PEPFAR Zambia

Country Operational Plan

(COP/ROP) 2019
Strategic Direction Summary
April 5, 2019

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Table of Contents
1.0 Goal Statement

2.0 Epidemic, Response, and Program Context

2.1 Summary Statistics, Disease Burden, and Country Profile
2.2 Investment Profile
2.3 National Sustainability Profile Update
2.3.1 Progress Addressing Sustainability Strengths
2.3.2 Progress Addressing Sustainability Weaknesses
2.3.3 Transition to Indigenous Partners
2.4 Alignment of PEPFAR Investments Geographically to Disease Burden
2.5 Stakeholder Engagement

3.0 Geographic and Population Prioritization

4.0 Program Activities for Epidemic Control in Scale-up Locations and Populations
4.1 Finding the Missing, Getting Them on Treatment, and Retaining Them
4.1.1 Finding the Missing
4.1.2 Index Testing
4.1.3 HTS Strategies
4.1.3.1 HTS Strategy for CLHIV
4.1.3.2 HTS Strategy for ALHIV
4.1.3.3 HTS Strategy for Men
4.1.3.4 HIVST Strategy
4.1.4 Adult Care and Support
4.1.5 Pediatric Care And Support
4.1.6 TB/HIV Co-Infection
4.2 Prevention
4.2.1 Scaling Up PrEP
4.2.2 HIV Prevention For AGYW And Children
4.2.3 Key Populations
4.2.4 Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC)
4.2.5 Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission (PMTCT)
4.3 Commodities
4.4 Collaboration, Integration and Monitoring
4.4.1 Strengthening Cross Technical Collaboration And Implementation
4.4.2 Strengthening IP Management and Monitoring
4.4.3 Improving in Integration of Key Health System Interventions
4.4.4 Improving Quality and Efficiencies of Service Delivery

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 4.4.5 Ensuring Above Service Delivery Activities are Related to Reaching Epidemic
Control
4.5 Targets For Scale-Up Locations And Populations
4.6 Cervical Cancer Program Plans
4.7 Viral Load and Early Infant Diagnosis Optimization

5.0 Program Activities for Epidemic Control in Attained and Sustained Locations and
Populations
5.1 COP19 Programmatic Priorities
5.2 Targets For Attained And Sustained Locations And Populations
5.3 Establishing Service Packages To Meet Targets In Attained And Sustained Districts

6.0 Program Support Necessary to Achieve Sustained Epidemic Control

7.0 USG Management, Operations and Staffing Plan to Achieve Stated Goals
7.1 USAID Staffing Plan
7.2 DOD Zambia Staffing Plan
7.3 Peace Corps Staffing Plan
7.4 CDC Staffing Plan
7.5 PEPFAR Coordination Office Staffing Plan

Appendix A - Prioritization
Appendix B - Budget Profile and Resource Projections
B.1 COP19 Planned Spending
B.2 Resource Projections
Appendix C - Tables and Systems Investments for Section 6.0

Appendix D - Minimum Program Requirements

Appendix E – Addressing Gaps to Epidemic Control Including Through Communities of

Faith Receiving Central Funds

Appendix F - Agency Organizational Charts

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1.0 Goal Statement
The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Zambia’s close collaborative
partnership and regular engagement with the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) has
continued to move Zambia towards epidemic control. Since the 2015 Country Operational Plan
(COP) pivot, the program has continued to focus its resources where the burden is the greatest. As
a ‘Scaling with Fidelity’ country, in COP19 PEPFAR Zambia will increase its focus on applying
evidence-based solution strategies and micro-targeting to identify those still undiagnosed, link
them to treatment, and focus on retention in care.

COP19 builds on the momentum demonstrated in COP17 and COP18 (to date) which has resulted
in current estimates that 89% of PLHIV know their status, 78% of PLHIV are on treatment, and
69% of PLHIV are virally suppressed1. PEPFAR Zambia will aim to increase the number of PLHIV
receiving ART from 942,578 (78% of PLHIV) currently to 1,092,322 (89% of PLHIV) by the end of
COP18, and 1,114,777 (91% of PLHIV) by the end of COP19.

In COP19, the PEPFAR Zambia program has planned for key interventions to achieve HIV epidemic
control including ensuring that all persons diagnosed with HIV are offered index testing and
partner notification services, expanding best practices to increase the linkage rate to 95% across all
populations, improving diligent patient monitoring to reduce loss to follow up and silent transfers,
and ensuring that all persons on treatment receive a viral load test. In addition, PEPFAR Zambia
has planned to scale up recency testing nationwide and case-based surveillance to monitor the HIV
epidemic and identify areas where priority prevention interventions are needed. PEPFAR Zambia
is also prioritizing the scale-up of electronic health record known in Zambia as SmartCare (aimed
at 88.6% of all persons on ART by the end of COP18) and has initiated its integration with the
electronic logistics management information systems which tracks facility-level pharmacy data to
improve patient monitoring.

PEPFAR Zambia recognizes the inherent challenges in the final strides of reaching 95-95-95 and
acknowledges it will take the unified effort of PEPFAR Zambia, the GRZ, and all external
stakeholders to reach epidemic control. PEPFAR has expanded engagement with key external
stakeholders such as civil society organizations (CSOs), faith-based organizations (FBOs),
communities of faith and traditional leaders in COP18 to immediately increase its efforts in micro-
targeting especially for increasing access to prevention and ART services for men, children, and
adolescent girls and young women (AGYW). CSOs and FBOs will be instrumental in furthering key
messaging on HIV treatment literacy including promulgating the viral load messaging and
undetectable equals untransmittable (U=U) to encourage PLHIV to stay on HIV treatment as well
as translation of messages for sight and hearing impaired.

The GRZ has demonstrated exemplary leadership in working with PEPFAR to achieve epidemic
control especially in COP19 planning. For example, the GRZ drafted and distributed circulars to all
provinces to prioritize the scale-up of TLD and multi-month dispensing. Subsequent to the COP
meeting in Johannesburg in March, the MOH debriefed all Ministry of Health (MOH) directors on
the GRZ/PEPFAR Zambia vision to ensure there was a common understanding of key strategies and
technical direction. A central theme to that meeting was a discussion on more efficient HIV testing
strategies, including the utilization of improved screening tools for HIV testing.

1
HMIS Data for ART; ZAMPHIA estimates for PLHIV with known status and VL suppression.

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2.0 Epidemic, Response, and Program Context
2.1 Summary Statistics, Disease Burden, and Country Profile

Zambia is a lower, middle-income country (GDP: 4,024 per capita, PPP adjusted2) with an estimated
population of 17,609,171 in 2018 (population demographics: 49.6% male, 50.4% female; 56.5% rural,
43.5% urban). According to the 2016 Zambia Population Based HIV Impact Assessment (ZAMPHIA)
Final Report (February 2019), 12.0% of persons aged 15 – 59 years are living with HIV (9.3% among
adult males, 14.6% among adult females) (Table 2.1.1). HIV prevalence among children under 15
years is estimated to be 1.1%. Zambia’s HIV epidemic remains generalized, with each district having
an adult prevalence of greater than 5%.

The primary mode of HIV transmission is through heterosexual route, estimated at 90% adult
transmission by UNAIDS. AGYW ages 15-24 have an incidence rate of 1.07% compared to .08% of
men ages 15-24. Of the estimated 1,224,017 PLHIV in Zambia, 89% are estimated to know their HIV
status, 78% are on ART, and 69% are estimated to be virally suppressed. According to the most
recent DHIS data, adult men (25+) have an ART coverage of 71% compared to ART coverage of 87%
among women. ART coverage among children living with HIV (CLHIV) less than 15 years of age is
72%.

For key populations, PEPFAR Zambia undertook a size estimate exercise which estimated the
population of MSM to be 67,264 with a prevalence rate of 17.1% and the population of FSW to be
74,761 with an HIV prevalence rate of 41.6%. There has never been an integrated bio-behavioural
survey (IBBS) for MSM and there is no data on whether injection drug use is a sizable problem in
Zambia. PEPFAR Zambia is planning to implement an IBBS for FSW, MSM, and people who inject
drugs (PWID) in 2019 to better understand the HIV epidemic among these populations and develop
better size estimates.

Geographically, Lusaka province has the highest prevalence (16.6%), followed by Copperbelt
(14.7%), Western (14.6%), Central (12.6%), and Southern (12.5%) provinces. Muchinga and North-
Western provinces have the lowest prevalence, estimated at 5.2% and 6.3% respectively. Disease
burden is highest in densely-populated Lusaka, Copperbelt, and Southern provinces.

Spectrum data for morbidity and mortality approximates the total number of deaths attributed to
AIDS in 2017 as 17,040 (49.1% male and 81.8% adult, 15+) with TB continuing to be the leading cause
of death among PLHIV.

2
World Bank 2018 data.
2
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017). World Population
Prospects: The 2017 Revision, custom data acquired via website accessed 22 March 2019.

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 Table 2.1.1 The Government of the Republic of Zambia’s Results

<15 15-24 25+

Total Source, Year
Female Male Female Male Female Male
N % N % N % N % N % N % N %
3,825,57
Total Population 17,080,572 22.4 3,839,577 22.5 1,675,952 9.8 1,652,680 9.7 3,057,176 17.9 3,026,616 17.7 Spectrum, 2018
1
HIV Prevalence (%) 7.2 0.9 0.9 5.4 2.8 19.0 14.4 Spectrum, 2018
AIDS Deaths
17,040 1,541 1,562 1,189 863 5,943 5,942 Spectrum, 2018
(per year)
# PLHIV 1,224,017 34,928 35,102 90,612 45,839 581,464 436,072 Spectrum, 2018
0.941. 1.0716 ZAMPHIA, 2016
Incidence Rate (Yr) 0.61 NA NA 0.08 0.25*
07 * *25-34
New Infections (Yr) 55,802 Spectrum, 2018
Zambia Central
Annual births 696,305 4.1 Statistical
Office, 2018
% of Pregnant Women
ZAMPHIA, 2016
with at least one ANC 689,342 99.0 NA NA NA 99.2 NA 98.9*
*15-49
visit
Pregnant women
113,171 16.3 Spectrum, 2018
needing ARVs
Orphans (maternal,
1,017,051 Spectrum, 2018
paternal, double)
Notified TB cases (Yr) 37,203 WHO, 2017
WHO Global
% of TB cases that are report, 2018
20,362 58.9
HIV infected* *with known
HIV status
% of Males 64.5
1,281,019 HMIS
Circumcised %
Estimated Population
67,264 1.4 UCSF, 2018
Size of MSM
MSM HIV Prevalence 11,875 17.7 UCSF, 2018
Estimated Population
74,761 1.6 UCSF, 2018
Size of FSW
FSW HIV Prevalence 31,093 41.6 UCSF, 2018
Estimated Population
26,838 0.3 UCSF, 2018
Size of PWID
PWID HIV Prevalence 4,445 16.6 UCSF, 2018

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 Table 2.1.2 90-90-90 cascade: HIV diagnosis, treatment and viral suppression*
HIV Testing and Linkage to ART Within
**Epidemiologic Data HIV Treatment and Viral Suppression
the Last Year
Total
Estimated PLHIV **Viral Diagnosed
Population HIV ART Tested for Initiated
Total diagnosed On ART Suppression HIV
Size Prevalence Coverage HIV on ART
PLHIV (#) (#) (%) Positive
Estimate (%) (%) (#) (#)
(#) (#)
(#)
Total 1,055,532
17,080,572 9% 1,224,017 942,578 77% 69.2% 7,545,151 265,078 228,073
population
Population 64,638
7,688,148 1% 70,030 72% 33.4% 1,238,866 13,306 12,364
<15 years 50,271
Men 15-24 40,888
1,652,680 3% 45,839 23,602 51% 36.7% 721,404 11,961 10,444
years
Men 25+ 374,669 59.0%
3,026,616 14% 436,072 310,699 71% 1,525,912 73,109 74,218
years
Women 15- 73,758 33.6%%
1,675,952 5% 90,612 53,795 59% 1,269,445 35,345 34,112
24 years
Women 25+ 501,578 57.5%
3,057,176 18% 581,464 504,211 87% 2,274,344 108,927 96,935
years

MSM 67,264 17.7%

FSW 74,761 41.6
PWID 26,838 0.3
Priority Pop
(specify)
Source data: 1 UNAIDS Spectrum, 2018; 2 ZAMPHIA, 2016 – calculated based on percent of PLHIV linked to ART; 3 ZAMPHIA, 2016 – VLS based on VL and detectable
among PLHIV on ART

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Figure 2.1.3 National and PEPFAR Trend for Individuals currently on Treatment

1,000,000
900,000
800,000
700,000
600,000 # of people on ART
500,000 supported Nationally

400,000 # of people on ART

supported by PEPFAR
300,000
200,000
100,000
-
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Source HMIS, DATIM & Program Reports

Figure 2.1.4 Trend of New Infections and All-Cause Mortality among PLHIV

120000

100000
Number of individuals

80000

60000

40000

20000

0
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018

AIDS deaths Number of new HIV infections

Source HMIS, DATIM & Program Reports

2.2 Investment Profile

Preliminary results of the most recent National AIDS Spending Assessment (NASA 2014 - 2017)
show that domestic financing increased from 6% in 2015 to 8% in 2017. Zambia continues to face
significant budgetary challenges, with 87% of the national budget going towards salaries and debt
servicing in 2019, making commitments to other priorities difficult. Despite these challenges, the
GRZ has increased its human resources for health (HRH) commitment by increasing staffing for
hospitals and district health offices in all provinces in the 2019 budget by 21% compared with the

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previous year’s budget, and continues to invest in much needed infrastructure. The GRZ also
contributes a significant amount annually towards the ARV budget and has indicated a willingness
to increase its commitment for ARV procurements in COP19 from the original commitment of $30M
to $35M.

The US government, through PEPFAR, is the largest donor followed by the Global Fund to Fight
AIDS, TB, and Malaria (GFATM). There is limited funding from other bilateral and multi-lateral
partners such as Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, European Union (EU),
and the United Nations family.

The private sector contribution to the HIV response in Zambia is small, and is primarily through
private, not-for-profit organizations that provide HIV treatment and prevention activities. PEPFAR
partners are working with the private sector, especially the mining sector, to increase access to ART.

In addition to PEPFAR resources, other USG investments in Health complement HIV programs
including the integrated service delivery for the provision of TB, maternal and child health, family
planning, nutrition, and malaria services.

In anticipation of reaching epidemic control by 2020, PEPFAR Zambia will continue to work closely
with the GRZ, GFATM, and other donors to plan, identify efficiencies, and support activities that
strengthen Zambia’s domestic resource mobilization efforts for HIV.

