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