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I-TECH Ethiopia Programs

Entrance Meeting

14 March 2011 HRSA, HIV/AIDS B UREAU , G LOBAL HIV/AIDS P ROGRAM

Agenda

 Welcome & Introductions  Assessment Purpose & Objectives  Team Composition  Visit Schedule  Assessment Outcomes  Q&A

Purpose

Transition Readiness Assessment:

 Provide HRSA with an approach to assess the administrative, clinical, and financial capacity of USG-supported HIV/AIDS programs;  Inform HRSA and relevant partners of existing technical assistance needs, identify available resources to address these needs, and enable technical and organizational strengthening at the Grantee, Local Partner, and clinic site levels; and  Facilitate a process for HRSA and relevant partners to effectively monitor programs and ensure a successful transition of programs to local leadership where applicable.

Objectives

 Assess the quality of services and care provided to HIV positive people in a comprehensive manner;  Ensure that organizational systems, policies, and procedures are in place to accomplish program goals and objectives;  Assess the capacity of Local Partners to provide the funded services and manage funding;

Objectives (2)

 Identify program strengths and weaknesses and provide appropriate consultation to enhance the capacity of I-TECH Ethiopia and Local Partners to provide high quality health care and services; and  Specify areas of system strengthening to enable I-TECH Ethiopia and Local Partners to enhance and sustain HIV service delivery.

Assessment Team 1

ROLE HRSA L EAD C LINICAL / A DMINISTRATIVE R EVIEWER C LINICAL R EVIEWER A SSOC . D IR . FOR C ARE & T REATMENT , CDC-E THIOPIA F INANCIAL R EVIEWER TEAM MEMBER

John Oguntomilade Angel Braña, MD Frenk Guni, MD Seymour Williams, MD Juanita Farrow

Assessment Team 2

ROLE HRSA L EAD D EP . A SSOC . A DMINISTRATOR , HIV/AIDS B UREAU , HRSA C LINICAL R EVIEWER A DMINISTRATIVE R EVIEWER F INANCIAL R EVIEWER C O A G M ANAGEMENT S PECIALIST , CDC-E THIOPIA TEAM MEMBER

Philippe Chiliade, MD Laura Cheever, MD Jeremy Penner, MD Cheryl Nesbitt Juanita Farrow Demmelash Birhanu

Assessment Schedule: Week One

Date(s) Mon.

3/14/11 Tues.

3/15/11 Wed.

3/16/11 Thurs.

3/17/11 Fri.

3/18/11 Site/Organization Name

Briefing with CDC-Ethiopia Briefing with I-TECH Ethiopia Debre Birhan Hospital –

Team 1

Gondar University Hospital –

Team 2

Wukro Hospital –

Team 1

Axum Hospital –

Team 2

Dessie Hospital –

Team 1

Adwa Hospital –

Team 2

Woldia Hospital –

Team 1

Shire Hospital –

Team 2 Time

TBD TBD All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day

Assessment Schedule: Week Two

Date(s) Mon.

3/21/11 Tues.

3/22/11 Wed.

3/23/11 Thurs.

3/24/11 Fri.

3/25/11 Mon 3/28/11 Site/Organization Name

Dubti Hospital –

Team 1

Mekelle Hospital –

Team 2

Asaita Health Center –

Team 1

Afar Regional Health Bureau –

Team 1

Wukro Hospital –

Team 2

Tigray Regional Health Bureau –

Team 2

Mekelle University –

Team 2

Awash Health Center –

Team 1

I-TECH Ethiopia HQ –

Team 2

St. Luke Hospital –

Team 1

Chitu Health Center –

Team 1

CRS/AIDSRelief-Ethiopia HQ –

Team 2

Debriefings with CDC-Ethiopia, I-TECH and CRS

Time

All Day All Day TBD TBD All Day TBD TBD All Day All Day TBD TBD All Day All Day

Assessment Outcomes

 Initial findings shared verbally at each site during daily exit conference;  Synthesized findings presented at final ClASS debriefing sessions to CDC, I-TECH Ethiopia and Local Partners;  Draft report shared with CDC and I-TECH Ethiopia for comments; and  Final report guides transition action plan revision and used by I-TECH Ethiopia and the HRSA Project Officer.

Q & A