Table 2.2.1 Annual Investment Profile by Program Area

Program Area Total Expenditure % PEPFAR % GFATM % GRZ % Other
Clinical care, treatment and support $233,040,170 79% 8% 14% 0%
Community-based care, treatment,
$38,399,272 98% 2% 0% 0%
and support
PMTCT $15,007,066 94% 2% 0% 4%
HTS $20,946,831 97% 3% 0% 0%
VMMC $22,225,352 96% 3% 0% 0%
Priority population prevention
$15,256,480 94% 6% 0% 0%
includes KP prevention
AGYW Prevention $15,170,634 87% 10% 0% 3%
OVC $22,149,235 95% 5% 0% 0%
Laboratory $40,874,126 100% 0% 0% 0%
SI, Surveys and Surveillance $23,666,629 80% 3% 0% 17%
HSS $16,849,101 44% 13% 35% 8%
Source 2018-2019 Yellow Book, National AIDS Spending Assessment 2014-2017, EU, SIDA, GIZ, DFID, and GFATM

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 Table 2.2.2 Annual Procurement Profile for Key Commodities 2018
Commodity Category Total Expenditure % PEPFAR % GFATM % GRZ % Other
ARVs $ 131,438,323 42% 37% 21% 0%
Rapid test kits $ 11,146,042 88% 8% 0% 4%
Other drugs $ 4,842,181 79% 0% 21% 0%
Lab reagents $ 22,618,031 73% 2% 26% 0%
Condoms $ 2,892,480 42% 14% 0% 44%
VL commodities $ 22,735,030 100% 0% 0% 0%
VMMC kits $ 1,838,351 69% 31% 0% 0%
MAT $ - 0% 0% 0% 0%
Other commodities $ - 0% 0% 0% 0%
Total $ 197,510,437 56% 25% 17% 1%
Source 2018 National Lab Commodities Forecasting and Quantification Reports and the 2018 National ARV Forecasting and
Quantification Report

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 Table 2.2.3 Annual PEPFAR Non-COP Resources, Central Initiatives, PPP, HOP
Non-PEPFAR
PEPFAR COP Co-
Total USG Resources Co-
Funding Source # Co-Funded IMs Funding Objectives
Non-PEPFAR Resources Funding PEPFAR
Contribution
IMs
Maternal, newborn, and child health
activities focus on implementing high
impact interventions across the life
cycle to improve access to quality
services. Programs also focus on
building better capacity for
USAID MCH $13,300,000 $3,000,000 7 $0 government services to analyze and
use data to improve planning and
performance of services. These
activities integrate family planning
and complement PEPFAR activities to
reduce maternal and newborn deaths
in targeted areas.
TB activities strengthen high-quality
DOTS expansion and enhancement,
address TB-HIV, Multidrug Resistant
and the needs of poor and vulnerable
USAID TB $200,000 $200,000 1 $2,352,000
populations in six high burden target
provinces, engage all categories of care
providers, and enable and promote
operational research.
Reduce malaria mortality by two-
thirds, malaria incidence by three-
fourths, and malaria parasitemia in
children under age five by one-half in
targeted provinces through
insecticide-treated bed nets
distribution, indoor residual spraying,
PMI $30,000,000 $7,180,000 3 $0
case management, delivery of
intermittent preventive treatment to
pregnant women, behavior change
interventions, development of policies
and guidelines, and strengthening
management and planning capacity at
national, provincial and district level.
Increase modern contraceptive
Family Planning $11,000,000 $2,400,000 8 $1,297,251
prevalence rates in women of

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 Table 2.2.3 Annual PEPFAR Non-COP Resources, Central Initiatives, PPP, HOP
Non-PEPFAR
PEPFAR COP Co-
Total USG Resources Co-
Funding Source # Co-Funded IMs Funding Objectives
Non-PEPFAR Resources Funding PEPFAR
Contribution
IMs
reproductive age through increased
access to and improved quality of FP
services in targeted sites via a
strengthened, community-based FP
service delivery system.
Integrated management of childhood
illness, expanding immunization,
Vitamin A supplementation, and de-
worming activities. Training of health
workers and community volunteers in
child health and nutrition helps
reduce under-five morbidity and
mortality. Strengthen infant and
young child feeding and are integrated
Nutrition $2,375,000 $750,000 5 $0
with other activities that help
vulnerable households improve food
security through strengthened
economic resilience and improved
nutrition status. USAID is part of the
Cooperating Partner Nutrition Group
(co-convened by DFID and UNICEF)
that coordinates assistance for
Zambia’s malnutrition.
Peace Corps receives health funds
from USAID through an inter-agency
$42,076
Peace Corps $0 0 $0 agreement. This is a cross cutting
health systems strengthening fund
focused on MCH and malaria.
MCC Implementation of the five year, 355
million USD Zambia Compact closed
on November 15, 2018. The compact
investment aimed to expand and
$41,909,369 $0 0 $0 improve the reliability of water supply,
sanitation and drainage services in
select urban and peri-urban areas of
Lusaka with the objective of
decreasing the incidence of water-

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 Table 2.2.3 Annual PEPFAR Non-COP Resources, Central Initiatives, PPP, HOP
Non-PEPFAR
PEPFAR COP Co-
Total USG Resources Co-
Funding Source # Co-Funded IMs Funding Objectives
Non-PEPFAR Resources Funding PEPFAR
Contribution
IMs
related diseases and flood losses
incurred by businesses and residences,
therefore generating significant time
savings. [REDACTED]. The GRZ has
established the Millennium Project
Completion Agency to complete all
remaining works.

Total $90,476,455 $7,7750,000 21 $3,649,251

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 Table 2.2.4 Annual PEPFAR Non-COP Resources, Central Initiatives, PPP, HOP

Total PEPFAR Total Non- Total Non-COP # Co- PEPFAR COP Co-
Funding Source Non-COP PEPFAR Co-funding Funded Funding Objectives
Resources Resources PEPFAR IMs IMs Contribution
To engage faith communities in
understanding the epidemic, to raise
community awareness, and to bring critical
prevention and treatment interventions
FBO Initiative $14,500,000 $0 $0 6 $0
through communities of faith. To provide
opportunities for faith communities to
support prevention of sexual violence in
children, age 9-14 years
To provide cervical cancer screening
services to 203, 351 WLHIV aged between
25 -49 years through; Policy support;
Development of necessary guidelines, SOP,
IEC.HR support; training /mentorship of
Cervical Cancer $6,154,506 $0 $0 14 $0 health care providers in cervical cancer
screening. Systems strengthening;
Infrastructure support, procurement of
equipment and supplies. Engagement of
community systems and structures to
increase demand for services.
VMMC – Central Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Other PEPFAR Central
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Initiatives
Other PPP $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Partnerships with commercial entities and
private clinics to promote the use of quality
Zambia Accessible Market
$0 $0 $0 $500,000 health products and services, including
for Health (USAID) $15,000 PPP
condoms, PrEP, VMMC, cervical cancer
screening, and ART
Partnership with commercial entities to
support operational costs of safe houses for
STOP GBV (USAID) $0 $280,000 PPP $0 $0 $0 GBV survivors and support for education
and training of GBV survivors in farming
and agricultural skills
Total $20,645,506 $2 95,000 $0 $0 $500,000

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2.3 National Sustainability Profile Update

The PEPFAR Zambia team used a transparent and participatory process to complete the
Sustainability Index and Dashboard (SID 3.0). PEPFAR and UNAIDS co-convened a multi-
stakeholder SID consultative workshop in November 2017 attended by representatives from several
host government ministries and departments, multilateral organizations, local NGOs, and CSOs.

2.3.1 Progress Addressing Sustainability Strengths

Planning and Coordination (9.29): This element score increased from 7.73 in SID 2.0. Zambia has
a costed, multi-year national strategy, which is updated at least every five years (with key
stakeholders) and includes critical components of prevention and treatment. The GRZ, through the
National HIV/AIDS/STI/TB Council (NAC) leads the development/revision of the National AIDS
Strategic Framework with active participation from civil society, businesses and corporate sector,
and external agencies. Additionally, the GRZ routinely tracks HIV activities of CSOs and donors,
leads the process that convenes stakeholders, and develops joint operational plans with
implementing organizations.

Effective planning and coordination are critical to the implementation of treatment and prevention
programs at scale and the achievement of 95-95-95 targets and sustained epidemic control. Host
country leadership in planning and coordination promotes country ownership and sustainability of
the national response.

In COP19, PEPFAR Zambia will continue to provide technical and financial support to the GRZ, as
required, to further strengthen planning and coordination capacity. Considering the high element
score, PEPFAR Zambia expects that no further support external will be required by the end of
COP19.

Private Sector Engagement (8.39): This element score increased from 6.11 in SID 2.0. The host
country government has formal channels and opportunities for diverse private sector entities to
engage and provide feedback on its HIV policies, programs, and services. Systems and policies that
allow for private corporate contributions and health service delivery exist.

In COP19, PEPFAR Zambia will continue to support social marketing (SM) of condoms as a key
strategy for implementing a total market approach. SM condoms are distributed at over 500 sales
points across Zambia. Additionally, PEPFAR will continue to engage local private pharmacies to
serve as ARV pick up points for stable clients to decongest public health facilities.

Commodity Security and Supply Chain (7.22): This element score increased from 5.69 in SID
2.0. Domestic resources fund 10-49% of ARV, rapid test kit and condom procurements. The country
has a national supply chain plan that guides investments and the host government manages
processes and systems that ensure appropriate ARV stock at all levels.

The availability of life-saving ARV medications and other HIV commodities is essential for the
achievement of sustained epidemic control. As such, PEPFAR Zambia continues to prioritize
investment in this element by assuring the availability of stocks at facility level through the
following actions: supporting commodity procurement, storage, distribution and tracking at the
point of service; and supporting the electronic logistics management information systems (eLMIS).

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Implementation of the eLMIS improved stock visibility and management reduced drug expiries
from 1.3% in October 2017 to 0.3% in September 2018, and the MOH now leads forecasting and
quantification activities, decreasing PEPFAR Zambia’s expenditures on the exercise.

The completion of regional hubs and upgrades to the central warehouse in Lusaka has reduced the
country's transportation and storage burden, addressing the vulnerability previously identified
through the SID 3.0 process. PEPFAR Zambia, GFATM, and the EU, which spent $12,623,409,
$13,250,395, and $5,000,000 respectively over the period 2016 to 2018, have funded this infrastructure
support. PEPFAR and other donors will decrease or end investment in these infrastructure
activities, with domestic entities taking responsibility and ownership by end of COP18. However,
PEPFAR will prioritize technical and operational support for Medical Stores Limited (MSL) as the
financing for MSL is a major potential risk to ensuring sustained availability of stocks at facility
level in COP18. Over the past years, GRZ has reduced financial support to MSL by 35% (ZMK40
million to ZMK26 million). This reduction has a potential to hinder MSL’s delivery schedule
adherence and ultimately the availability of stock at facility level.

2.3.2 Progress Addressing Sustainability Weaknesses

The SID analysis revealed weaknesses in four sustainability elements that were prioritized for
support in COP18. After review of the current state of sustainability of the national response, the
PEPFAR Zambia team has made a decision to maintain the same priority sustainability elements
for COP19. These four sustainability elements are listed below and ranked on the basis of element
score and criticality to sustained epidemic control.

Laboratory (2.33): This element score decreased from 4.86 in SID 2.0. The availability of high
quality laboratory services is critical to scale up HIV services, including implementation of test and
start and achievement of the third 95. In 2017, Zambia did not have adequate qualified laboratory
personnel or infrastructure to achieve sustained epidemic control. However, since then, there have
been significant investments in laboratory systems strengthening and there is sufficient capacity
for VL testing. Although regulations to monitor quality of laboratory and POC testing sites exist,
they are partially implemented, and the national laboratory strategic plan has not been approved.
Domestic resources fund only 1-9% of laboratory services.

In COP18, PEPFAR Zambia has continued to support activities to increase laboratory capacity,
including addressing the staffing gap, procurement of equipment/reagents, targeted infrastructure
improvement, provision of backup power solutions for labs in high HIV burden areas, quality
assurance through provision of QMS support, and strengthening sample transportation and result
return systems. Viral load capacity has significantly increased over the past one year, with the
number of tests doubling between January 2018 (32,723) and January 2019 (68,459). PEPFAR-
supported VL infrastructure scale up is expected to be complete in COP19 Q1. There are currently
22 active VL labs supported by PEPFAR Zambia. Three additional labs (one PEPFAR and two
GFATM supported) will become active in Q1, COP19. In COP18, PEPFAR Zambia is focusing on
sample referral system and digital results return capacity strengthening to reduce turnaround
times. Timely return of results to clinicians and clients will improve patient management and
retention on treatment. In COP19, PEPFAR will focus on the provision of point of care VL and EID
for pregnant/breastfeeding women and infants in remote areas (using mostly existing GeneXpert
machines) and all sample referral systems and routine diagnostics will be fully integrated under the

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direction of provincial and district health offices of the MOH. Zambia is on a trajectory to provide
VL tests to all patients on ART by 2020.

PEPFAR Zambia and the GFATM are major funders of laboratory commodities for the national
response. GFATM has committed $1,628,029 for the procurement EID/GeneXpert (TB) cartridges
in COP19. Other stakeholders that have invested in HIV lab services include the GRZ, PEPFAR,
GFATM, World Bank, and other bilateral cooperation initiatives.

Epidemic and Health Data (4.37): This element score has decreased from 4.62 in SID 2.0. The
timely availability of accurate and reliable data is critical to plan and implement a successful
national HIV response. The SID found that key population surveys and surveillance are primarily
planned, financed and implemented by external agencies, organizations or institutions. The host
government does not conduct IBBS or size estimation studies for key populations as these behaviors
are against the law.

PEPFAR Zambia continues to support interventions to increase the timely availability of high
quality data and promote its use to enhance program performance and achieve better health
outcomes. This includes: Surveillance and Behavioral Epidemiology Risk Survey (SABERS);
Mortuary-based mortality surveillance; FSW IBBS Protocol Development; MSM and PWID IBBS;
nation-wide scale up of case-based surveillance system; provision of tools and technical assistance
to improve program data quality and support HIV-related surveillance; building HMIS
management capacity by utilizing an MOH standardized approach and support tools; conducting
rapid qualitative assessments of selected research institutions on the real and perceived gaps in
research capacity; working with UNAIDS to provide quality PLHIV estimates to GRZ, and building
the capacity of CSOs to utilize data. Main stakeholders that have invested in Epidemic and Health
Data include the GRZ, PEPFAR, UNAIDS, EU, DFID, WHO, GFATM, World Bank, and other
bilateral cooperation initiatives.

