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USAID MEDICAL MALE CIRCUMCISION PARTNERS MEETING 12 OCTOBER 2010 USAID OFFICES, PRETORIA. PAPI MAJUBA & EBBY MKHABELA. MPUMALANGA AND GAUTENG MMC PROGRESS REPORT. Planning meetings with stakeholders in the province Implementation discussed. Areas addressed in the plans. Situational analysis
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USAID MEDICAL MALE CIRCUMCISION PARTNERS MEETING12 OCTOBER 2010USAID OFFICES, PRETORIA PAPI MAJUBA & EBBY MKHABELA
MPUMALANGA AND GAUTENG MMC PROGRESS REPORT • Planning meetings with stakeholders in the province • Implementation discussed
Areas addressed in the plans • Situational analysis • Coordination • Minimum package for MMC Services • Staffing and training • Procurement • Social Mobilisation • Communication Strategies • Reporting, Quality Assurance • Implementation timelines
Specific Activities • Situational analysis - Target populations, targets setting - Site identification 3 high volume sites in Gauteng 4 in Mpumalanga, and their preparation in the initial phase • Coordination - Work with district health management teams at each identified site • Minimum package of services for MMC - HCT, STIs, condoms, risk reduction, male reproductive health services, referrals - 38 done thus far as test case - Mpumalanga – 18th October (provincial launch - November), Gauteng in November
Activities done • Staffing and training -Doctors and nurses:12 in Mpumalanga, 8 in Gauteng, more to be trained in the coming weeks: CHAPS - Counsellors 15, 2 social workers, more in the coming weeks • Procurement - disposable kits already ordered - need for >1 supplier • Social mobilisation, communication - Sonke Gender Justice, AIDS Consortium information and advocacy, mass media, strong and dedicated teams • Reporting, Quality assurance - indicators, data collection tools, standards according to draft guidelines
Key Lessons • Good referral system - key entry points and linkages • Communication and social mobilisation - most important in scale up of programme • Collective planning with health facility management - buy-in critical from site stakeholders • Draw from experiences of experts - CHAPS
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