Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2007 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 4707
Country/Region: Rwanda
Year: 2007
Main Partner: John Snow, Inc
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Private Contractor
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $100,000

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Other Sexual Prevention (HVOP): $100,000

This activity relates to HVOP (7251, 8132, 8133, 8135, 8137, 8138, 8711) and HTXS (7214).

The EP supports the procurement and distribution of ARV and contraceptive commodities for HIV positive families. PFSCM, RPM+, and DELIVER are the three EP-supported partners to advance this goal. PFSCM focuses on ARV procurement and central level support; RPM+ works with district pharmacies and warehousing; and DELIVER has supported contraceptive commodities and public sector distribution of condoms. In FY 2007, a new follow-on mechanism for DELIVER will be awarded as the original Cooperative Agreement ends.

The new implementer is expected to work with PFSCM, RPM+ and the GOR on quantification and reporting. The new implementer will support the integration of contraceptive commodity in HIV. The follow-on recipient will also coordinate with other EP partners to avoid duplication of training and district activities.

In FY 2006, DELIVER supported the public sector contraceptive commodities and condom distribution program. The tasks included quantification, customs clearance, distribution and district level support and training in contraceptive logistics. Public sector condoms are currently provided by UNFPA and GFATM.

In FY 2007, the EP will provide additional support to the public sector commodity system in collaboration with other donors. The goal is to ensure condom availability at public sector clinical facilities. Since military facilities and refugee and transit camps are not part of the public sector distribution, the new implementer will ensure adequate provision of commodities to these sites. To accurately project condom quantification, the new implementer will conduct a baseline assessment of condom uptake in those facilities. The new implementer will provide trend analyses by HIV-positives, broken down by gender and type of patient (ART vs. non-ART) to monitor EP's prevention for positives efforts. The new implementer will also adapt distribution reporting tools to be used by all EP clinical sites including military and refugee facilities. The EP partners will integrate these data collection and tools into their site-level reporting. Overall program funding will be cost-shared with USAID CSH funds to support a local technical advisor, tools adaptation and dissemination, and coordination and assessment activities.

This activity addresses key legislative issues of gender, particularly through gender-based data collection, and wraps around CSH funds. This activity reflects the Rwanda EP five-year strategy and the GOR national plan by increasing the availability and accessibility of condoms through improved supply chain management systems.