Technical Support Services Project Final Performance Progress and Evaluation Report
Technical Support Services Project Final Performance Progress and Evaluation Report
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In recent years, Tanzania realized impressive progress in strengthening its health system to control the spread of HIV and provide the best client-centered care to people living with HIV. To support Tanzania’s HIV program efforts, the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), drew on the expertise MSH, awarding it the five-year (2016–2021) Technical Support Services Project (TSSP), in partnership with the Government of Tanzania through its Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly, and Children (MoHCDGEC) and local public health institutions.
TSSP’s technical strategy is grounded in PEPFAR’s vision for an AIDS-free generation, with an overarching goal of supporting and strengtheningTanzania’s health system to help it move toward its target goal of achieving epidemic control. Over the five-year project, TSSP built on its strong partnership with MoHCDGEC and the President’s Office-Regional Administration and Local Government to address urgent HIV priorities. By delivering evidence-based technical assistance and promoting innovative use of data sets for decision making, TSSP enhanced the capacity of these and other public health institutions over time. The collaborative approach, which aligned with Tanzania’s national priorities and evolving needs, focused on providing technical assistance while allowing owners of the health systems to make critical decisions during the project to guide sustainable activities that are responsive to local needs.
TSSP provided targeted technical assistance in four main areas:
- Supporting digitization of HIV and other client data in PEPFAR-supported sites so that continuity of medical care is ensured across the network of HIV service providers (client-level data systems)
- Strengthening the national Health Management Information System to support HIV and other health programs’ management
- Improving human resources for health management to meet service delivery requirements
- Strengthening continuous quality improvement of health care services
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