Mechanism Name: South African National AIDS Council new agreement
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Procurement Type: Cooperative Agreement
Prime Partner Name: South African National AIDS Council
Agreement Start Date: Redacted
Agreement End Date: Redacted
TBD: No
New Mechanism: Yes
Global Fund / Multilateral Engagement: TA
G2G: Yes
Managing Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: 700,000
Funding Source
Funding Amount
GHP-State
700,000
Sub Partner Name(s)
(No data provided.)
Overview Narrative
The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) was established in January 2000 to strengthen political leadership and to serve as a forum for civil society participation in the HIV response. It leads the development and coordination of the National Strategic Plan on HIV, STIs, and TB (NSP). To date, SANAC’s ability to lead this response has been challenged by not having been an independent entity, thus restricting their ability to receive external resources. In 2012, this was rectified when the South African National AIDS Trust (SANAT) was legally established. With the large scale of the HIV and TB epidemics in South Africa, there is a significant need to improve the coordinated response to the burden to ensure that (a) prevention, care and treatment strategies reflect the South African epidemics for maximum impact; (b) multi-sectorial, civil society and external resources are aligned to the National Strategic Plan and are channelled efficiently; (c) proper oversight is administered by the Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) which is responsible for Global Fund resources for South Africa; and (d) South Africa is able to monitor, evaluate, and report on the status of the HIV epidemic and response.
SANAC will use strategic information (SI) funds to coordinate the HIV research agenda for South Africa; this will be done in collaboration with the National Department of Health and other SAG departments. These funds may be used to support staff within SANAC for research coordination and to hold stakeholder meetings to develop the research agenda. The National Department of Health (NDOH) recently contracted Health Systems Trust to develop a research database. SANAC will work closely the NDOH to maximize the use of that database.
SI funds will also support SANAC’s ability to monitor, evaluate and report on the South African HIV and TB epidemics and their response. This includes monitoring of progress towards National Strategic Plan (NSP) targets and drafting the mid-term review of the NSP.
Strategic Area
Budget Code
Planned Amount
On Hold Amount
Governance and Systems
OHSS
100,000
0
Narrative:
SANAC is the co-chair of the newly established B4Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) which overseas Global Fund (GF) resources to South Africa. South Africa has recently received increased resources from the GF and there is significant need to build capacity of GF primary and sub-recipients to ensure proper oversight of these resources. The US government will work closely with SANAC to determine such needs (e.g., monitoring and evaluation and financial management) prior to implementation.
Strategic Area
Budget Code
Planned Amount
On Hold Amount
Prevention
CIRC
100,000
0
Narrative:
CDC will work closely with SANAC on strategic planning and development of guidelines through technical working groups to support services ranging from communications, training, and research. SANAC will provide oversight over the national MMC program and will be responsible for significant coordination and information gathering and dissemination. Circumcision-related activities included in this award will include printing strategic materials to guide and advance the MMC program nationally. SANAC will organize periodic stakeholder consultations meetings to review MMC strategy, estimate MMC prevalence, identify gaps and synergies across the SAG, donors, and implementing partners.
Strategic Area
Budget Code
Planned Amount
On Hold Amount
Prevention
HVCT
100,000
0
Narrative:
SANAC provides oversight over the coordination of the implementation of the NSP and Partnership Framework Implementation Plan (PFIP). Hence, funding will support the coordination of all prevention activities in consultation with SANAC technical sectors to ensure standardized and high quality programs across the country. The technical sectors representatives include SAG departments, civil society organisations, academia, and development partners. Activities will include development of monitoring tools, guidelines, strengthening of linkages and communication between technical areas. Funding will be used to coordinate sector specific counseling and testing activities including linkages to care and treatment. SANAC will also facilitate expansion of HCT modalities such as home-based testing and uptake of couple HCT.
Strategic Area
Budget Code
Planned Amount
On Hold Amount
Prevention
HVOP
100,000
0
Narrative:
CDC will work closely with SANAC on strategic planning and development of guidelines through technical working groups to support services including communications, training, and research. SANAC will provide oversight over the national medical male circumcision (MMC) program and will be responsible for significant coordination and information gathering and dissemination. Circumcision-related activities to be included in this award include printing strategic materials to guide and advance the MMC program nationally. SANAC will organize periodic stakeholder consultation meetings to review the MMC strategy, estimate MMC prevalence, identify gaps and synergies across the South African government (SAG), donors, and implementing partners. The program will be supported by HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT) and will promote linkages to other prevention interventions and to care and support services. Activities will also aim to strengthen prevention for HIV-positive people and young women to reduce new infections, especially in the targeted geographic districts.Other prevention activities will focus on priority areas outlined in the prevention strategic framework. This will include guidelines pertaining prevention activities focusing on behavioural, biomedical, structural prevention as well as ensuring linkages to care and other programs.
