Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2011 2012 2013

Details for Mechanism ID: 13040
Country/Region: Kenya
Year: 2011
Main Partner: Not Available
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $0

The goal of the Kenya Mentor Mother Program (KMMP is to consolidate all mentor mother models being implemented and to roll out a standardized mentor mother program that will contribute to closing the gaps in the PMTCT program. In addition to this, the Mentor Mother Program will use a Prevention with Positives (PwP) approach to achieve each of these goals by training and employing HIV-positive mothers to provide high quality support and education to their peers in the health care setting. This is in line with the Partnership Framework (PF) on expanding clinic based PwP interventions. As former PMTCT clients themselves, Mentor Mothers will link women to various services in both the antenatal and post-natal period; promote skilled and hospital deliveries; improve the continuum of care that so often breaks down across PMTCT service delivery.

The program will also increase uptake of infant testing by educating and encouraging women to bring their babies back after delivery for HIV tests and CTX prophylaxis.

Infant feeding is one of the most critical interfaces between HIV and child survival and remains one of the major barriers in preventing pediatric transmission. The ability of mothers to successfully achieve a desired feeding practice is significantly influenced by the support provided through formal health services and other community-based groups. The KMMP will work towards linking the facility based groups with community based support groups and in so doing strengthen adherence to infant feeding options at these levels. The role of men in PMTCT cannot be underestimated. The KMMP will use innovative strategies to promote male involvement in PMTCT care as well as facilitate regular support groups for couples.

How does this link to Partnership Framework Goals:

The PF seeks to achieve 100 percent coverage of PMTCT in all health facilities, including the use of more efficacious regimens, HAART for those eligible. Mentor mothers will support the PF goals by encouraging women to attend ANC clinic, promote hospital delivery, increase uptake and adherence of PMTCT interventions and create linkages to care and treatment. In addition to this the program will also contribute to the expansion of clinic based PwP interventions. Since it will also target spouses it will also contribute to the continued efforts to make ANC / PMTCT an entry point for family-centered care

Geographic coverage and target populations:

During this COP, KMMP will achieve national coverage and target pregnant women, primarily HIV-positive pregnant women who will receive educational and psychosocial support (includes those employed by the program), their spouses; The HIV-exposed infants who are born to the women will be beneficiaries of the KMMP activities.

Cross-cutting programs and key issues:

In support of PMTCT services, KMMP will provide linkages to other critical components of HIV care and prevention efforts. The program will work directly with Counseling and Testing (VCT) programs by encouraging women to learn their HIV status during pregnancy provide women with information about interventions and assist HIV-positive women to access linkages and referral systems to bridge PMTCT and other health services such as family planning and other sexual and reproductive health services.

IM strategy to become more cost-efficient over time (e.g. coordinated service delivery, PPP, lower marginal costs, etc):

This will be a national activity and as such standard operating procedures including training, referral systems will be utilized. One of the outcomes of this activity is to support the government to come up with cost effective models which will be region and facility level specific. Increase of PwP activities will reduce stigma and improve health seeking behaviors. Patients are more likely to enroll into care and treatment and reduce morbidity and mortality rates. The strategy will become more cost efficient with time.

Funding for Biomedical Prevention: Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (MTCT): $0

None

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $0
Construction/Renovation $0
Economic Strengthening $0
Education $0
Food and Nutrition: Commodities $0
Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery $0
Human Resources for Health $0
Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
Addressing male norms and behaviors
Increasing gender equity in HIV/AIDS activities and services
Increasing women's legal rights and protection
Child Survival Activities
Safe Motherhood
Family Planning