Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Details for Mechanism ID: 10933
Country/Region: Rwanda
Year: 2009
Main Partner: To Be Determined
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Implementing Agency
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $0

Funding for Treatment: Adult Treatment (HTXS): $0

This is a new activity in FY 2009 under the new TRAC COAG follow on as the prior TRAC COAG is ending

in April 2010. The new mechanism will support TRAC plus/ CIDC to promote integration and quality of HIV

Care and Treatment.

In FY 2008, CIDC with TA from PEPFAR clinical implementing partners developed national clinical norms,

guidelines and ART tools. CIDC conducted regular site visits to ensure that HIV services at site level

complied with established national norms. In addition, CIDC conducted four care and treatment training-of-

trainers sessions, including ARV and pediatric AIDS, with a practicum component emphasizing quality of

care. CIDC also organized training sessions for district-level supervisors.

In FY 2009, the new mechanism will continue to conduct refresher training. CIDC will conduct training-of-

trainers on care and treatment, including ARV and pediatric AIDS, with a practicum component emphasizing

quality of care. CIDC will also organize training sessions for district-level supervisors. CIDC will revise care

and treatment norms, guidelines and tools as needed such as ART patient charting. Moreover

CIDC will conduct quarterly supervision of all districts. With TA from the USG team, CIDC will reinforce the

M&E system for the care and treatment program, through the improvement of M&E tools, and

documentation of best practices implemented by different partners.

CIDC and partners will conduct periodic visits to ART sites with a standard checklist to assess quality of HIV

services integration, whether guidelines are followed, and ARV drug prescription patterns. The supervisors

will provide regular feedback to sites and share best practices in ART service delivery. This activity supports

the PEPFAR five-year strategy for national scale-up and sustainability and the Rwandan Government ART

decentralization plan.

New/Continuing Activity: New Activity

Continuing Activity:

Emphasis Areas

Health-related Wraparound Programs

* Child Survival Activities

* TB

Human Capacity Development

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Human Capacity Development

Public Health Evaluation

Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery

Food and Nutrition: Commodities

Economic Strengthening

Education

Water

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