Service Delivery (5.32): This element score increased from 4.72 in SID 2.0. Facility-community
linkages are critical for HIV prevention, care and treatment scale up, including implementation of
differentiated service delivery models and test and start. Although the country has standardized
the design and implementation of community-based HIV services, not all representative service
providers are included. It is unclear whether 10% of District Health Office budgets actually go
towards implementation of community activities. Further, inadequate facility infrastructure has
impeded effective facility linkage to community. Host country institutions deliver HIV services with
substantial external technical assistance and provide minimal (1-9%) financing for delivery of HIV
services to key populations. National and sub-national health authorities do not develop sub-
national budgets that allocate resources to high HIV burden service delivery locations. Rather,
resources are allocated based on catchment population.

PEPFAR Zambia will continue to strengthen community-facility linkages and support provision
HIV services for key populations. The 2018 Zambia Consolidated Guidelines for Treatment and
Prevention of HIV Infection outline Zambia’s strategic approach for implementing differentiated
service delivery models (DSD) that focuses on patient centeredness and health system efficiency.
The four main DSD models are facility or community based and health provider or client
(community) managed. This allows stable clients to receive their ARV refills at longer (and more
convenient) intervals and significantly reduces waiting times at health facilities. In January 2019 the
MOH issued a memorandum with guidance on the multi-month scripting and dispensing (MMSD)

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of ARVs and directed that all stable clients be offered six month prescriptions. In COP19, PEPFAR
Zambia’s IPs will work with health facility and community-based health workers to continue scaling
up these DSD approaches, including MMSD, in order to improve retention in care and reduce
congestion at health facilities. Priority focus of DSD models target adolescents and men, who have
had lower linkage and retention rates.

The following key policies have facilitated service delivery and progress towards achievement of 95-
95-95 targets: Test and Start (ongoing since 2016); TLD transition (61% of patients to be transitioned
by December 2019); Index testing (since 2018); self-testing (launched in August 2018); TPT
(guideline revision to be completed in March 2019; User fees (prohibited in public health facilities);
and Routine VL testing (since 2017). Stakeholders that have invested in HIV service delivery include
the GFATM, World Bank, and local non-governmental organizations such as Churches Health
Association of Zambia, Bwafwano Integrated Services Organization and Centre for Infections
Disease Research in Zambia.

Human Resources for Health (6.27): This element score increased from 6.17 in SID 2.0. The SID
found that Zambia has an inadequate supply of health workers to enable the volume and quality of
HIV services needed for sustained epidemic control at the facility and/or community site level. Pre-
service training institutions are not producing an adequate supply and skills mix of health care
providers and the country’s health workers are not adequately deployed to facilities and
communities with high HIV burden. Although an inventory of donor-supported health workers
exists, there is no official plan to transition these staff to local support.

An adequate number of trained and motivated health workers, with the appropriate skills mix,
deployed to areas of greatest need (at facility and community level) is critical to implementation of
Test and START and differentiated service delivery models. Zambia is facing a critical shortage of
health workers with approximately 40% of positions in the health sector establishment remaining
vacant. Currently, the MOH employs 21,500 clinical staff and 1,329 community health assistants
(CHA), while GFATM supports 600 clinical staff and 167 CHA. The GRZ, through its National Health
Strategic Plan, aims to employ 30,000 additional health workers between 2017 and 2021. The MOH
has so far recruited 16,000 new health workers and plans to recruit 5,000 per year from 2019 to 2021.
To increase the number of health workers available to provide high quality health services, the GRZ
has also invested in a 3,000 student capacity training institution, which is 90% complete, as well as
decentralized training of specialist doctors.

PEPFAR Zambia’s HRH strategy in COP19 aims to maintain salary support for 1,315 clinical staff and
12,000 community health workers (44 CHA, over 1,000 lay counselors, 330 treatment/adherence
supporters, 1,050 peer educators/mentors and nearly 9,000 community based workers with multiple
roles including treatment support) as well as further reduce the gap of community health workers
by providing salary support to the 480 CHA (out of 1,042 who are not on the government payroll).
Currently, over 90% of the staff is placed in the attained and scale up districts and similarly, the
deployment of these additional community staff will be based on treatment current (TX_CURR)
target, with more community workers deployed to the highest burden provinces. In anticipation of
reaching epidemic control targets by 2020, PEPFAR Zambia is conducting modeling and analysis of
workforce requirements for the maintenance of HIV services. This will inform planning of HRH
support and dialogue with the host country government towards greater shared responsibility of
HRH requirements, and as part of domestic resource mobilization efforts for HIV. This dialogue
will also include the time lines for transitioning of PEPFAR community and facility staff to the GRZ.

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Several key stakeholders have invested in HRH, including the World Bank, DFID, EU, and Clinton
Health Access Initiative.

2.3.3 Transition to Local/Indigenous Partners

As illustrated in Figure 2.3.1, CDC and USAID are on track to achieve the local partner target of
allocating 70% funding to local partners by agency by the end of COP20. In COP18, CDC awarded
54% of its funding to local prime partners, USAID 25% and DOD 9%. USAID will make the largest
shift in COP19 to increase its funding to local partners at 45%. DOD will also increase in COP19
from 9% to 10%, though constrained by restrictions against military to military funding. CDC will
increase its funding to local partners to 63%. By COP20, CDC and USAID aim to allocate 70% of
the programmatic budgets to local partners. CDC will accomplish this through the phased transfer
of direct service delivery to the provincial health offices (PHOs) with a focus on sustainability,
increased capacity, and improved local financial management and oversight. USAID will reach this
milestone through a combination of efforts including significantly increasing funding through
Government to Government (G2G) agreements with provincial health offices and other government
entities and transitioning a number of HIV care and treatment, prevention, and health systems
strengthening activities to local partners. Despite the constraints that DOD faces, it will increase
support to local partners to 20% by end of COP20.

Figure 2.3.3 Transition to Local/Indigenous Partners by Agency

Transition to Local/Indigenous Partners by Agency

80%

70%
Local G2G
60% 23%

50% 22%

23% 58%
40%

30%
38%
47%
20% 41%
31% 23%
10% 21%
12% 9% 10%
7%
0% 2%
COP18 COP19 COP20 COP18 COP19 COP20 COP18 COP19 COP20
CDC USAID DOD

2.4 Alignment of PEPFAR Investments Geographically to Disease Burden

An essential component of the annual COP design process is the refinement of the geographic
alignment of PEPFAR investments to disease burden. In the development of COP19 PEPFAR Zambia
worked closely with the Zambian National Spectrum team which includes UNAIDS, MOH, Central
Statistics Office, and NAC to update Zambia’s Spectrum models. The draft national PLHIV

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estimates were then run through geospatial HIVe modeling to generate estimations at the district
level for both sexes and five-year age bands.

The National Spectrum team, examined ART coverage for each sex and age band across the 110
districts of Zambia and set targets for COP19 that reached the following ART coverage rates:

 90% ART coverage or higher in all age/sex bands for the 30 attained districts that constitute
64% of all PLHIV
 80% ART coverage or higher in all age/sex bands for the 46 scale up to saturation districts
that constitute 27% of all PLHIV
 75% ART coverage or higher in all age/sex bands for the 7 scale up to saturation districts
that constitute 2% of all PLHIV

The 10 sustained districts and 17 central support districts constitute 2% and 5% of the PLHIV burden
for Zambia respectively. These districts maintained their district prioritizations from COP given the
lower burden of PLHIV relative to the attained and scale up districts. The National Spectrum team
is continuing to work on national and provincial PLHIV estimates and there may be a need to revisit
the above estimates if the final estimates are significantly different from the estimates used to
develop targets for COP19.

Figure 2.4.1 PLHIV, Treatment Coverage, and Viral Load Coverage by DistrictX

Source PEPFAR PLHIV estimates, MER TX_CURR, TX_PVLS denominator

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2.5 Stakeholder Engagement

PEPFAR Zambia engages with MOH continually in the implementation of COP18 and in the
development of COP19. This engagement has included policy and guideline development,
technical-level oversight through national-level working groups, performance management
(national, provincial, district and site-levels), supply chain management, development of national
strategies and annual program/budget planning. MOH participated in all COP19 stakeholder
meetings, including the COP19 Planning Meetings. PEPFAR Zambia regularly met with the Minister
of Health, NAC and other MOH senior leadership to prioritize COP19 goals such as scaling up PrEP,
increasing index testing, and HRH along with numerous discussions about supply planning.

In COP19 planning, NAC was an active participant in all stakeholder meetings and a key participant
and leader in the development of COP19. NAC also hosted the weekly COP19 update meetings with
the COP19 Planning Meetings delegation (GRZ, WHO, GFATM, UNAIDS and CSOs). The weekly
update meetings, a new, successful initiative implemented during the COP18 development, was
expanded and improved in COP19 and focused on technical, programmatic and policy direction.
The content of the meetings focused on key priorities presented by PEPFAR Zambia technical
experts and allowed for invaluable feedback and questions on these priorities. The additional
benefit of these meetings was the active participation of the GRZ and the opportunity for open
dialogue to address and debate some policy barriers to achieve epidemic control with the other
stakeholders.

The partnership between PEPFAR Zambia and the Ministry of Finance (MOF) has strengthened
exponentially in COP18, because a PEPFAR-funded Treasury Advisor is now working directly at
MOF. The US Treasury Advisor started in July 2018 and has provided additional support to achieve
PEPFAR Zambia’s goal of sustainable HIV financing and sustainability. Additionally, the
engagement of the US Treasury Advisor has provided PEPFAR Zambia and the greater embassy
community with invaluable insight on how to improve Zambia allocation and distribution financial
transparency. MOF also participated in all COP19 stakeholder meetings.

PEPFAR Zambia and UNAIDS continue to work closely together. This includes co-leadership of the
HIV donor group (known as cooperating partners), joint efforts towards quality HIV data in
Zambia, and working closely with the GRZ to advance policies critical to epidemic control.

PEPFAR Zambia prioritized increasing civil society’s participation in COP19 development, and
worked hard to ensure diverse and widespread participation across civil society. PEPFAR Zambia
worked closely with civil society self-selected representatives from a wide range of constituencies
including: PLHIV, women, youth, people with disabilities, FBOs, KPs, local NGOs and TB. PEPFAR
Zambia met with civil society representatives weekly, and also supported several large-scale
consultations. PEPFAR Zambia plans to use the success of this experience to further strengthen
civil society engagement within COP18 implementation. This will include expanding the
partnership with NAC to further build the capacity of CSOs in such areas as data literacy. In COP19,
PEPFAR Zambia will further engage CSOs in Zambia based outside of Lusaka by utilizing American
Spaces and NAC provincial offices throughout Zambia to further increase the involvement of CSO
engagement throughout the year. In COP18, the PEPFAR Small Grant program implemented the
recommendation from civil society to allow both small and medium-sized groups to access PEPFAR
resources through the Small Grant portfolio, and this modification will continue in COP19.

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PEPFAR Zambia continues to make strides in broadening the private sector’s support of Zambia’s
national HIV response. In COP18, PEPFAR Zambia hired an External Engagement Advisor to
enhance the PPP portfolio, by collaborating with Zambian banks, hotels, mobile telephone
companies, retail conglomerates and private health service providers and manufacturers, to
contribute resources to economic resilience initiatives that provide the much needed economic
means to OVC, youth and young women. Engagement with the PPP sector has resulted in ART and
VMMC services being offered at private health clinics and HIVST at mines through cost sharing.

Finally, PEPFAR Zambia also worked closely with the GFATM in developing COP19. This included
in-country consultations with the CCM and principal recipients to align resources and geographic
priorities. As well as with Geneva-based colleagues to address critical commodity gaps.

3.0 Geographic and Population Prioritization

In order to achieve HIV epidemic control and meet the ambitious target of having 90% of PLHIV
on ART by the end of COP19, PEPFAR Zambia is prioritizing targeted prevention, optimized HIV
testing and linkage for priority populations with high HIV incidence and unmet need for ART
including children, AGYW, men, and key populations. AGYW ages 15-24 have an incidence rate of
1.07% compared to .08% of men ages 15-24. According to the most recent DHIS data, adult men
(25+) have an ART coverage of 71% compared to 87% ART coverage among women. ART coverage
among children living with HIV (CLHIV) less than 15 years of age is 72%. In addition, according to
ZAMPHIA, VL suppression among CLHIV was 33%, females 15-24 was 33.6%, and 36.7% for males
25-34 and the low VLS is driven primarily by lower ART coverage among these populations.

For key populations, PEPFAR Zambia undertook a size estimate exercise which estimated the
population of MSM to be 67,264 with a prevalence rate of 17.1% and population of FSW to be 74,761
with an HIV prevalence rate of 41.6%. PEPFAR Zambia is planning to implement an IBBS for FSW,
MSM and PWID in 2019 to better understand the HIV epidemic among these populations and to
develop better size estimates.

Geographically, Lusaka province has the highest prevalence (16.6%), followed by Copperbelt
(14.7%), Western (14.6%), Central (12.6%) and Southern (12.5%) provinces. Muchinga and North-
Western provinces have the lowest prevalence, estimated at 5.2% and 6.3% respectively. COP19
resources are aligned with the provinces and the districts with the greatest HIV burden and unmet
ART need.
PEPFAR Zambia will initiate over 83,178 clients on treatment in COP19, over 50,000 of these will be
initiated from the attained districts and 24,000 from scale-up districts bringing the total number of
PLHIV on treatment to over 1,114,000, 740,000 in attained districts and 320,000 from scale up
districts. As illustrated in Figure 2.4.1, PEPFAR will continue to align resources and activities with
the high HIV burden geographic areas with focus on scale-up districts which contribute to 59% of
unmet need for ART.
Men 20-39, AGYW 15-24, and children under 15 are specifically targeted and will achieve ART
coverage of 98%, 91%, and 88%, respectively by the end of COP19. COP19 also outlines plans to
improve HIV case finding among key populations, linking 95% of those who test HIV-positive to
treatment, and offering PrEP to all KP who test HIV negative. Specific details on case identification
and linkage to treatment for all priority and key populations are detailed in section 4.

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As of COP18 Q1 PEPFAR Zambia had 13 districts with ART coverage rates above 90%, of which 7
had VMMC coverage rate of over 90% for ages 15-29. By the end of COP18, PEPFAR Zambia expects
to achieve 90% ART coverage in an additional 30 districts bring the total to 43 districts with >90%
ART coverage. Building off of this achievement, achieving COP19 targets will result in reaching 90%
ART coverage by age and sex in 30 high burden districts and an overall national ART coverage rate
of 90%. For this to happen, PEPFAR Zambia in COP19 will focus on retaining the individuals who
are on treatment and ensuring that they are getting quality HIV services and are virally suppressed.

