THIS IS A NEW ACTIVITY.

TITLE: Technical Support for Strengthening Data Quality and Data Utilization in Tanzania

NEED and COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE: Weak data quality and utilization are among the challenges that

continue to face strategic information in several countries including Tanzania. For USAID partners, technical

assistance for data quality and utilization is currently being implemented through the MEASURE Evaluation

Resident Advisor; likewise DOD State and Peace Corps are also implementing DQ and utilization activities.

The proposed activities below will provide complementary and coordinated support for strengthening data

quality and utilization among CDC implementing partners and GOT through: improving data quality;

technical support for data utilization; and building of human capacities. Sustained support in these areas

is expected to lead to generation of quality data that USG and the country can use for decision making,

implementing planning and reporting for accountability.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: This is a new activity, and the partner is TBD. The concept would be for CDC to

provide resources for technical assistance to implement data quality and data utilization activities in a way

that is closely coordinated with and complementary to activities being supported through other USG

agencies.

ACTIVITIES: Technical assistance will be provided to support: a) USG partners and sub-partners for M&E

capacity-building, focused on data quality and use; c) CDC partners for more intensive M&E technical

assistance on data quality and utilization; and d) Government of Tanzania at the national and sub-national

levels for M&E capacity-building, focusing on data utilization. All activities will be carried out in collaboration

with other USG agency efforts in this area.

Activities include: 1. Coordinate and Support USG PEPFAR SI through technical assistance in the following

areas: 1a) strengthening M&E systems and capacity for USG partners and sub grantees through technical

assistance and mentoring on data collection, data quality, analysis, and use; 1b) provide intensive M&E

capacity building support in these areas to CDC partners; and 1c) coordinate closely with USG SI inter-

agency team on SI activities

2. Build M&E capacity among USG partners and GoT to improve the quality of data collection, analysis and

use. 2a) Hire and train a local M&E trainer/technical assistance (TA) provider to provide training and on-site

technical assistance to USG partners on M&E concepts of data collection, analysis and use, and data

quality 2b) implement a M&E capacity building workshop for GoT officials highlighting data collection,

quality, analysis, and use of national systems; 2c) collaborate with the SI inter-agency team on data quality

assessment and capacity building activities.

3. Technical assistance to support MEEP data quality and utilization functions and ensure integration of

data from the Tanzania narrative database into that system as well as integration of data quality and

utilization activities into the Phones for Health platform

4. Promote Data Utilization. Provide support for data utilization at the national and sub-national levels. 4a)

support the national HIV/AIDS M&E system to improve packaging of information to support local decision

making; 4b) in collaboration with MEASURE Resident Advisor, conduct workshops with the MOHSW,

National AIDS Control Program (NACP) and Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS) to implement a

strategy for coordinated data-utilization aimed at improving local level planning and programming; 4d)

collaborate with Phones for Health to enhance data quality and data feedback loop. Collaborate with other

data utilization efforts, including those of PharmAccess International, MEASURE Evaluation, TMAP, and

WHO.

LINKAGES: As a cross-cutting issue, the strategic information interventions proposed here are expected to

lead to much needed rapid scale-up and program improvement in areas of prevention, treatment and care.

For example, accountability and improvements in all three program areas depend on collection, analysis,

reporting and use of good quality data, and provides the opportunity for measurement and management of

scale-up by providing evidence of service distribution.

CHECK BOXES: The target populations for this series of activities include program managers and SI staff

of PEPFAR Implementing Partners, as well as those of key host country government institutions such as

TACAIDS, NACP, ZAC, NBS, and NIMR.

M&E: A robust internal system will enable management of inputs/budgets tracking; activities/outputs

tracking; and outcomes tracking. In addition, CDC will use measures of capacity building in USG partner

and Tanzanian organizations.

Targets for the number to be trained in SI are approximately the number of organizations participating in the

implementing partner M&E Working Group. Targets for the number of organizations provided technical

assistance (TA) include those trained through capacity building efforts (120), DDIU efforts (60), and GIS

(20).

SUSTAINAIBLITY: Overall, strengthening of in-country human capacity in strategic information is expected

to increase potential for quality and sustainable programs. Other crucial efforts that will lead to sustainability

include working in partnership with GoT agencies such as TACAIDS, NACP, NBS, NIMR, and ZAC, as well

as local governments. Every effort will be made to work within the national agenda including support to

strengthening of national information systems.

New/Continuing Activity: New Activity

Continuing Activity:

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