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Procurement Type: Cooperative Agreement
Prime Partner Name: Results for Development
Agreement Start Date: Redacted
Agreement End Date: Redacted
TBD: No
New Mechanism: Yes
Global Fund / Multilateral Engagement: No
G2G: No
Managing Agency:
Total Funding: 150,000
Funding Source
Funding Amount
GHP-State
150,000
Sub Partner Name(s)
(No data provided.)
Overview Narrative
Results for Development(R4D) has been working with the PEPFAR South Africa team to assist with aligning financial management timelines and processes between the South African government (SAG) and Unites States government (USG) funding cycles. This has been funded through HQ funds; this is the first year that R4D will be funded through the South Africa Country Operational Plan. As South Africa implements the vision of the Partnership Framework Implementation Plan (PFIP) and the USG and SAG are working more closely to implement PEPFAR, R4D will work closely with the USG team to determine optimal ways of sharing funding information with the SAG. In addition, as the SAG is increasing its budget allocations to assume activities funded by PEPFAR, R4D will also work with the USG and SAG to improved coordinated budget planning.
Cross-Cutting Budget Attribution(s)
(No data provided.)
TBD Details
(No data provided.)
Key Issues
(No data provided.)
Budget Code Information
Mechanism ID:
Mechanism Name:
Prime Partner Name:
16810
Results for Development
Results for Development
Strategic Area
Budget Code
Planned Amount
On Hold Amount
Governance and Systems
OHSS
150,000
0
Narrative:
Results for Development(R4D) has been working with the PEPFAR South Africa team to assist with aligning financial management timelines and processes between the South African government (SAG) and Unites States government (USG) funding cycles. This has been funded through HQ funds; this is the first year that R4D will be funded through the South Africa Country Operational Plan. As South Africa implements the vision of the Partnership Framework Implementation Plan (PFIP) and the USG and SAG are working more closely to implement PEPFAR, R4D will work closely with the USG team to determine optimal ways of sharing funding information with the SAG. In addition, as the SAG is increasing its budget allocations to assume activities funded by PEPFAR, R4D will also work with the USG and SAG to improved coordinated budget planning.
Implementing Mechanism Details
Mechanism ID: 16835
Mechanism Name: - ASLM
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Procurement Type: Cooperative Agreement
Prime Partner Name: African Society for Laboratory Medicine
Agreement Start Date: Redacted
Agreement End Date: Redacted
TBD: No
New Mechanism: Yes
Global Fund / Multilateral Engagement: No
G2G: No
Managing Agency:
Total Funding: 1,000,000
Funding Source
Funding Amount
GHP-State
1,000,000
Sub Partner Name(s)
(No data provided.)
Overview Narrative
The African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) is a pan-African member organization for laboratory professionals that aims to improve health care in Africa through strengthening laboratory services which are pivotal to disease diagnosis, epidemiological surveillance as well as effective treatment and monitoring. To achieve the organizational aims of uplifting healthcare in Africa, ASLM partners with governments, international, regional and national organizations. ASLM major goals include training and certification of laboratory professionals and clinicians, enrollment of laboratories into the WHO quality improvement program as well as development of national public health reference laboratories to facilitate the training, evaluation of diagnostic technologies and development of evidence-based policies. These highlighted goals will foam the basis through which CDC, in collaboration with ASLM, will render support to the National Health Laboratory Services and National department of Health.
Cross-Cutting Budget Attribution(s)
(No data provided.)
TBD Details
(No data provided.)
Key Issues
Workplace Programs
Budget Code Information
Mechanism ID:
Mechanism Name:
Prime Partner Name:
16835
- ASLM
African Society for Laboratory Medicine
Strategic Area
Budget Code
Planned Amount
On Hold Amount
Governance and Systems
HLAB
1,000,000
0
Narrative:
The African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) will work closely with the National Health Laboratory Services and the National Department of Health to contribute to the improvement of healthcare of all South Africans through the strengthening of laboratory services and systems. The ASLM will render support in a number of key activities including:
1. The continued development of Laboratory Workforce in critical areas that have been identified by the NHLS as well as the NDoH.
2. Rendering support to the NHLS in the monitoring of SLMTA implementation at selected pilot sites around the country, subsequently leading to laboratory accreditation and standardization of the quality of laboratory services.
