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Dr Christian Gunneberg WHO MO, TBTEAM Secretariat

TBTEAM and Technical assistance plan in the framework of the national strategic planning for TB control . Dr Christian Gunneberg WHO MO, TBTEAM Secretariat REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL WHO/AFRO Nairobi, Kenya 15-18 Oct 2012. I will talk about

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Dr Christian Gunneberg WHO MO, TBTEAM Secretariat

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  1. TBTEAM andTechnical assistance plan in the framework of the national strategic planning for TB control Dr Christian Gunneberg WHO MO, TBTEAM Secretariat REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL WHO/AFRO Nairobi, Kenya 15-18 Oct 2012

  2. I will talk about • TBTEAM Structure function • How to make TA plans • Advantages of TA plans • Global fund and TA plans

  3. TBTEAM (TB TEchnical Assistance Mechanism) • History: • Concept presented at Stop TB partnership coordinating Board in 2005 to address the perceived need at country, regional and global level for more efficient and effective coordination of TB technical assistance • Launched in 2007 • Structure: • TB Technical Assistance providers (72 partners) • Secretariat hosted at WHO in WHO Stop TB Department • Regional TB TEAM focal points • National NTP TA Coordinators

  4. TBTEAM Functions • Global Level • On-line coordination platform • Transmits country requests for TA missions and technical experts • Supplying and Monitoring TA • Managing the roster of technical experts (270 experts online) • Managing the feedback mechanism on quality of TA • Funding for TA: especially to support Global Fund implementation • Regional Level: through AFRO ISTs/TBTEAM with support of partners • Regional TA coordination and responses • Support to countries in TA plan development/ strategic plans and reviews • Coordination of regional TA meetings for country stakeholders.

  5. TBTEAM Functions • TB TEAM is a mechanism for: • Supplying, coordinating and monitoring global and regional TA, • Building capacity of country/partner TA planning, coordination and monitoring, • Support TA for country reviews and strategic planning • Country Level • Building capacity of country TA planning, coordination and monitoring • Short and longer-term in-country TA Includes Global Fund support: Raise it:Global Fund proposal preparation Spend it well: Global Fund grant negotiation. removal of CPs (PS, TA, M&E plans) improve performance of programme indicators Keep it: Global Fund Phase II renewal preparation

  6. The how-to of TA planning • Identify National TBTEAM Coordinator • Identify TA needsfromoperational plans of strategicplan,incorporatingpartnerworkplans: GF workplan • Draftthe TA plan. • Organize stakeholders meetings, and identify and fill any gaps accordingly Preparatory Work Final Plan Development • NTP and Coordinator to finalize TA plan, based on stakeholders meeting • Circulate plan to stakeholders for final comments • Enter into TBTEAM website Implementing • Address and fill TA gaps (HR, $$), use TBTEAM • Provide feedback on TA consultancies • Monitor progresswithstakeholdersquarterly • Ensure TA builds on previous missions TA Monitoring

  7. 5th component: the technical assistance plan Should be based on the operational plan (implementation of) focus on >1 year and include details: Strategic Plan objective and activity No TA relates to : Note objective and activity in operational plan of strategic plan. Task: Briefly describe activity, terms of references Estimated cost: estimated cost of the mission Available funding & source: NTP, GF grants, partner budgets, etc. for this activity? Funding gap: Is there a funding gap needed to implement the activity Expert: national or international? expert identified? HR gap? Responsible officer/partner in country Timeframe: crucial to secure funding and best consultants Strategic Plan objective and activity TA relates to: Global Fund grant activity reference and service delivery area: Global Fund TA plan can be a subset of the national comprehensive TA plan

  8. Example of TA plan template (on TBTEAM)

  9. National technical assistance plans KEY POINTS • Should be based on National Strategic Plan/ Operational plans. • Incorporate TA plans from Partners E.g. TBCARE Global Fund Grants Other partners • Are living documents: i.e. • Need regular updating and revised with partners ADVANTAGES • Identify gaps in • Funding • Technical assistance • Avoid duplication • Optimize utilization of within country TA. • Optimize utilization of National, Global fund, and Partner TA funding • Rational TA requests & funding requests from TBTEAM partners outside of country.

  10. For countries with Global Fund GrantsGrant technical assistance plansThe Global Fund requirement: from Round 10 onwards • 3 to 5 % of Grant Funds: recommended inclusion of between 3 to 5% of the upper ceiling proposal funding request for Technical assistance. (If not justify) • Need for a GF TA plan • The funding request should be supported by a TA plan using GF resources. • Should be developed with extensive consultation and endorsed by key partners. • Should be periodically reviewed by appropriate in-country partners and • revised, if necessary, to ensure it continues to hold relevance and address emerging issues and gaps. • Ring-fencing of GF TA funds:If the applicant does not present a TA plan within one year of program start date, the budgeted resources for TA will be deducted from the upper ceiling proposal budget and will not be made available for reallocation to other program activities.

  11. How to optimise the TBTechnical assistance Mechanismat national level • Develop national technical assistance plans with all partners on an annual basis based on strategic plans. Regular stakeholders meetings. • Uses the TBTEAM website and TBTEAM focal point at regional level to find TA experts, if not available at national level among partners. • Record all external TB technical assistance planned and completed at country level on the TBTEAM website. Also place to share: previous mission recommendations: annual technical assistance plans Strategic plans of NTP. • Appoint a national TBTEAM focal point to facilitate TA planning and website management. • To access the website just Google seach "TBTEAM" and choose: • TB TEAM - Stop TB Partnershipwww.stoptb.org/countries/tbteam

  12. TBTEAM website: Technical assistance plans on TBTEAM website (3/46) • Ethiopia, • Mozambique • Namibia Strategic plans on TBTEAM website: (3/46) • Central African Republic • Cote d'Ivoire • Ethiopia (Strategic plans available to TBTEAM)

  13. TBTEAM focal points 20/46 • Namibia • Niger • Nigeria • Rwanda • Senegal • Sierra Leone • Swaziland • Uganda • Zimbabwe • Angola • Benin • Central African Republic • Cote d'Ivoire • Eritrea • Gambia • Ghana • Guinea • Guinea-Bissau • Kenya • Liberia

  14. How can TBTEAM best support countriesincludingmaking use of Global Fund grants • Support StrategicPlanswithstrongbudgeting plans showingfunding Gapdevelopedwithtechnicalpartners. • Programme reviews advisingon strategicdirection and impact of the programme using data from the country. • StrongNational Technical Assistance plans to support the NTP programme includingGlobal Fund grantimplementation. • Engagement with TBTEAM partners, countries, Global Fund, PR & LFAsCCMs, at the right time to influence Global Fund reprogramming and to support TB grants. All of the aboveinform Phase 2 renewals /periodicreviews and new fundingopportunities:

  15. Check your countrys TA data www.stoptb.org/countries/tbteam Contact the secretariat at tbteam@who.int

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