Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 8655
Country/Region: Uganda
Year: 2008
Main Partner: University of California at San Francisco
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: University
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $1,050,000

Funding for Biomedical Prevention: Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (MTCT): $130,000

In FY08 the university technical assistance (UTA) mechanism will be competed to continue provision of high

quality expert technical support for PEPFAR programs in Uganda. The focus of this assistance will be in

four key program areas.

The PMTCT component of UTA will continue to provide technical guidance to the Ministry of Health (MOH)

national prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission program and scale up of services in rural districts.

Focus will be to identify best practices for community and clinical PMTCT interventions and assistance the

MOH with national policy to implement technical, operational and, training guidelines.

Treatment services technical assistance will be concentrated on enhancing comprehensive care and

treatment interventions to strengthened partners' clinical programs. In FY08 the primary focus will be to

review patient management and record keeping systems at treatment sites and identify areas and

implement improvements in the clinic operations to substantially improve patient outcomes.

The strategic information component of UTA will be to assist the PEPFAR program in using the substantial

amounts of program area data collected over the past five years in combination with country surveillance

data to provide a better understanding of PEPFAR outcomes and contributions to the national portfolio.

Examining the data from multiple sources will provide the country team will a more comprehensive analysis

to assist with future programming directions.

For systems strengthening/policy development the UTA technical expertise will be transferred to local

partners through a series of in-country workshops for advanced data analysis and triangulation and training

on how to interrupt the results for policy guidance and program direction; and, training on how to prepare

technical presentations and manuscripts.

Funding for Treatment: Adult Treatment (HTXS): $120,000

In FY08 the university technical assistance (UTA) mechanism will be competed to continue provision of high

quality expert technical support for PEPFAR programs in Uganda. The focus of this assistance will be in

four key program areas.

The PMTCT component of UTA will continue to provide technical guidance to the Ministry of Health (MOH)

national prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission program and scale up of services in rural districts.

Focus will be to identify best practices for community and clinical PMTCT interventions and assistance the

MOH with national policy to implement technical, operational and, training guidelines.

Treatment services technical assistance will be concentrated on enhancing comprehensive care and

treatment interventions to strengthened partners' clinical programs. In FY08 the primary focus will be to

review patient management and record keeping systems at treatment sites and identify areas and

implement improvements in the clinic operations to substantially improve patient outcomes.

The strategic information component of UTA will be to assist the PEPFAR program in using the substantial

amounts of program area data collected over the past five years in combination with country surveillance

data to provide a better understanding of PEPFAR outcomes and contributions to the national portfolio.

Examining the data from multiple sources will provide the country team will a more comprehensive analysis

to assist with future programming directions.

For systems strengthening/policy development the UTA technical expertise will be transferred to local

partners through a series of in-country workshops for advanced data analysis and triangulation and training

on how to interrupt the results for policy guidance and program direction; and, training on how to prepare

technical presentations and manuscripts.

Funding for Strategic Information (HVSI): $600,000

In FY08 the university technical assistance (UTA) mechanism will be competed to continue provision of high

quality expert technical support for PEPFAR programs in Uganda. The focus of this assistance will be in

four key program areas.

The PMTCT component of UTA will continue to provide technical guidance to the Ministry of Health (MOH)

national prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission program and scale up of services in rural districts.

Focus will be to identify best practices for community and clinical PMTCT interventions and assistance the

MOH with national policy to implement technical, operational and, training guidelines.

Treatment services technical assistance will be concentrated on enhancing comprehensive care and

treatment interventions to strengthened partners' clinical programs. In FY08 the primary focus will be to

review patient management and record keeping systems at treatment sites and identify areas and

implement improvements in the clinic operations to substantially improve patient outcomes.

The strategic information component of UTA will be to assist the PEPFAR program in using the substantial

amounts of program area data collected over the past five years in combination with country surveillance

data to provide a better understanding of PEPFAR outcomes and contributions to the national portfolio.

Examining the data from multiple sources will provide the country team will a more comprehensive analysis

to assist with future programming directions.

For systems strengthening/policy development the UTA technical expertise will be transferred to local

partners through a series of in-country workshops for advanced data analysis and triangulation and training

on how to interrupt the results for policy guidance and program direction; and, training on how to prepare

technical presentations and manuscripts.

Funding for Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS): $200,000

In FY08 the university technical assistance (UTA) mechanism will be competed to continue provision of high

quality expert technical support for PEPFAR programs in Uganda. The focus of this assistance will be in

four key program areas.

The PMTCT component of UTA will continue to provide technical guidance to the Ministry of Health (MOH)

national prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission program and scale up of services in rural districts.

Focus will be to identify best practices for community and clinical PMTCT interventions and assistance the

MOH with national policy to implement technical, operational and, training guidelines.

Treatment services technical assistance will be concentrated on enhancing comprehensive care and

treatment interventions to strengthened partners' clinical programs. In FY08 the primary focus will be to

review patient management and record keeping systems at treatment sites and identify areas and

implement improvements in the clinic operations to substantially improve patient outcomes.

The strategic information component of UTA will be to assist the PEPFAR program in using the substantial

amounts of program area data collected over the past five years in combination with country surveillance

data to provide a better understanding of PEPFAR outcomes and contributions to the national portfolio.

Examining the data from multiple sources will provide the country team will a more comprehensive analysis

to assist with future programming directions.

For systems strengthening/policy development the UTA technical expertise will be transferred to local

partners through a series of in-country workshops for advanced data analysis and triangulation and training

on how to interrupt the results for policy guidance and program direction; and, training on how to prepare

technical presentations and manuscripts.