Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011 2012 2013

Details for Mechanism ID: 9595
Country/Region: Tanzania
Year: 2010
Main Partner: National Institute for Medical Research - Tanzania
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Host Country Government Agency
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $1,099,750

Funding for Strategic Information (HVSI): $199,750

The funds will be used to implement GIS and Wide Area Networki (WAN) technologies to enhance the collection, processing, dissemination and availability of information at this time of program scale up. -This will be done through identification of new areas for WAN and hand over of existing sites to GOT. The funds will be also used to create and update GIS health facilities database and merge this database with MOHSW HMIS section to create a 'Master Facility List' for all information system applications.

Funding for Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS): $900,000

Build capacity at the district level to decentralize operational research in 28 districts councils and continue providing technical support for those CHMTS members trained in the preceeding years. Continue to undertake HRH related research to inform policy. In addition, NIMR will continue to disseminate information and build health worker capacity through production of the bi-annual HRH newsletter.

Subpartners Total: $0
Handeni District Council: NA
District Council, Kiteto: NA
Kongwa District Council: NA
Magu District Council: NA
Mkuranga District Council: NA
Monduli District Council: NA
Mtwara District Council: NA
Muleba District Council: NA
Mvomero District Council: NA
Njombe District Council: NA
Rombo District Council: NA
Rungwe District Council: NA
Sikonge District Council: NA
Singida District Council: NA
Tunduru District council: NA
Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $1,000,000
Human Resources for Health $1,000,000