Table 3.1 Current Status of ART Saturation

Total PLHIV/% of
# Current on ART # of Districts # of Districts
Prioritization Area all PLHIV for
FY18 COP18 (FY19) COP19 (FY20)
COP19
Attained 784,923/64% 629,569 28 30
Scale-up Saturation 325,929/27% 249,776 45 46
Scale-up Aggressive 28,939/2% 18,454 7 7
Sustained 27,848/2% 14,804 10 10
Central Support 56,378/5% 29,972 17 17
Source Data Pack COP19

4.0 Program Activities for Epidemic Control in Scale-Up

Locations and Populations
4.1 Finding the Missing, Getting Them on Treatment, and Retaining Them Ensuring Viral
Suppression

4.1.1 Finding the Missing

Zambia’s national HIV program has benefited from leadership at the highest levels of government.
President Lungu has been particularly engaged in the areas of HIV testing and finding men. In 2017,
the President launched the universal test and treat strategy that resulted in a drastic increase in
HIV testing and ART initiation in most provinces. In mid-April, the Zambian First Lady, joined by
the First Ladies from the neighboring countries, will launch the Free to Shine initiative and Ending
HIV campaign. These initiatives aim to improve case finding among pediatrics and men as well as
create demand for priority prevention initiatives such as PrEP.

While the increase in HIV testing has resulted in a significant increase new cases being identified
and linked to treatment, this has also resulted in inefficient testing strategies. In order to improve
case identification and reduce unnecessary testing, PEPFAR Zambia is working closely with MOH
to formalize and rapidly rollout an HIV testing screening tool with the goal of optimizing provider-
initiated testing and counseling (PITC). PEPFAR Zambia has also started the process of reviewing
PEPFAR-supported facilities that have high testing rates with low yields to prioritize those sites for
implementing the use of screening tools. Sites that have identified zero positives in the last quarter
are being transitioned out of PEPFAR support.

In COP19, HTS activities align with the GRZ efforts to achieve 95-95-95. PEPFAR Zambia has set
targets to test 1,323,588 and aims to identify 86,719 positives, of whom 83,178 will be linked to

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treatment. In scale-up districts, the target is to test 455,925 individuals, out of which 25,315 will be
identified positive and 24,234 will be linked to treatment and care services. In COP19, PEPFAR will
continue to focus HTS activities on hard-to-reach populations such as pediatrics, men, and AGYW
by employing a variety of targeted, differentiated, and client-centered testing services and
interventions.

4.1.2 Index Testing

PEPFAR Zambia has made progress in index testing as demonstrated in FY19 Q1 results, which
showed that 65,074 (82%) of newly identified positives were offered index testing, 93% of whom
accepted. Of those who accepted, 93% of their contacts elicited were tested, leading to the
identification of 10,405 new positives, a positivity yield of 16%. Of the 10,405 positives identified,
36% were adult women and 36% were adult men; AGYW and adolescent boys and young men
(ABYM) accounted for 14% and 6% of the positives respectively, while 7% were children less than
10 years. In COP19, PEPFAR Zambia staff will continue to focus on expanding index testing by
continuously building the capacity of implementing partners through refresher training and
mentorship visits to ensure that both facility and community health workers are implementing
quality index testing. PEPFAR Zambia will strengthen the collaboration between health facilities
and community health workers (CHWs) to ensure all individuals newly diagnosed with HIV are
assigned to a CHW for follow-up of their sexual partners and biological children. PEPFAR Zambia
will prioritize adolescents and young people, men aged 20-39, women aged 15-29, mobile
populations, the military, clients of sex workers, FSW, MSMs, and discordant couples. Population-
appropriate tools will be developed, evaluated, and shared to ensure that populations accessing
index testing receive quality care.

HIV hotspots will be identified through utilizing recency testing data from these prioritized
populations (though results of recency tests will not be returned to patients). In health facilities,
index testing will target all newly diagnosed HIV positive patients and link them to CHWs for follow
up of their sexual partners and biological children. In addition, PEPFAR Zambia will continue to
expand the use of registers for patients with unsuppressed viral load and prioritizing their sexual
partners for index testing. With these strategies, PEPFAR Zambia expects that index testing will
contribute to 40% of all positives identified.

Monitoring intimate partner violence (IPV) is key to ensuring a successful index testing program;
this is a key component in index testing counselor training. To date, no cases of IPV have been
reported as a result of index testing and partner notification. However, PEPFAR Zambia is keenly
aware of the potential for IPV in index testing, particularly for AGYW and KPs, and will, therefore,
continue to monitor implementation at the site level and ensure that partners have a reporting
mechanism for IPV and addressing cases appropriately when they occur. PEPFAR Zambia will also
engage in South to South collaboration to learn from countries, such as Uganda, which have
implemented an index testing IPV monitoring system. In COP19, capacity building, monitoring,
and routine feedback with CHWs are key to ensuring they have the skill necessary to elicit
information on IPV, provide counseling, and any support the clients need. Results of adverse event
tracking will be monitored regularly along with performance against other indicators, triggering
immediate action. If any cases of IPV are reported, this will be discussed in quarterly POART
reviews.

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4.1.3 HTS Strategies

PEPFAR Zambia will continue to support quality HIV testing through provider training, targeted
technical support and supervision, and proficiency testing. All sites providing HIV testing will
undergo site certification and certification of testers as required by the MOH policy. In centrally
supported sites, PEPFAR Zambia will provide periodic targeted quality improvement and quality
assurance technical assistance at provincial and district levels.

IPs will use differentiated strategies, including providing referral cards, outreach follow up, phone
calls/test messages to remind all those who test HIV positive to get confirmatory tests and linked
to treatment. PEPFAR Zambia will strengthen the collaboration with the OVC and DREAMS
programs to ensure OVC and AGYW who might not otherwise seek HIV testing at health facilities
have increased access to HIVST. In addition to the above mentioned services, DREAMS and OVC
IPs will educate those who test HIV positive to go for confirmatory testing and immediately start
treatment. OVC and DREAMS beneficiaries will be educated on access to ART, benefits of
treatment including maintenance of health and decreased risk of transmission to sexual partners,
need for VL testing, and availability of other services.

As part of the overall HTS strategy, PEPFAR Zambia will work closely with FBOs to expand HIV
service delivery across the cascade. FBOs will be engaged to create demand for the uptake of HIV
services, especially encouraging the testing of men, children, and adolescents. Zambia will leverage
existing relationships with FBOs and faith communities and engage them to bolster case-finding
and linkage to treatment, especially among men. PEPFAR Zambia will work with FBO to leverage
their access to people with disabilities and facilitate to easier access to services.

PEPFAR Zambia will mandate all IPs to reach a linkage rate of 95% and above. Linkage registers
have been shown to improve linkage, from 72% in FY18 Q1 to 81% in FY19 Q1. Building upon this
success, in COP19, PEPFAR Zambia will continue the use of these registers and SmartCare to ensure
that all those identified as HIV positive are linked to treatment. In addition, PEPFAR Zambia will
continue working with IPs to ensure that all HIV positive clients from the community are correctly
documented at the facility level to avoid double counting of positives.

4.1.3.1 HTS Strategy for CLHIV

According to DHIS data, approximately 72% of all CLHIV are on treatment; however, ZAMPHIA
indicated that VL suppression among this population was at 33.4% indicating there is still a
significant unmet need for CLHIV across the 95-95-95 cascade. Case identification of CLHIV in
health facilities will therefore be prioritized, and IPs will ensure follow-up of their mothers and
fathers through index testing. PEPFAR IPs will strengthen national EID guidelines, including
testing all children of HIV positive women by and/or at two months and subsequently at 6, 12, 18,
and 24 months. PEPFAR will undertake close monitoring and supervision of providers to ensure
compliance with guidelines. In addition, PEPFAR Zambia will strengthen collaboration between
the HIV program and the national immunization program to help identify pediatrics who may have
missed EID or those who may have been infected during delivery or during breastfeeding period.
Immunization coverage in Zambia is very high with over 85% of children receiving their 2nd dose of
measles at 18 months. PEPFAR Zambia is working with MOH to introduce new immunization cards
which requires providers to ascertain HIV status of children before giving children vaccines that
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screen mothers at immunization clinics in high burden areas and provide HIV testing to children
whose mothers screen positive for HIV.

4.1.3.2 HTS Strategy for ALHIV

To reach adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) testing, focusing on AGYW, services PEPFAR Zambia
will use strategies like school-based mobilization through safe spaces and peer-led education
activities, social network mapping in places where adolescents meet to socialize, and also in
churches and other religious groupings. One of the challenges in getting adolescents to seek HTS
in facilities is their fear of health facilities, including healthcare provider attitudes towards sexually
active adolescents. PEPFAR Zambia will therefore work closely with the MOH adolescent unit to
improve adolescents’ access to HIV services. This will be done through joint site visits to health
facilities for supportive supervision of health care providers serving adolescents. IPs will also ensure
that the parents of adolescents are engaged and consent to testing their children is provided. Index
client testing will be the main testing strategy for adolescents, although other modalities such as
mobile testing may be used in hotspots. All those testing HIV positive will be immediately linked
to ART, whether identified at the health facility or in the community. Community IPs will continue
supporting the newly initiated adolescents to ensure that they understand the need for adherence
to ART, and stay on treatment.

4.1.3.3 HTS Strategy for Men

PEPFAR Zambia will use crucial insights from the recently completed Male Characterization study
and other studies on men’s health seeking behaviors to tailor services to meet their specific needs.
Key findings include men’s reluctance to seek care in public health facilities and the strong
influence of peers in health-seeking behavior. HTS will be targeted and differentiated, with male-
friendly services being provided in locations where men are found, such as markets and bus
stations. Client-centered interventions to improve men’s facility experience will address
confidentiality, privacy, and long waiting times.

HIV self-testing (HIVST) will be offered in informal and formal workplaces such as markets, bus
stations, and construction sites. HIVST will also be used to optimize facility settings, especially in
high volume facilities where long waiting times can demotivate men from accessing HTS. This
model fast-tracks male clients from registration to screening rooms to reduce waiting times and
ensures that specific screening rooms are allocated to men.

PEPFAR Zambia will continue to intensify index testing and partner notification to find men. A
critical component of this effort will be to build the interviewing and elicitation skills of CHWs to
improve their capacity to coach reluctant clients, particularly women, to reveal their sexual
contacts. PEPFAR Zambia will continue to employ active follow-up of identified contacts to ensure
that all are tested and linked to treatment if positive. For men identified as positive, who may feel
limited by normal clinic working hours, flexible services on evenings and weekends will facilitate
their immediate initiation. Zambia’s ongoing efforts to reduce stigma against PLHIV will be tailored
and targeted to men to improve linkage and retention on treatment.

Other key strategies for finding men include increasing partnerships with the private sector such
as in the mining communities in the Copperbelt to increase access to HTS and linkage to treatment.
IPs will also focus on conducting targeted outreach services particular in areas along the trucking
route as well as mobile populations such as fishing communities.

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4.1.3.4 HIVST Strategy

In COP19, PEPFAR Zambia will scale up HIV self-testing (HIVST) to all attained and sustained
districts, incorporating both assisted and unassisted models. IPs will conduct education and
sensitization activities, including social media, to increase the acceptability and demand for HIVST,
especially among men, AGYW and their sexual partners, and KPs, including. Additionally, PEPFAR
Zambia is working closely with NAC and CSOs to help increase awareness of the availability of
HIVST. HIVST kits will be distributed to the health facilities in high burden areas with low ART
coverage through central medical stores, and to targeted work places, institutions working with
people with disabilities, institutions of higher learning and communities by PEPFAR IPs who work
in these areas. IPs will be directed to immediately report any instances of adverse events associated
with HIVST, e.g. self-harm as a result of a reactive HIV test.

4.1.4 Adult Care and Support

In COP19, PEPFAR Zambia will increase linkage to treatment from 81% in COP18 Q1 to 95% in
COP19 through the scale up of key activities that will contribute to finding the missing. PEPFAR
will support hiring clinicians to supplement the current HR numbers to ensure they are available
at all ART sites, at all times to initiate newly diagnosed HIV positive clients on ART. Where the HR
numbers are adequate, PEPFAR will support training and mentorship of clinicians in ART provision
to ensure they provide quality ART services. Patients will be assisted by linkage coordinators
immediately upon diagnosis. The linkage coordinators will physically escort newly diagnosed HIV
positive clients from the testing point to the clinician who will initiate them on ART. This will
ensure that no patients will be lost between the point of testing and point of ART initiation. For
patients diagnosed with HIV in the community, PEPFAR Zambia will continue to use starter packs
for immediate ART initiation for patients who are unable to get to ART clinics when they are
diagnosed.

PEPFAR Zambia will support a treatment literacy campaign in collaboration with GRZ, CSOs
including the association of people with disabilities. The treatment literacy initiative under
development will include counseling of newly initiated ART clients to ensure patients understand
the importance of lifelong treatment, meaning that enrolled patients adhere to treatment and aim
for viral suppression. Treatment literacy will also be prioritized in COP19. This will include
counseling of newly initiated ART clients to ensure that they understand the importance of lifelong
treatment and VL suppression. Health facilities will provide services during weekends and after
hours clinics to cater for clients who fail to access ART services during working hours. Additionally,
PEPFAR Zambia will support opening up additional health posts and non-traditional sites to
provide ART services located and designed to increase access to services with high unmet need.

PEPFAR Zambia will aim to increase ART retention through a multi-pronged approach. The GRZ
distributed a circular to all provinces in January 2019 that guided facilities to provide 6 month ART
dispensing to avoid the inconvenience of frequent clinic visits. PEPFAR Zambia will continue to
support GRZ in transitioning and/or initiating all eligible adults on TLD to improve outcomes and
reduce side effects and scaling up multi-month scripting and dispending. To assure quality, health
care workers will be trained in new ART regimens to improve case management.

HCWs will be provided with job aids such as hotlines, dash-boards and apps and proactive
appointment systems including calling clients to remind them of upcoming appointments. Patients
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assigned lay counselors responsible to follow-up, and bring them back into care. In several facilities
in Lusaka, PEPFAR Zambia will employ biometric technology linked to SmartCare, to uniquely
identify patients on HIV treatment who may have self-transferred. The use of biometric technology
will be in line with Zambia regulations and in consultation with CSOs to ensure privacy.

IPs will implement age appropriate proactive psychosocial support and other community
adherence strategies such as community based ART distribution, community adherence groups and
teen clubs. PEPFAR Zambia will optimize HRH placement by ensuring that facilities with low
retention rates have appropriate numbers of HRH deployed. PEPFAR Zambia in collaboration with
MOH will work on providing trainings on customer service to HCWs at high volume sites. The
training will incorporate patient feedback and will be used to designed DSD models that meet
individual patient needs.

