Critical Issues of Development Partners Group on AIDS for the Meeting of Development Partners

Critical Issues of Development Partners Group on AIDS for the Meeting of Development Partners

Critical issues of Development Partners Group on AIDS for the meeting of Development Partners Group on Health

1June 2016

  1. DPG-AIDS has a new Bi-Lateral Lead Brian Rettmann, PEPFAR Country Coordinator that will officially start as the Lead in June. UNAIDS has been re-elected as multilateral Co-Lead.
  1. Status of key documents on HIV/AIDS
  2. Investment Case on HIV – launch of full IC in June or July, date TBC.
  3. National Comprehensive Condom Strategy – finalised; launch date TBC.Red flag: Foreseen gap of availability of condoms for 2017.
  4. Gender Operational Plan for the HIV Response in Mainland– being finalised; launch in various regions, starting from Mwanza on 4 June.
  5. Prevention Operational Plan 2016-2018 –validation date TBC.
  6. Key Populations mapping –data collection on-going.
  7. Zanzibar National AIDS Plan (ZNSP) III – to be finalised in June.
  8. Mid-term review of NMSF III –Process expected to start in July.
  9. Biennial HIV Review – Meeting is expected in Sept/October.
  10. AIDS Trust Fund – Commencement waiting for appointment of board members and trustees before it is operational. Final draft Resource Mobilisation Strategy and Operations Manual available. 6 billion Tsh allocated for FY 2016/7, 3 billion Tsh for previous FY.
  11. HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Act (HAPCA) and HIV and AIDS policy – revised, waiting for high level approval.
  12. Tanzania HIV Impact Assessment Survey (THIS) – started.
  1. Key past and on-going national/regional/international events since last DPG-AIDS meeting
  2. 11-13 May 2016: Global Fund Country Mission in May, part 1, see more below
  3. 13 May: PEPFAR CSO Engagement Meeting
  4. 17-19 May: National Stakeholder Meeting by TACAIDS on HIV and young people
  5. 18-20 May: PEPFAR COP meeting in Johannesburg
  6. 24 May: National stakeholder consultation for the High Level Meeting on AIDS 2016 (June)
  7. 26 May: TACAIDS Joint Thematic Working Group meeting at PMO
  8. 30 May – 3 June: Global Fund Country Mission in May, part 2, see more below.
  9. 31 May: DREAMS regional technical meeting in Mbeya.
  1. Key upcoming events
  2. 2 or 6 June: DREAMS regional technical meeting in Dar es Salaam
  3. 3 June: Implementation through Partnership (ITP) Meeting at WHOat 10 am.
  4. 4 June: Gender Operational Plan launch in Mwanza; to be repeated in other regions.
  5. 8-10 June: UNGA High Level Meeting on Ending AIDS in New York – draft declaration sets the next steps in the AIDS response globally
  6. 9 June: DREAMS Regional Technical Meeting in Shinyanga
  7. 21 June: Meeting of TACAIDS Adolescent and Young Adults Stakeholders Group (AYAS).
  8. 27 June-1 July PEPFAR COP Meeting Washington DC
  9. 28, 29 or 30 June: Launch of National Condom Strategy
  10. Date TBC: Validation of Prevention Operational Plan
  1. Global Fund Mission in Tanzania in May-June

11-13 May 2016:

  • Finalisemalaria/HSS grant budgetsfor grant signing
  • Finalise2017 HIV grant costed extensionwith MOF as Principal

6-10 June 2016 (moved from 30 May)

  • Quality assure with the OIG task force, PR and MOHCDGEC disease program teams theOIG audit agreed management actionsprior to TNCM report submission
  • Agree on the Global Fund modalities of supporting the upcomingMSD reforms
  • Agree with the PR-MOFP, MOHCDGEC and MSD on the acceleration plan for the procurement of laboratory reagents across the grants to reduce high cash balances
  • Work out the modalities to better supporting PO-RALG health management teams
  • General work with TNCM Secretariat and committees, PRs and disease programs

2nd/3rdweek of July 2016

  • Work with the MOF leadership onstrengthening the PR mandateas per the OIG report agreed management action
  • General work with TNCM, PRs and disease programs
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