Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Details for Mechanism ID: 14418
Country/Region: South Sudan
Year: 2013
Main Partner: IntraHealth International, Inc.
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $1,250,000

This is a TBD FOA whose objective is to strengthen HIV strategic information and human resources in South Sudan through the design and implementation of surveillance activities; monitoring and evaluation of existing programs; human resources and other system development; and technical assistance and training for the South Sudan Ministry of Health (MOH), USG partners, and government of South Sudan stakeholders. In addition support will be provided to the MOH in the following areas to increase the capacity of the MOH and the GoSS to respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The areas include strengthening the CCM for Global Health, training of health cadres including but not limited to laboratory professionals, surveillance officers, community health workers.

Funding for Strategic Information (HVSI): $1,250,000

To strengthen HIV strategic information and human resources in South Sudan through the design and implementation of surveillance activities; monitoring and evaluation of existing programs; human resources and other system development; and technical assistance and training for the South Sudan Ministry of Health (MOH), USG partners, and government of South Sudan stakeholders. This may include the expansion of existing HIV surveillance activities in South Sudan; the capacity strengthening for the South Sudan Ministry of Health and the South Sudan Center for Census, Statistics, and Evaluation in surveillance; and the strengthening of other technical areas related to HIV/AIDS including blood transfusion safety and laboratory strengthening that will lead to health systems strengthening in South Sudan.

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $322,132
Human Resources for Health $322,132
Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
Mobile Populations
End-of-Program Evaluation