PEPFAR Zambia COP19 VL coverage target is 100% of all persons on ART. To support the
achievement of this target, PEPFAR Zambia will employ the several “soft” non-lab related strategies,
in addition to the lab-based strategies detailed in 4.8. These strategies are to expand PEPFAR’s work
in lab staff mentorship and capacity building. To work in collaboration with the GRZ and CSOs to
support VL literacy for providers and patients, including intensifying the U=U messaging.

4.1.5 Pediatric Care and Support

In COP19, PEPFAR Zambia pediatric HIV treatment will focus on HIV case identification, linkage
to HIV treatment, retention on treatment, and viral suppression. PEPFAR Zambia will deploy point-
of-care EID testing technologies (including GeneXpert) to at least 18 high-burden and hard-to-
reach jurisdictions with EID coverage of less than 50%. High burden is defined as a jurisdiction
having a HIV prevalence of more than 7% among pregnant women and more than 200 HIV exposed
infants in a year. PEPFAR IPs will reinforce national EID guidelines, including testing all exposed
infants by and/or at two months and subsequently at 6, 12, 18, and 24 months by closely monitoring
and supervision of providers to ensure compliance with guidelines. Additional, regular site
monitoring visits will reinforce these messages across all sites. Through the scale up of index testing,
all children of WLHIV and the children of fathers widowed due to HIV will be offered index testing
and followed up.

Children who test positive for HIV will be offered same day initiation and age appropriate
adherence information. Pediatric HIV cases will benefit from increased clinical staff and capacity
building as described above. PEPFAR Zambia is committed to reducing turnaround times for dry
blood spots (DBS) samples which will increase the identification of CLHIV. PBFW will be paired
with a CHW for follow up through the pregnancy and breastfeeding.

PEPFAR Zambia will reinforce pediatric ART drug optimization, including the use of DTG,
Raltegravir granules for neonates and LPV/r granules/tablets, to improve outcomes and reduce side
effects. Healthcare workers will be trained to improve case management and provided with job aids
such as hotlines, dash-boards, mobile apps and appointment systems to remind clients of upcoming
appointments, proactively. PEPFAR Zambia will scale up the implementation of age appropriate
proactive psychosocial support and scale-up of pediatric and adolescent patient centered DSD
models. In 2018, OVC partners started to report OVC service provision at the health facility
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improved bi-directional referrals. This practice will continue in COP19 so that CLHIV can access
available community-based services.

Finally, FBOs and faith leadership will be engaged to support the linkage of CLHIV and adolescents
to health facilities. FBOs will be instrumental in encouraging parents to ensure their children are
tested. FBOs will engage people with disabilities to facilitate access to treatment.

4.1.6 TB/HIV Co-infection

At 58%, 3 Zambia has a one of the highest TB/HIV co-infection rates in the world. The TB/HIV COP19
targets aim to increase TB annual notification from 40,000 to 60,000, successfully treat at least 90% of all
notified TB cases, test all notified TB cases for HIV and initiate all TB cases found with HIV on life-long
HIV treatment, screen all HIV infected patients for TB and treat those found with TB, and initiate those
without TB on TB preventive therapy.

At the end of COP17 the program screened 60% of HIV patients for TB. Of those 97% (523,602) who
screened negative, 3% completed isoniazid preventive therapy. The National TB program recently
launched TPT guidelines and the implementation of the TPT scale up plan will propel performance from
this low level, scaling up services in COP18 to meet a TPT target of 123,000 and will make further gains in
COP19 to achieve the target of 315,133.

In COP19, PEPFAR Zambia will focus on addressing key challenges with intensified TB case finding to
close the 20,000 notifications gap, screening all PLHIV for TB, and initiating PLHIV in TB care with no
evidence of active TB on TPT. PEPFAR Zambia will disseminate guidelines, intensify the introduction of
alternative TPT regimens including 3HP, improve logistics system, conduct provider training and
mentorship, and literacy campaigns to increase TB case finding. PEPFAR will facilitate joint planning for
and implementation of TB and HIV services and activities at provincial and district levels, including
supervision, data review, and site visits.

All PEPFAR supported sites will institute infection control plans based on the universal concept of
hierarchy of controls, minor renovations, support for personal protective equipment, and support for
biosafety equipment. Through the universal coverage of GeneXpert MTB/RIF and/or florescent
microscopy testing, and introducing the LAM test, training, and testing among prisoners, congregate
settings, and the indigent populations PEPFAR Zambia will intensify and increase case finding.

4.2 Prevention

In addition to scaling up HIV testing and treatment, in COP19 PEPFAR Zambia will continue to
scale up strategies to prevent new HIV infections especially among priority and key populations by
focusing on PrEP, VMMC, and other evidence-based prevention strategies.

4.2.1 Scaling Up PrEP

COP17 was the first year of PrEP implementation and PEPFAR partners reached 3,601 beneficiaries
with PrEP and scaled up from 4 sites to 192 sites by the end of the fiscal year. For COP19, PEPFAR
targets for PrEP_NEW will more than double (20,326) compared to COP18 (8,673) in an effort to
increase access to populations at high risk of contracting HIV infection. These include a focus on

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MSM (924), FSW (2,042), sero-discordant couples (SDC), PBFW, and AGYW (3,839). PEPFAR
Zambia is making a deliberate effort to scale-up PrEP among PBFW because of the incidence of HIV
infection in that population and the risk of vertical transmission. Although PrEP has now been
incorporated into the National Guidelines for HIV Prevention and Treatment, implementation will
prioritize geographical areas with high HIV burden including focusing on Lusaka and Copperbelt
provinces.

The national PrEP technical working group meets on a quarterly basis to share lessons learned and
PrEP cascades to identify challenges and identify solutions. One of the key challenges that has been
identified is the need to create demand and awareness for PrEP as this is a new intervention in
Zambia. As a result, PEPFAR Zambia is intensifying community sensitization and demand creation
strategies to dispel myths and misconceptions, and increase community awareness and uptake of
PrEP services. The Ending AIDS Campaign, which has a focus on PrEP will be launched in April
2019, was developed using insights for targeted populations using a human-centered design
approach which is expected to increase demand for and awareness of PrEP.

Another area of focus that has been identified is retention to PrEP and the specific needs of target
populations. To address this, PEPFAR has supported a strategy that offers differentiated models of
service delivery for targeted populations including supportive services through a peer-based
approach. For SDC couples including PBFW, services largely take place as part of an integrated
service in public health facilities, leveraging ART-trained health workers, and laboratory and
pharmaceutical services. For AGYW, services are predominantly provided at DREAMS centers,
which are currently offered in 13 sites in high HIV burden districts as part of a layered intervention
for AGYW. In COP19, services will be expanded to a total of 26 sites. For MSM and FSW, this service
is offered outside public health facilities as well as through outreach and health post sites where
services are tailored to the specific needs of these populations. Finally, PEPFAR was recently given
permission to provide PrEP in prisons; this should commence in COP18 Q3.

PrEP services will continue to be provided as a part of comprehensive HIV prevention services that
include HIV testing, sexual risk reduction education and counselling, condom distribution,
contraceptives, post-exposure prophylaxis and medical male circumcision. PrEP client will also be
routinely screened for other sexually transmitted disease.

In COP19, PEPFAR investments will focus on training of health workers and community volunteers
and other lay healthcare workers. PEPFAR will also strengthen existing M&E systems to monitor
the PrEP cascade across populations and age/gender dimensions and implement interventions to
improve the quality of service delivery and retention.

4.2.2 HIV Prevention for AGYW and Children

In COP19, PEPFAR Zambia will ensure integration and complementary service delivery between
the DREAMS and OVC platforms. Special focus will be placed on primary prevention of sexual
violence and HIV among 9-14 year olds, for which FBO funds will be used to strengthen the
engagement of faith communities and leaders. IPs will expand utilization of churches and mosques
for DREAMS Safe Spaces and parenting programs, while also targeting the wider faith community
with appropriate messaging on GBV, HIV prevention and pediatric testing. Faith and traditional
leaders will be engaged on issues of early marriage, GBV prevention, and socio-behavioral norms
change. IPs will also work with faith leadership to update and operationalize child protection
policies along with building their skills to identify and respond to cases of sexual violence in their

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communities. Additionally, church groups (such as religious text studies, district religious leaders’
fellowship groups, and youth groups) will be leveraged to integrate evidence-based interventions
on sexual violence and HIV. More broadly, OVC and DREAMS platforms will jointly focus on
school-based GBV and HIV interventions addressing issues such as sexual consent, delayed sexual
debut, and empowerment. Within the wider community, broad-based GBV prevention
interventions, such as SASA!, will continue as a layered service under DREAMS and a stand-alone
intervention in non-DREAMS sites. DREAMS and OVC IPs will work together, through monthly
district coordination meetings to increase demand for post-violence care and provide technical
assistance to GBV One-Stop Centers as needed. In areas of geographic overlap, strong bi-directional
referrals between DREAMS and OVC partners will continue to ensure comprehensive service
support for the most vulnerable AGYW.

General targeted HIV prevention and risk avoidance/reduction for AGYW aged 10-24 will continue
to include community mobilization for HTS (including family planning and PrEP), linkage to care,
recency testing for HIV positive AGYW, GBV prevention and response, and condom
promotion/distribution. Hotspot mapping will continue to be used as a tool to ensure the most at-
risk populations are found to provide them with high-impact prevention interventions. Special
focus will be placed on scaling up self-testing for AGYW and their partners as well as identifying
and referring the highest risk for PrEP. Evidence-based interventions will continue to be led by peer
outreach and, within DREAMS zones, delivering a layered service package will remain the primary
goal. Linkage to care will continue through the use of escorted referrals, adolescent-friendly
hours/spaces, and increased site-level collaboration among IPs. IPs serving KPs will be supported
to reach and refer AGYW KPs to clinical services and DREAMS programming. DREAMS partners
will continue to focus efforts in 40 zones across 8 districts, using real time data (collected through
the DREAMS M&E database) to ensure the most vulnerable AGYW are found and engaged. This
will include in-depth analysis of AGYW risk factors, such as experiences with transactional sex,
education (in or out of school), experience with GBV, early pregnancy, and number of concurrent
sexual partners. Ongoing saturation analysis will also be used as a tool for determining geographical
targeting and assessing gaps in coverage. PrEP service delivery, through DREAMS centers, will
expand from 13 to 26 centers. Economic strengthening interventions, including savings groups,
financial literacy training, and skills building will also significantly expand, with a focus on the 20-
24 year old AGYW age band. As stated above, the DREAMS platform will continue to serve as a
primary mechanism for the prevention of HIV and sexual violence against 9-14 year olds.

Within the OVC portfolio, IPs will continue to prioritize young mothers (10-24 years old),
adolescent girls who have dropped out of school, child-headed households, young PLHIV, children
of sex workers, and children/adolescents living in a household with at least one adult living with
HIV. An improved OVC minimum package will include HIV status awareness (with age appropriate
adherence support for those living with HIV), age-appropriate HIV prevention messaging for
negative clients, positive parenting training for guardians of OVC, referrals to clinical services, and
a holistic support package (psychosocial, education, household economic strengthening, and
nutrition assessments for children under five). Special focus will be placed on integrating sexual
violence prevention activities for 9-14 year olds into the OVC minimum package. OVC IPs will focus
on increasing coordination with facility partners for bi-directional referrals, optimization of clinical
support for pediatric cases, and improved case management. PEPFAR Zambia, through the new
GBV project will strengthen Gender Based Violence Information Management System through the
GRZ and usage of VAC survey data to improve sexual GBV and HTS screening among AGYW.

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4.2.3 Key Populations
The COP19 target for KP_Prev is 58,565, which is comprised of 28,730 FSW, 14,381 MSM, 382 trans-
gender (TG), and 13,062 prisoners. These targets are based on current size estimates and historical
program data, and represent an increase of over 24% from the COP18 targets. In COP19, activities
will focus on ensuring that every KP reached receives HTS, index testing is scaled up in tandem
with increased screening for IPV, PrEP uptake increases through the training of KP peer promoters
and lay counselors. Social media and information, communication, and technology (ICT) platforms
are used to reach first time testers and MSM, especially those who are older. These activities are an
expansion of services already included in the PEPFAR Zambia KP package which includes condom
and lubricant promotion and distribution, HTS, peer outreach, STI screening and treatment,
provision of PrEP, strengthening community-facility linkages, preventing GBV and/or IPV, alcohol
abuse awareness, mental health screening, and harm reduction. Commodities directed towards KP
activities will be closely monitored, including lubricants. In COP19, additional indicators will be
added to improve the quality of HIV services PrEP coverage and KP specific TX_NEW targets IPs
providing treatment services to KPs.

The adoption of sexual risk reduction behavior among KPs is an important public health necessity
because of the ongoing nature of the HIV related risks. In COP19, PEPFAR Zambia will scale up
U=U messaging through the training of health workers and the development of information and
educational materials for dissemination among targeted groups. Training will focus on educating
health workers, peer educators, and counselors about KPs and create self-awareness about HCW
biases toward KPs may prevent them from offering quality KP-friendly services. HCWs will be
trained to provide the recommended package of services in a non-judgmental, supportive,
responsive, and respectful manner.

In COP19, case finding among KPs will be intensified through social network strategies, enhanced
peer outreach model for HIV testing within KP networks, and the use of the peer navigation
approach to support newly identified positives to enroll on treatment and be retained in care.
Enhanced peer outreach approach will focus on KPs that are hard to reach and not found at
traditional hotspots. This will complement peer outreach efforts by engaging KPs that have never
been tested in the peer’s own social, sexual and drug-using networks. The goal is to break into
untapped networks, increase the rate of HIV case finding, link HIV-positive KPs to care and
treatment, and connect HIV-negative KPs to services that will help them remain HIV negative. IPs
will increase index testing among KPs to reach the sexual networks of newly identified KPs and
those already on HIV care and treatment. Community ART models will continue to be scaled up to
ensure KPs are reached, including through the use of self-testing to increase access to and frequency
of testing.

DSD models will continue to be used to mitigate facility based hurdles to accessing care and
treatment, and ensure that eligible HIV negative and HIV positive KPs are retained on PrEP and
treatment. A stigma monitoring tool kit will be operationalized to guide stigma reduction efforts at
the facility level and help assess outcomes continuously. In addition, IPs will actively and routinely
review the legal environment assessment undertaken in 2017 to monitor progress made towards
addressing legal and policy barriers, and support the development of strategies that improve KP
access to HIV services.

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PEPFAR Zambia will also support programs in COP19 that address the safety and security of KPs
and impede access to HIV services. PEPFAR Zambia IPs will work closely with law enforcement and
relevant stakeholders, including CSOs to address KP security concerns through the establishment
of KP networks that monitor and respond to KPs that have had their right to health care violated
based on their KP status.

