Strengthening Guyana's Regional Support Network through Partnership with the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

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Strengthening Guyana's Regional Support Network through Partnership with the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief:



1. CDC Project Description







a. Approach:







Activities


Outcomes




Short Term Outcomes
(1-2 Years)


Intermediate Outcomes
(3-4 Years)


Long Term Outcomes
(5+ Years)




Conduct public health assessment of NPHRL management and operations (M&O)

Identify gaps in service delivery

Develop human resources (HR) training plan for M&O

Develop a remediation plan for quality improvement

Develop new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) or update existing ones to include contingency plans for human resources (HR) and supply shortages


Increased availability and awareness, at all levels of NPHRL, of new or revised SOPS, gaps in service delivery, HR training plan, and the quality improvement remediation plan

Increased knowledge and skills of relevant staff on updated M&O protocols and procedures

Increased utilization, by NPHRL, of (1) new SOPs and contingency plans for HR and supply shortages, and (2) HR training plan for M&O


Reduced gaps in laboratory service delivery

Increased and improved oversight, from relevant trained NPHRL staff, on M&O activities

Increased adherence to (1) the quality improvement remediation plan, (2) SOPs, and (3) HR training and contingency plans


Improved laboratory performance and service quality

Reduced supply shortages (related to SOPs)

Reduced HR staffing shortages (due to contingency plans)




Provide regimented technical assistance (TA) to lab leadership in management and operations (M&O)

Recruit and develop a network of qualified lab leaders to train mid-level staff in lab M&O


Increased representation of qualified lab leaders in training positions

Improved training opportunities and courses available to mid-level staff


Increased awareness and utilization of M&O skills amongst mid-level staff

Increased task-shifting from lab leaders to trained mid-level staff


Improved laboratory performance and service quality

Improved coordination amongst lab personnel of lab service delivery

Reduced delays in sample processing and delivery of results due to improved management




Develop a single quality assurance (QA) assessment tool for service delivery sites in collaboration with MOH

Implement a pilot QA evaluation using the newly developed tool (4 intervention sites and 2 control sites)

Determine feasibility of quality assessment tool

Establish baseline quality measures for 6 evaluation sites

Assess impact of tool and accompanying QA program in improving service quality


Increased awareness and utilization of the single QA assessment tool over other tools

Reduced need for parallel programs implemented by different agencies


Increased documentations of deficiencies in service quality at the site level as a result of tool utilization

Increased efficiency in measuring quality due to the single assessment tool

Increased awareness and use of evaluation findings for program improvement at intervention sites



Improved quality assurance programming at the site and national level

Increased availability of strategic information around service quality by site




Coordinate provider trainings in the clinical engagement and management of key populations (KP) at high risk from HIV infection and secondary transmission**


Increased awareness and utilization, among providers, of HIV best practices in keeping with PEPFAR strategies and international HIV care recommendations

Increased contact between providers from government clinical facility and civil society organizations and NGOs

Increased awareness of operational strategies for clinical management of HIV-infected members of key populations


Increased collaborative care provision between national clinical treatment centers and civil society care and support organizations

Increased access to quality HIV clinical care by KPs


Improved linkage to, and retention in care, especially for key populations

Increased leadership, by clinical staff, of a sustainable, country-led response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Guyana




Detail the level of adherence/compliance of MOH program managers and senior staff to key population program implementation requirements

Identify operational gaps in key populations’ program delivery (stock-outs of materials, difficulty recruiting and retaining providers, inability to reach targeting populations using recommended strategy, etc.)

Collaborate with the MOH to conduct a key populations end-user assessment

Identify barriers to access and uptake of clinical services by HIV-infected members of key populations

Describe preferred service delivery options as reported by HIV-infected key populations (e.g. hours of operation, location, attending clinical staff type, clinical service gaps)

Develop new and revised key populations’ programming guidance addressing operational and uptake challenges identified by administrators and end-users

Develop provider training agenda for KPs


Improved awareness among MOH program managers and senior staff of KP program implementation requirements (including operational gaps)

Increased understanding, at all levels, of the barriers to access and uptake of clinical services by KPs

Increased adoption of recommendations (based on end-user queries) to amend current KP service delivery model

Increased utilization of revised KP programming guidance at the facility level

Improved coverage of services to KPs


Reduced gaps in, and challenges to, service delivery to KPs

Increased utilization of provider training agenda based on self-reported needs of HIV-infected key populations



Increased access and improved uptake of HIV clinical services by key populations

Increased HIV positive KPs on ART

Increased linkage into care

Increased retention in care

Reduced disparities between the general and key populations in HIV transmission and clinical outcomes




Perform surveillance capacity assessment for addition of risk and patient monitoring information; include recommendations for increased security and confidentiality

Develop a surveillance expansion plan with pilot and implementation timelines

Identify required inputs to improve depth, confidentiality and security of surveillance data


Increased uptake and utilization of recommendations from surveillance capacity assessment

Increased uptake and utilization of surveillance expansion plans


Increased confidentiality of surveillance data

Improved reliability of surveillance data due to security and confidentiality measures

Increased access to and use of routinely captured monitoring data from the surveillance system as a result of expansion plans


Increased integration of site-level risk and patient monitoring data into the national surveillance program

Increased utilization of surveillance data for program evaluation, reporting and planning




Collaborate with the MOH to prepare a national treatment cascade

Improve program management by highlighting areas of need across the continuum of care

Provide a single program evaluation tool for assessment across the continuum of care


Increased awareness at all levels of the need for improved management of a national treatment cascade

Increased adoption, at facility-level, of (1) the MOH-driven national treatment cascade (2) program evaluation tool for assessment across the continuum of care

Increased awareness and utilization, at facility level, of the program evaluation tool


Increased adherence to requirements from the national treatment cascade

Increased coverage of target populations on ART

Increased retention in care

Increased understanding of gaps in treatment delivery across the continuum of care as highlighted through evaluation findings

Increased utilization of evaluation findings for program quality improvement


Improved program quality across the continuum of care especially in areas identified through use of evaluation findings

Reduced HIV-related morbidity and mortality

Reduced new transmission of HIV



Federal Grant Title: Strengthening Guyana's Regional Support Network through Partnership with the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
Federal Agency Name: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Grant Categories: Health
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-GH15-1526
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers: 93.067
CFDA Descriptions: Global AIDS
Current Application Deadline: Jan 23, 2015 Electronically submitted application
Original Application Deadline: Jan 23, 2015 Electronically submitted application
Posted Date: December 1st, 2014
Creation Date: Dec 1, 2014
Archive Date: Feb 22, 2015
Total Program Funding: $360,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $1,080,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $0
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility
Eligible applicants that can apply for this FOA are listed below:
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA)
Link to Full Grant Announcement
Grant Announcement Contact
Valerie Naglich [email protected]
Grants Policy

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 770-488-2756
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