funding: $1,441,172

Funding for Management and Operations (HVMS): $1,441,172

The US Department of Defense (DoD) will provide technical and managerial support to two primary

programs: the Kenya Department of Defense (KDoD) and the South Rift Valley HIV Program. Collectively

between the two programs, more than 3 million Kenyans will have access to HIV prevention, care, and

treatment services. Covering active military and their dependents and fostering direct US-Kenya military

interactions, the KDoD Program is based in Nairobi and currently covers 5 military treatment sites. In FY 09,

the KDoD program will expand to 3 new treatment sites bringing the total number of treatment sites to 8.

The administrative budget will support the growing program as it decentralizes from Nairobi to provide more

national level coverage to Kenya military personnel and their dependents.

In FY09, 27 LES will support the KDoD HIV Program including: 21 LES providing technical assistance in

treatment, care, prevention, and IT support; and, 6 LES providing administrative and logistical support. In

FY09, 3 new positions will consist of the following to assist in the expanding comprehensive HIV prevention,

care, and treatment and support services in 8 treatment sites: One LES Prevention Deputy and two LES

data clerks.

The Administrative budget will support the KDoD Program and include the provision of technical assistance

required to implement and manage the Emergency Plan activities. Finally, the KDoD HIV Program

personnel, travel, management, and logistical support in-country will be included in these costs.

The South Rift Valley (SRV) HIV Program is centered in Kericho, the primary location for the United States

Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya (USAMRU-K) HIV research activities. New in FY 09, the SRV program

now includes Kisumu West District of Nyanza Province. The US DoD brought comprehensive HIV care and

treatment services to the SRV area of the Rift Valley Province in April 2004 under the Emergency Plan,

thereby fulfilling a moral obligation to Kenyans living in a previously underserved geographic region with no

existing comprehensive HIV/AIDS programs. This successful treatment program has grown to nearly 30,000

in HIV clinics and has been a Kenya model for HIV treatment. In FY09, the program will continue to grow

and provide care and treatment in 9 districts including 12 primary treatment facilities (with increased

linkages to rural health care facilities) and over 300 care/prevention sites. In FY09, 52 staff will support the

SRV HIV Program including: the HIV Program Director (USDH with FTE of 0.25); one HIV Program Deputy

Director (LES with FTE of 0.25); one Laboratory Deputy Director (LES with FTE of 0.25), 38 LES providing

technical assistance in treatment, care and prevention activities; and, 11 LES providing necessary

administrative, logistical, and IT support. In FY09, the new positions will consist of the following to assist in

the expanding comprehensive HIV prevention, care, treatment and support services in 9 districts: one Basic

Health Care Assistant (LES), one Senior Administrator (USDH), one auditor (LES), one laboratory assistant

(LES), and one laboratory microbiologist (LES).

Administrative costs will support both the Kenya Department of Defense and South Rift Valley HIV

Programs and include the provision of technical assistance (both national and headquarters based) required

to implement and manage the Emergency Plan activities. Finally, DOD personnel, travel, management, and

logistics support in-country will be included in these costs.

New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity

Continuing Activity: 15059

Continued Associated Activity Information

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

System ID System ID

15059 4307.08 Department of US Department of 7026 1503.08 $1,233,299

Defense Defense

7125 4307.07 Department of US Department of 4307 1503.07 $950,900

Defense Defense

4307 4307.06 Department of US Department of 3294 1503.06 $485,000

Defense Defense

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