4.2.4 Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC)

The GRZ designed the VMMC scale-up strategy in the National Operational Plan (2016-2020) to
reach 1.98 million eligible males with VMMC services by 2020. By the end of FY18, the national
achievement was 1.3 million. PEPFAR Zambia contributed 884,000 VMMC (68%) towards this
achievement. In COP19, PEPFAR Zambia has set a target of 400,000 VMMC to eligible males across
the country. In apportioning this target, PEPFAR Zambia prioritized areas with low VMMC rates by
assigning 87% of targets to regions with less than 50% saturation, 7% to regions which are above
50% but less than 80% saturation and only 1% to regions which have achieved 80% or above
saturation while 4% of the target was allocated to military facilities. The aim is to achieve 80%
saturation in all regions. The program will also continue prioritizing regions with high HIV burden
as well as attainment of 80% saturation for men aged 15 – 29 years old.

In districts which have not attained 80% saturation, PEPFAR Zambia will support direct service
delivery by supplementing the MOH’s human resource numbers and capacity through hiring,
training and mentoring both healthcare workers as well as lay counselors and CHWs; procurement
of VMMC commodities, supplies and reporting tools to mitigate program disruption due to stock
outs, and quality assurance and improvement (QA/QI) activities to address quality issues affecting
patient safety and outcomes. In an effort to expand the choice of method, PEPFAR Zambia will
support the passive surveillance and scale up of VMMC devices after active surveillance. In districts
which have either attained VMMC saturation and/or have lower unmet need will have support
limited to national-level technical assistance for quality assurance and improvement, promulgation
of policy, and training of trainers.

PEPFAR Zambia will also support community mobilization activities by engaging community
mobilisers to link clients to VMMC services at community level during routine and campaign
periods. Fostering partnerships with traditional and community leaders to generate demand and
promote program ownership will also be prioritized. Demand generation activities targeted at
finding and linking the priority age group 15 – 29 years old to VMMC services will be enhanced.
This will include scaling up of the Human Centered Design approach of demand generation.

Evidence from previous years indicates that the majority of VMMC (75%) are conducted during
periodic campaigns in April, August, and December. PEPFAR Zambia will build on this evidence to
create a strategy of ongoing “mini - campaigns” to shift from reliance on campaigns to routine
provision of the service.

4.2.5 Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT)

Pregnant Zambian women have universal access to PMTCT services, with 98% of all ANC attendees
being tested for HIV and 95% of all newly identified pregnant women with HIV are being initiated
on treatment. Program data shows that 70% of all pregnant women living with HIV already know
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COP17 data shows 12 months retention of only 83% among pregnant women. This challenge to
EMTCT goals.

PEPFAR Zambia will address low VL coverage and suppression among PBFW by repeating HIV
testing in HIV negative PBFW, testing partners of HIV-negative PBFW for HIV using self-testing
(where applicable), and provision of PrEP for discordant couples, and women in high risk
relationships where the HIV status of the partner is unknown despite efforts to test the partner.
Retesting will identify mothers who tested negative during ANC, but sero convert during
breastfeeding.

To improve retention of pregnant women on ART, PEPFAR Zambia will increase its efforts in
intensive counselling on the benefits of life long ART, while strengthening mother-baby pair follow
up to encourage and ensure ART adherence. PEPFAR Zambia will scale up DSD models for
pregnant women including community distribution of ART. Appointment registers will be used
and pregnant women who miss appointments will be prioritized for tracing by CHWs.

4.3 Commodities

Ensuring that HIV commodities are in full supply and accessible to all patients is a priority in
Zambia’s COP19 and critical to achieving the 95-95-95 goals in partnership with the GRZ. In COP19,
PEPFAR Zambia will transition 619,5000 patients to TLD. All individuals on TLD will be provided
with MMS. COP19 PEPFAR orders of TLD in COP19 are planned as 90 count bottles this switch will
decrease the burden of limited storage space and will improve retention. The GRZ and PEPFAR
Zambia are committed to a woman centered, informed consent, decision making approach for use
of TLD in women of childbearing age. All women will be offered TLD only after being given
information on the risks of TLD should they become pregnant along with family planning
counseling and access, in line with the Zambia MOH guidelines. Through intense adherence of
national treatment algorithm, use of teaching aids, weekly tele-monitoring at clinics, and monthly
reporting to the TLD steering committee, it is anticipated that TLD will be disseminated according
to the approved TLD transition plan by December 2019.

Zambia has phased-out NVP-based regimens and is transitioning pediatric patients to optimized
regimens such as DTG, Raltegravir granules, and LPV/r granules. All pediatric ARVs are fully funded
by PEPFAR with no gap projected.

For effective supply chain management for VL commodities, the COP19 goal is to provide testing
to over 80% of TX_ CURR. PEPFAR Zambia continues to provide technical assistance to Medical
Stores Limited and MOH to manage and maintain cold chain systems that ensure full stock
availability of all reagents, consumables, and calibrators needed to conduct VL tests. There is no
funding gap projected for these HIV lab commodities which are currently purchased through, or
moving toward being purchased through, reagent rental agreements with Hologic and Roche.

In COP19, HIV commodity gaps exist for RTKs, ARVs and other lab commodities. PEPFAR Zambia
is working closely with the GFATM and the GRZ to close the commodity gap through the
reprogramming and application of GFATM savings from FY 18 and FY 19 to ARV funding gap for
COP19. For RTKs, PEPFAR Zambia is implementing a targeted testing approach which will ensure
the committed funds in table 4.3.1 will provide the adequate number of tests needed to achieve
testing targets. PEPFAR Zambia is working closely with the GRZ to ensure that these tests are
sufficient for the national supply plan.

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 Table 4.3.1 Funding Gap
COP19Funding COP19 Funding
Commodity Category COP19 Funding Gap
Need Commitment
Rapid test kits $14,113,698 $4,475,846 $9,367,840
VL/EID $22,464,843 $22,464,843 $0.00
Condoms * $2,745,735 $2,745,735 $0.00
Cotrimoxazole $3,428,983 $3,428,983 $0.00
ARVs $108,401,836 $94,112,086 $14,289,750
INH $1,078,245 $1,078,245 $0.00
Rifapentine $1,458,053 $1,458,053 $0.00
Vit B6 $389,691 $389,691 $0.00
Gene Xpert Cartridges $3,324,000 $3,324,000 $0.00
CrAg $72,888 $72,888 $0.00
Lipo-Arabinomannan Strips $28,426 $28,426 $0.00
Other HIV lab Commodities $14,396,5120 $5,718,572 $8,677,940
Source 2018 National Lab Commodities Forecasting and Quantification Reports and the 2018 National ARV
Forecasting and Quantification Report, COP19 proposed funding, and GFATM concept note with GRZ/MOH

*Includes 469,000 units of personal lubricants ($15,000).

4.4 Collaboration, Integration and Monitoring

4.4.1 Strengthening Cross Technical Collaboration and Implementation

PEPFAR Zambia is committed to continued collaboration with GFATM and MOH on all technical
aspects of program implementation including through external stakeholder engagement. These
engagements have stimulated broad participation including representation from several host
government ministries and departments, multilateral organizations, local and international non-
governmental organizations, and CSOs. Close collaboration and engagement with the GRZ through
Ministry of Defense was obtained through joint planning, site visits, and formalized agreements
specifying support and implementation. There is a common understanding on USG support to
ensure sustainability and continuity of all these above mentioned core activities.

USAID and CDC are collaborating with Provincial and District MOH offices to convene regular
joint site level data reviews, conduct site visits to identify performance weaknesses, and develop
remediation plans. Once a site has been assessed and a remediation plan developed, progress
towards site level targets is reviewed during regular meetings. Additional follow-up through
technical supportive supervision to improve site level performance is then provided by a USAID or
CDC implementing partner in collaboration with the MOH. In addition, PEPFAR Zambia technical
staff will continue to participate in the monthly provincial surge review meetings and meet
routinely within the national TWG structure to escalate and address policy barriers, respond to
technical issues at the site-level, and share best practices. DOD through the Ministry of Defense
have put in place a forum for the Zambian Defence Force (ZDF) to meet and interact with senior
command to review program gaps and poorly performing sites. In addition, enhanced joint facility
assessments comprised of ZDF, IPs, and DOD staff have been instituted to facilitate on the spot
program correction. The enhanced site assessments have had the additional benefits of increasing
the collaboration of all stakeholders, better problem solving, and improved client service.

In COP19, PEPFAR Zambia will continue as a voting member of the CCM, will have a seat on the
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HIV (PEPFAR Coordination Office (PCO)) Cooperating Partners Groups. PEPFAR Zambia has
placed a technical advisor within the MOF through Treasury’s Office of Technical Assistance to
strengthen Zambia’s efforts to implement and manage a sustainable national response to HIV. The
technical advisor provides assistance to strengthen technical capacity of the Oversight Working
Group on Sustainable Financing; establish systems and processes to accurately track HIV resources
and expenditures on country wide-basis; and develop sustainable funding options and efficient
resource management systems. PEPFAR Zambia will continue to work closely with UNAIDS in the
areas of SI, advocacy, and CSO capacity building and coordination.

4.4.2 Strengthening IP Management and Monitoring

All USG agencies have prioritized partner management for achieving results. All partners report
data on key 95-95-95 indicators on a monthly basis and these are jointly reviewed by PEPFAR
Zambia to identify gaps and areas where course correction is needed.

In collaboration with the GRZ, CDC conducts granular site management as a strategy for partner
management by focusing on performance improvement at the site level. Annual targets will be
broken down into weekly targets which CDC will review in collaboration with the GRZ district and
provincial health offices. Focused site visits to underperforming sites by the site management team
comprising of MOH and CDC staff will take place to quickly fix performance gaps as they are
identified. Additionally, CDC will continue to hold oversight and accountability meetings with IPs
where issues at the above site and/or policy level can be resolved by the provincial leadership in
consultation with CDC leadership and the IP leadership. PEPFAR Zambia will continue and expand
its practice of utilizing evidence-based best practices by requesting the interagency team to
implement evidence-based practices where feasible and applicable.

USAID has employed multiple management approaches to improve partner performance which has
resulted in significant increases, for example, in the number of new HIV treatment initiates. USAID
will continue to use performance based contracts which tie contractor fee payments to the
achievement of results, hold monthly regional data review meetings in coordination with the MOH,
conduct regular joint site visits, and develop site level remediation plans for all poorly performing
sites. Regional situation rooms are used to review data in real time. USAID will also continue to
meet IPs at least on a monthly basis to review activity performance and expenditure data. Through
these enhanced partner performance methods, USAID is identifying issues far more rapidly than in
the past and working with partners to fix issues in real time as they are identified.

DOD uses a client centered approach to monitoring and evaluation. This approach focuses on IPs
having a clear understanding of the technical guidance on program implementation and PEPFAR
requirements to ensure the client needs are met. Partner performance is assessed by joint
collaboration meetings, regular review of the program results, enhanced monitoring of program
implementation in the field, and DOD provided technical assistance to partner staff.

4.4.3 Improving Integration of Key Health System Interventions

PEPFAR Zambia priorities have directed the implementation of key health system interventions
including supplementing the GRZ’s HRH efforts and electronic health record management. In order
to achieve the programmatic priorities outlined in sections 4.1 and 4.2, including case finding,
linkage, retention on ART and viral load, PEPFAR Zambia recognizes that a robust clinical and
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MOH is employing: 21,500 clinical staff, 1,329 community health assistants, 600 clinical staff, and
167 community health assistants.

The PEPFAR Zambia HRH strategy in COP19 aims to maintain salary support for 1,315 clinical staff
and 12,000 CHWs (44 CHA, over 1,000 lay counselors, 330 treatment/adherence supporters, and
1,050 peer educators/mentors and nearly 9,000 community based workers with multiple roles
including treatment support) as well as further reduce the gap of community health workers by
providing salary support to the 480 Community Health Assistants CHA (out of 1,042 who are not
on the government payroll). Community cadres will be responsible for scaling up key case-finding
strategies such as index testing, ensuring all clients found positive are properly counseled so they
start on ARVs, tracing all defaulters, and making sure clients who are eligible for viral load testing
return to the clinic for their tests. Additionally, these CHWs will be the cornerstone for
implementation of the DSD models highlighted in section 4.5.4. The deployment of these
additional community staff will be based on the geographical distribution of TX_CURR target, with
more community workers deployed to the highest burden provinces. PEPFAR Zambia will routinely
incorporate HRH reviews (including site and individual performance reviews) into monthly site
and partner-level management. This will allow PEPFAR Zambia to identify sites where increased
HRH support or optimized HRH is necessary.

In anticipation of reaching epidemic control targets by 2020, PEPFAR Zambia is conducting

modeling and analysis of workforce requirements for the maintenance of HIV services. The results
of this exercise is the foundation in the planning of HRH support and dialogue with the host country
government towards greater shared responsibility of HRH requirements and as part of domestic
resource mobilization efforts for HIV. PEPFAR Zambia is continuing to dialogue with MOH
Community Health Unit regarding constant refinement of the standards for community health
workers within the framework of the National HIV response as current standards are for the general
population.

As PEPFAR Zambia transitions the sole management of the National HIV program to the GRZ,
PEPFAR Zambia is investing in the MOH National HIV Clinical Mentoring program and Extension
of Community Health Outcomes (ECHO). The Zambia ECHO program is a weekly virtual learning
network where cases from facilities (spokes) are discussed by the network led by a hub of experts
at the University Teaching Hospital. The cases are submitted based on a range of topics including
TLD transition, TPT, pediatric HIV clinical management, and management of treatment failure.
This program will help make sure that frontline workers receive mentorship on key clinical issues
on a regular basis and will ultimately improve quality clinical care at in health facilities.

Concurrently, PEPFAR Zambia will invest in the revision and roll-out of standardized incentives,
training packages, and guidelines for non-CHA community health workers as well as harmonization
of data collection tools for CHWs. PEPFAR Zambia is working to re-vamp the role of Neighborhood
Health Committees, community-based support groups formed under the guidance of health
personnel, to manage the performance of CHWs to maximize their performance and contribution
to advancing the goal towards HIV epidemic control.

Additionally, PEPFAR Zambia will support interventions to increase the timely availability of high
quality data and promote its use to enhance program performance to achieve better health
outcomes. This will include the nation-wide scale up of case-based surveillance system; provision
of tools and technical assistance to improve program data quality and support HIV-related
surveillance; building HMIS management capacity by utilizing an MOH standardized approach and

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support tools; conducting rapid qualitative assessments of selected research institutions on the real
and perceived gaps in research capacity; and building the capacity of CSOs to utilize data.

In accordance with the Zambia National eHealth Strategy to improve data management, patient
management, and patient tracking, PEPFAR Zambia will continue to support the roll out of the
electronic health record (SmartCare) system to all Provinces. In COP19, PEPFAR Zambia will
transition most of the high volume facilities to the EHR in point of care (eFirst) mode while
increasing the number of facilities using the EHR. In consultation with MOH and CSOs, PEPFAR
Zambia will implement fingerprint biometrics technology for unique patient identification and to
link to the EHR in urban areas, which will improve patient tracking, linkage, and retention. As a
priority, PEPFAR Zambia will continue to support interoperability among information systems to
improve retention and close monitoring of viral load suppression. In this regard, PEPFAR Zambia
will support the roll out of an integrated system that links the laboratory information system and
the electronic logistics management information system (eLMIS) to the EHR, in all facilities where
these systems are being used. This system linkage will ensure efficient tracking of the 95-95-95
cascade and the availability of adequate stocks medications and commodities at facility level.
PEPFAR Zambia supported the development of the National Data Warehouse, which is able to pull
data from disparate systems (EHR, LIS, eLMIS and HRIS), and create visualizations which provide
a broader view of the state of the epidemic, at national and sub-national levels. In COP19, PEPFAR
will support the enhancement of the NDW functionality and visualization through the use of
Palantir technologies to improve data utilization for program management, at all levels. PEPFAR
will also support sub-national level roll out of the human resource information system to support
HRH deployment.

In COP19, PEPFAR Zambia will promote participation and coordination of all stakeholders in the
national response in order to accelerate progress towards sustained epidemic control. COP19 will
strengthen NAC’s capacity to coordinate the national response and improve CSO engagement;
build the capacity of community structures and CSOs to implement community level HIV activities
including treatment literacy to improve facility-community linkages and linkages to treatment; and
build capacity of Community Welfare Assistance Committees to enhance community level OVC
case management and access to services for people living with disabilities.

4.4.4 Improving Quality and Efficiencies of Service Delivery

The Zambia Consolidated Guidelines for Treatment and Prevention of HIV Infection (2018) outlines
Zambia’s strategic approach for implementing DSD that focuses on patient centeredness and health
system efficiency. The four primary approaches are: 1) Patients receive their ART refills in a group
and either a professional or a lay health care worker manages this group; 2) Clients receive their
ART refills in a group but this group is managed and run by clients themselves, e.g. Community
Adherence Groups; 3) ART refills are provided to individuals outside of health care facilities (e.g.,
of health post dispensation, home delivery, and community based drug pick-ups); and 4) ART refill
visits are separated from clinical consultations and patients can proceed directly to receive their
medication so as to reduce their waiting time at facilities. In January 2019, the MOH issued a
memorandum with guidance on the MMS/D of ARVs and directed that all stable clients be offered
six month prescriptions. PEPFAR Zambia has started the implementation of the new guidance at
the large ART sites. In COP19, PEPFAR Zambia’s IPs will work with health facility staff to continue
scaling up these DSD approaches, including MMS/D, in order to improve retention in care and
reduce congestion at health facilities. Priority focus of DSD models target adolescents and men,
who have had lower linkage and retention rates.

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PEPFAR Zambia’s largest OVC programs are concentrated in Southern, Lusaka, Central, and
Copperbelt provinces where the HIV burden is highest. In COP19, PEPFAR Zambia will continue to
support the OVC minimum package. The minimum package includes the two domains of health
and safe regardless of the outcomes of the vulnerability assessment. The inclusion of the two
domains (schooled and stable) in the household level case plan is dependent on the results of the
vulnerability assessment. Reducing risk of HIV infection among adolescents 10-14 years will be a
key focus as this age group is particular vulnerability to physical and sexual abuse and HIV infection.
Prevention of all forms of violence, imparting risk reduction skills, and help seeking behavior are
key components of the minimum package. OVC programming will collaborate with treatment IPs
to facilitate index case finding and referral of HIV infected children to ART and adherence support
to those with unsuppressed viral loads. These measures will increase HIV treatment adherence,
retention, and VL suppression in HIV positive OVC.

4.4.5 Ensuring above Service Delivery Activities are Related to Reaching Epidemic Control

PEPFAR Zambia reviewed MER indicator results, as well as Sustainability Index and Dashboard
(SID 3.0) and SIMS/enhanced site visit findings, to determine above service delivery investments to
achieve epidemic control by 2020. This analysis revealed three key programmatic gaps and 10
contributing key systems barriers:

 Low linkage and retention

o Key Systems Barriers - Limited EMR for patient tracking; inadequate human
resource; inadequate civil society engagement; insufficient capacity to promote key
HIV prevention and treatment behaviors; inadequate financial management policy
and procedures.
 Inadequate VL infrastructure and capacity
o Key Systems Barriers - Lack of quality standards and accreditation in central labs;
weak sample transport systems; low VL capacity.
 Sub-optimal supply chain management
o Key Systems Barriers - Inadequate data for planning; inadequate supply chain
management

In COP19, PEPFAR Zambia will spend $35,869,432 on above service delivery interventions. The table
below illustrates how PEPFAR Zambia has mapped above service delivery activities to key barriers
and measurable outcomes related to reaching epidemic control. Please refer to Table 6 (Appendix
C) for more details.

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 Table 4.4.1: Mapping Above-Service Delivery Activities to Key Barriers

Key Key Systems COP19 Activity Expected Relevant COP19 Baseline COP19 Benchmark
Programmatic Barrier Outcome Indicator or
Gap Measurement
Tool
Low Linkage and Inadequate HR Technical support Increased number HRH_PRE 0 400 CHA graduate with
Retention to two CHA of appropriately (Number of new PEPFAR support.
training schools to trained CHW health workers
improve quality of available to who graduated
training provide services at from a pre-service
facility and training institution
community sites or program as a
result of PEPFAR-
supported
strengthening
efforts, within the
reporting period,
by select cadre)
Inadequate HR Training & roll out Staff trained in Number of Sites 40 sites 50 sites participating in
of clinical HIV guidelines, participating in participating in ECHO
guidelines using availability of ECHO ECHO
ECHO required
guidelines and
tools for service
delivery
Limited EMR for Maintenance and Timely and Percent of PEPFAR 50% of PEPFAR 100% of PEPFAR supported
patient tracking support of accurate supported sites supported sites sites have functional EMR
SmartCare EMR turnaround of data with functional have functional
through 10 reporting at site EMR EMR
provincial hubs level facilitates
patient tracking
Inadequate CSO Media campaigns Increased demand Tx_PVLS Tx_PVLS 45% Tx_PVLS 90%
engagement and engagement for VL tests, VL (Percentage of
with CSOs to suppression and ART patients with
increase treatment retention a suppressed VL
literacy result (<1000
copies/ml)
documented in the
medical or
laboratory
records/laboratory

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 Key Key Systems COP19 Activity Expected Relevant COP19 Baseline COP19 Benchmark
Programmatic Barrier Outcome Indicator or
Gap Measurement
Tool
information
systems within the
past 12 months)
Inadequate VL Lack of quality Strengthening QMS Number of labs Total of 7 central Total of 11 central labs with
Infrastructure and standards and laboratory quality implementation in accredited labs with accreditation
Capacity accreditation in management labs; ISO accreditation
central labs Accreditation
Weak sample Coordinate sample Coordinated Number of hubs Provincial hub Additional 55 hubs
transport systems referral system functional sample strengthened; strengthened; strengthened; 2x / wk; 14 d.
improvement, referral system Sample pickup ~0.5x / wk; ~1
results return rate and TAT month
(including digital
results return)
improvement and
hub facility
capacity building
Sub-optimal Inadequate supply Provide Coordinated Number of storage 10 storage in a box 40 storage in a box units
Supply Chain chain management supplemental supply chain in a box units units procured and procured and installed
Management storage space, and distribution installed at installed
infrastructure system selected facilities
support to with inadequate
enhance storage space in
warehousing and priority districts
distribution
capacity
Inadequate data Improve Improved stock Number of eSCMIS rolled out eSCMIS rolled out to 1000
for planning availability of visibility and data facilities with to 600 facilities facilities
adequate health for supply chain functional
commodities planning and electronic supply
through use of management chain management
information information
technology system (eSCMIS)
Other Inadequate data Strengthening data Timely availability Proportion of 85% reporting on 90% reporting on time
for planning platform through of good quality supported time
routine system data for districts/facilities
upgrades, programmatic reporting timely
maintenance, data decision-making. HMIS data

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 Key Key Systems COP19 Activity Expected Relevant COP19 Baseline COP19 Benchmark
Programmatic Barrier Outcome Indicator or
Gap Measurement
Tool
collection, routine monthly (%
cleaning of Reporting on time)
indicators within
the DHIS2
platform, and
linking HMIS data
to vital statistics
and population
estimates in
DHIS2
Inadequate data Recency cluster Timely availability HTS_RECENT (Per There is currently At least 35% of recent
for planning rapid of good quality centage of persons no data on recency infection clusters will be
investigations data for aged ≥15 years apart from investigated
programmatic newly diagnosed ZAMPHIA 2016
decision-making with HIV-1 which was not
infection who have powered for use
a test for recent below the
infection result of provincial level
‘recent infection’
during the
reporting period)
Inadequate Capacity building Increased Percentage of 83% 90%
financial to address transparency and Provincial Risk
management recommendations accountability in Mitigation Plan
policy and of Public Financial the use of Action items that
procedures Management Risk resources IP is responsible
Assessment for are addressed
Framework to within the plan
support G2G year
funding in
Copperbelt and
Central Provinces

PEPFAR Zambia is implementing above service delivery interventions to address these programmatic gaps and systems barriers. Table
4.4.1 illustrates how PEPFAR Zambia has mapped individual activities to key barriers and measurable outcomes related to reaching
epidemic control. Section 6.0 and Table 6 (Appendix C) contain more detailed description of above service delivery activities.

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4.5 Targets for scale-up locations and populations

Table 4.5.1 Entry Streams for Adults and Pediatrics Newly Initiating ART Patients in Scale-up Districts
Newly Identified
Tested for HIV Newly Initiated on ART
Entry Streams for ART Positive
(APR FY20) (APR FY 20)
Enrollment (APR FY20)
HTS_TST TX_NEW
HTS_TST_POS
Total Men 201,141 9,178 8,822
Total Women 254,784 16,138 15,412
Total Children (<15) 68,472 2,835 2,825
Total from Index Testing 48,171 8,920 NA
Adults
TB Patients 4,310 1,093 1,093
Pregnant Women 142,120 2,291 2,194
VMMC clients 115,551 122 121
Key populations 3,909 1,213 1,977
Priority Populations NA NA NA
Other Testing NA NA NA
Previously diagnosed and/or in
NA NA NA
care
Pediatrics (<15)
HIV Exposed Infants 43,283 375 375
Other pediatric testing NA NA NA
Previously diagnosed and/or in
NA NA NA
care
Source Data Pack COP19

Table 4.5.2 VMMC Coverage and Targets by Age Group in Scale-up Districts
Population Size Current Coverage VMMC_CIRC Expected Coverage
Target Age Group
Estimate (date) (in FY20) (in FY20)
10-14 418,459 92% 99 9%
15-19 336,854 75% 22,934 57%
20-24 271,606 50% 34,172 59%
25-29 221,799 36% 36,897 57%
30-34 184,232 23% 3,048 8%
35-39 152,930 10% 4,031 8%
40-44 121,200 5% 2,756 6%
45-49 85,994 3% 3,458 7%
50+ 236,517 2% 9,287 6%
Total/Average 2,029,591/225,510 116,682/12,965 6%

Source Data Pack COP19

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 Table 4.5.3 Target Populations for Prevention Interventions to Facilitate Epidemic Control
Population Size Estimate Coverage Goal
Target Populations FY20 Target
(scale-up districts) (in FY20)
FSW (KP_PREV) 7,461 15% 1,136
MSM (KP_PREV) 6,164 9% 557
PWID (KP_PREV) 2,433
Prisons Population 269
TG (KP_PREV) 126 12% 15
TOTAL 16,184 12% 1,977

Source Data Pack COP19

Table 4.5.4 Targets for OVC and Linkages to HIV Services

Target # of active beneficiaries

Target # of active receiving support from PEPFAR OVC
District Estimated # of OVC OVC (FY20Target) programs whose HIV status is known
OVC_SERV in program files (FY20 Target)
OVC*
Military Zambia - 12,743 12,743
Chibombo 26,001 14,678 14,678
Chilanga - 1,568 1,568
Chingola 44,883 18,955 18,955
Chipata 45,015 10,830 10,830
Choma 21,612 11,392 11,392
Chongwe 20,595 6,040 6,040
Kabwe 25,242 33,803 33,803
Kafue 21,387 2,638 2,638
Kalabo 11,697 50 50
Kalulushi 14,183 839 839
Kapiri Mposhi 29,558 31,423 31,423
Kitwe 88,723 21,713 21,713
Livingstone 16,323 31,421 31,421
Luanshya 27,124 3,468 3,468
Lusaka Urban 130,497 44,349 44,349
Masaiti 12,806 1,312 1,312
Mazabuka 43,273 21,230 21,230
Mongu 28,034 4,190 4,190
Monze 27,714 5,363 5,363
Mufulira 28,806 4,508 4,508
Mumbwa 16,852 13,157 13,157
Namwala 7,262 5,804 5,804
Ndola 9,1037 32,777 32,777
Sesheke 9,341 2,276 2,276
Sinazongwe 7,303 6,528 6,528
Solwezi 22,504 5,641 5,641
TOTAL 817,772 348,696 348,696
Source Data Pack COP19

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4.6 Cervical Cancer Program Plans

Cervical cancer remains the highest cause of all cancer deaths in Zambia. Every day an average of
seven women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and about four women die. More than half of all
women with cervical cancer are also living with HIV. Since 2006, the MOH has collaborated with
PEPFAR Zambia and other donors to implement cervical cancer screening services. To date, 297,887
Zambian women have been screened for cervical cancer, irrespective of HIV status, using Visual
Inspection of the cervix with Acetic Acid (VIA). Currently, the cervical cancer program in the
country offers visual inspection with acetic acid enhanced by digital cervicography, same-day
cryotherapy or cold coagulation for eligible precancerous lesions, and referral for loop
electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) or punch biopsy for women with lesions ineligible for
cryotherapy or cold coagulation. Images from digital cervicography are transmitted to a central hub
where experienced clinicians review and provide feedback. Approximately 70% of districts in
Zambia offer ‘screen & treat’ services with at least one LEEP site in each province. Advanced cases
of invasive cervical carcinoma are referred for further management at provincial hospitals or the
Cancer Diseases Hospital in Lusaka. There are 66 PEPFAR Zambia supported static sites offering
cervical cancer services and additional screening is also offered through mobile outreach services.
In COP19, at least 85% of supported districts will have a minimum of one high volume static
screening site, which will serve as a referral to all sites in the district or act as a base for outreach.
In FY19 Q1, PEPFAR Zambia screened 10,858 women living with HIV (WLHIV) on ART using the
VIA based ‘screen and treat’ strategy. Of those screened, 782 were VIA positive, or 7% of those
screened, and 316 (40%) WLHIV were referred for LEEP.

The MOH has adopted the WHO recommendation to incorporate HPV DNA testing using
GeneXpert into cervical cancer screening programs in low-middle-income countries.
Implementation will begin in COP18 using the self-sampling technique.

In COP19, PEPFAR Zambia will strengthen screening services. PEPFAR Zambia will change the
screening model from a village-based model or outreach model offered to all women regardless of
status, to focus on screening HIV-infected women in ART clinics through static or mobile
modalities. MOH supports this focus and has sent out a memo to all provinces providing guidance
on provision of cervical cancer services. Referral systems and linkage services will be strengthened
to ensure regular cervical cancer screening of WLHIV, by sensitizing staff and lay counsellors, and
incorporating additional cervical cancer prompts/information on the ART client paper and
electronic intake forms. PEPFAR Zambia IPs will work with sites to create an enabling environment
that will effectively target WLHIV with screening services. Development of guidelines, SOPs, job
aids and training materials will be prioritized.

In COP19, PEPFAR Zambia will address inadequate infrastructure, equipment, and commodities
for provision of cervical cancer screening services through site rehabilitation. Also, cervical cancer
screening will be integrated into ART clinics. Facilities will be supplied with the necessary
equipment and supplies to effectively screen for cervical cancer. Furthermore, PEPFAR Zambia will
build on the success of the VL sample referral network and integrate HPV samples referral into the
network.

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 Table 4.6.1 Reference IM-level funds allocated in COP19 budget
IP Funding % Funding
EPHO 200,000 3%
LPHO 100,000 2%
SPHO 140,000 2%
WPHO 200,000 3%
CIDRZ 830,000 14%
UTH 757,000 12%
JHPIEGO 300,000 5%
CRS 160,000 3%
UoM (SMACHT) 140,000 2%
MOH 100,000 1%
SAFE 2,249,803 37%
DISCOVER 292,725 5%
TBD TBD 6%
PCI 300,000 5%
Source FACTS Info Records COP19

4.7 Viral Load and Early Infant Diagnosis Optimization

In terms of platforms and laboratories, VL scale up will be complete prior to the start of COP19. No
additional platforms will be placed or labs established in COP19. Viral load infrastructural scale up
will be complete prior to FY20 Q1 and is expected to be stable. In COP19, the scale up will transition
to process refinement, accreditation, and lab mapping re-assessment to ensure 100% VL coverage
and availability of near POC VL for all PBFW and EID. PEPFAR Zambia will move deliberately
toward 100% POC EID, primarily on the GeneXpert platform, with some gaps filled by Abbott/Alere
Q (mPima). Studies by EGPAF and UNC in Zambia have shown that availability of POCT for EID
increases coverage. Lab mapping of GeneXperts indicates that the vast majority of catchments
served can perform all necessary Tb/RIF, EID, and VL tests for PBFW on a GeneXpert. Sample
referral systems for TB, HIV, AMR, and routine diagnostics will be fully integrated under the
direction of PHOs/DHOs. Management of the GeneXpert system will be harmonized under the
authority of the MOH National Laboratory Coordinator and the National Tuberculosis Program.
In the exceptionally rare cases where local GeneXpert capacity is insufficient to perform TB, EID,
and VL in PBFW, the Abbott/Alere Q (mPima) system will be placed. Existing mPima platforms
will be placed strategically under MOH direction, with a supply of cartridges already budgeted for
in COP19.

Importantly, the VL/EID system is decentralized - geographically confined within provinces, or

even zones within provinces. Districts or zones are mapped to VL testing facilities based on PLHIV
numbers in light of the respective lab capacity. The given VL lab is served by a single coordinated
sample referral system. This system will be enhanced throughout COP19 by adding resources,
adjusting routes, or enhancing communication in areas where coverage is low. A variety of
transportation methods will be explored. The VL testing facilities also control results return and
additional tailored digital results return methods will be established in consultation with MOH,
local leadership, and IPs. In COP18, USAID EQUIP has shown that digital results return shortened
turnaround time by more than two weeks and improved sample referral shortened turnaround time
in Western Province from over one month to 2-3 weeks. These process improvements are key to
demand creation; coverage is improving in areas where sample referral and results return are being
improved. The system will achieve 100% VL coverage in COP19, allowing the 3d 95 to represent fully

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accurate suppression rates. Nationally available POC EID testing will ensure 100% identification
and allow for linkage of HIV positive infants.

PEPFAR Zambia will address suboptimal QA by providing coordinated QMS support and
mentorship from a harmonized MOH QA coordination unit. In COP19, VL labs in Zambia will
increase from 20 to 24. The additional labs are 2 PEPFAR funded labs in Lusaka and Copperbelt
provinces and 2 GFATM labs. All labs are under the direction of MOH for QMS and QA, and overall,
the system is well coordinated in terms of laboratory mapping. Zones are established based on
PLHIV in the expectation of reaching 95-95-95 and central laboratory testing capacity is
geographically or programmatically aligned with the expected ultimate peak demand for VL testing.

In COP19, the central lab system will be comprised of 11 CAP CTM 48s, 13 CAP CTM 96s, 8 COBAS
4800s, 2 COBAS 6800s, and 7 Hologic Panthers. Together these platforms are capable of testing 1.8
million VL and/or EID samples in a standard 240 day work year with standard 8 hour shifts. Lab
mapping will continue in COP19 in order to ensure that as the CAP CTM system is phased out,
central lab capacity will remain sufficient to test all VL samples that need to be tested.

The system of sample referral, testing, and results return within provinces or zones is overseen by
an oversight group consisting of the technical staff of the lab, IP technical, and program staff in
some cases, and, in some instances, PHO leadership. In COP18, many of the sample referral systems
and results return challenges will be resolved. MOH has promulgated key indicators and targets
specifically for sample referral and results return, i.e., route establishment, availability of sufficient
resources, and a dispatcher system for sample referral such that all sites have access to sample
pickup at least twice per week. MOH has established TAT minimum targets of 2 weeks for both VL
and EID. All these systems improving in parallel will allow for 100% VL and EID coverage in COP19,
and by the end of COP19, all VL and EID results will be reported by automated digital means directly
to sites.

For COP19, all VL samples will continue to be plasma, and all but a subset of samples from PBFW
will be tested on a high throughput platform. This is supportive of the U=U concept in its strictest
sense, i.e., all but a minor proportion of VL results will be quantified at thresholds that can be
clearly defined as being below the agreed upon threshold to be classified “undetectable.” DBS
collection for EID may continue to be the norm, but many samples will be whole blood directly
tested on a POC platform same day. DBS will continue to be used in many cases as samples will
continue to need to be referred to a location equipped with a GeneXpert (“near POC”), though they
will no longer need to be referred all the way to a central testing facility, thus radically reducing
TATs.

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5.0 Program Activities for Epidemic Control in Attained
and Sustained Locations and Populations
5.1 COP19 Programmatic Priorities

There are no different program approaches or activities to meet COP19 priorities than those
described in sections 4.1 thru 4.7.

5.2 Targets for attained and sustained locations and populations

Table 5.2.1 Expected Beneficiary Volume Receiving Minimum Package of Services in Attained Support Districts
Attained Support Volume by Group Expected result APR 19 Expected result APR 20
HIV testing (all populations) HTS_TST 1,471,972 737,130
HIV positives (all populations) HTS_TST_POS 113,571 52,658
Treatment new TX_NEW 59,844 50,596
Current on ART TX_CURR 719, 884 739,808
OVC OVC_SERV 277,746 274,335
KP KP_PREV 21,365 22,939
Source Data Pack COP19

Table 5.2.2 Expected Beneficiary Volume Receiving Minimum Package

of Services in Sustained Support Districts
Sustained Support Volume by Group Expected result APR 19 Expected result APR 20
HIV testing in PMTCT sites PMTCT_STAT 8,996
HTS (only sustained ART sites
HTS_TST/HTS_TST_POS 133,471/11,932 47,186/1.754
in COP17)
Current on ART TX_CURR 8,120 9,238
OVC OVC_SERV NA NA
Source Data Pack COP19

5.3 Establishing service packages to meet targets in attained and sustained districts

In COP19, the PEPFAR approach is premised on the value for money principle by ensuring that
service packages to meet targets in attained and sustained districts prioritize high volume with high
yields and low volume with high yields geographical locations rather delivering complete packages
to all locations including those with low volumes and low yield.

COP19 will focus on rolling out intervention packages in attained and sustained districts (Table
5.3.1) proven to contribute greatest towards epidemic control. Specifically, COP19 will discontinue
universal testing in all facility based service points, community and OVC platforms. Instead,
PEPFAR will prioritize testing clients who are at high risk of HIV infection identified by using a
screening tool and HIV suggestive symptoms. Further, COP19 will focus on index testing of all
eligible clients with the target of achieving the targeted 50% yield from index testing. PEPFAR will
also continue to prioritize optimization of PICT as it has shown to produce high yield in health
facility platforms, but will continue to build the capacity of clinical staff to effectively use the GRZ
testing algorithm and screening tools to ensure that testing continues to be effective and efficient.

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The linkage of PLHIV to treatment, retention on treatment, and PMTCT service packages are the
same in both attained and sustained districts as these interventions are critical to the quality of
services in all sites regardless of district prioritization.

Table 5.3.1 Service Delivery Packages for Attained and Sustained Districts
Geographic
Service Package
location
Index testing
o Assisted partner notification and testing of all sexual networks of index clients
o Targeted testing of biological children of index clients
o Testing other household members only after screening for HIV test eligibility using HIV
screening tool
HIVST
o HIVST for partners of pregnant and lactating mothers
o HIVST for KP
o HIVST for AGYW
PICT
o Prioritize high yielding service delivery points e. g malnutrition, TB clinics
o Use of HIV eligibility screening tool in OPD
Localizing the epidemic
o Micro-targeting for community testing to reach men, AGYW and their partners, men and
KP
o Geo mapping of hotspots based on results of recency testing
Attained o Collaboration with FBOs to reach more who are likely to be infected with HIV
o Networking with group leaders and peers
o Collaboration between communities and facilities to stimulate demand and improve access
to HTS services as well as facilitate linkage

Appropriate service structuring

o Integration of HTS with well child clinics
o Adolescent friendly services
o HTS for GBV survivors and OVC
o KP friendly services
Data analysis and use for service improvement
o Daily reporting by service providers to IPs on case identification and linkage by age and
gender
o Weekly reporting by IP to PEPFAR on case identification and linkage by age and gender
o Weekly of data with IPs
o Use of CQI to immediately address gaps in achieving targets in case identification and
linkage
Index testing
o Assisted partner notification and testing of all sexual networks of index clients
o Targeted testing of biological children of index clients
PICT
o Prioritize high yielding service delivery points e.g. malnutrition and TB clinics
o Use of HIV eligibility screening tool in OPD
HIVST
o HIV self-testing for partners of pregnant and lactating mothers
Sustained
o HIVST for KP
Data analysis and use for service improvement
o Daily reporting by service providers to IPs on case identification and linkage by age and
gender
o Weekly reporting by IP to PEPFAR on case identification and linkage by age and gender
o Weekly of data with IPs
o Use of CQI to immediately address gaps in achieving targets in case identification and
linkage

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6.0 Program Support Necessary to Achieve Sustained
Epidemic Control
Analyses of the SID 3.0 findings, along with MER results and SIMS visit reports and other sources,
identified three critical programmatic gaps that must be addressed in order to achieve epidemic
control by 2020. These critical programmatic gaps are inadequate community systems to improve
linkage and retention; inadequate supply chain capacity and infrastructure; and limited VL capacity
and infrastructure. Other gaps identified during the analyses were limited EMR for patient tracking
especially in the context where the issue of silent transfers are significant and lack of adequate
laboratory quality standards.
Inadequate human and infrastructure capacity to commence and retain patients on treatment
results in sub-optimal quality of care and congestion of health facilities. In particular, there are
inadequate numbers of CHWs needed to achieve optimal linkage and retention. Table 6 activities
to resolve this gap include continued implementation of the Test and Start and alternative service
delivery models including community based ART models, technical assistance for implementation
of electronic health records at high volume sites, support for development of CHW standards for
incentive packages and training, activities targeted at improvement of on-time delivery of supplies
at all facilities. These activities will focus on high burden geographic areas and/or populations,
including KPs for epidemic control.
Inadequate commodity assurance are due to break downs planning and in distribution along the
continuum of care. HTC, EID and VMMC commodities are particularly vulnerable. Table 6 activities
that will address are activities to improve facility level stock availability by strengthening
commodity forecasting and quantification capacity and electronic logistic management
information systems.
A critical programmatic gap is routine VL testing which is constrained by suboptimal demand
creation. Compounding the problem is that while tests are being performed there is lag time
between testing and results ending up in patient files. Table 6 activities to solve this problem
include expansion of VL activities by increasing the number and capacity of VL platforms, point of
care for EID, laboratory information systems, effective courier systems and electronic results
transmission to ensure timely return of VL results in patient files for effective patient management.
Other activities included in Table 6 are treatment and viral load literacy in collaboration with MOH
and CSOs and activities to build the capacity of CBOs and structures to deliver HIV services and
strengthen community-facility linkages.
During COP19 implementation, PEPFAR Zambia will also conduct SREs including:

Surveys/Surveillance:
 CADRE: Conduct lab based acquired drug resistance surveillance
 Case-based surveillance
 Mortuary based mortality surveillance
 HIV Recency and STIs in ANC
 Surveillance and Behavioral Epidemiology Risk Survey (SABERS) - a military specific study
to understand the HIV prevalence and networks in the Zambia Defence Force
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Research
 Applying social network analysis to routine index testing in Zambia
 Measuring the effect of fingerprint biometrics in reducing silent transfers and lab-based
acquired drug resistance surveillance.
 TLD Pharmacovigilance
Evaluation
 Faith matters evaluation

Together, the above activities will not only help the PEPFAR Zambia team better understand the
dynamics of the HIV population, but will significantly improve the precision by which PEPFAR
Zambia adjusts the program to accelerate towards the goal of HIV epidemic control.

PEPFAR Zambia will continue to work closely with and leverage resources of key stakeholders,
including the GFATM, the GRZ, and CSO. PEPFAR Zambia has set measurable annual benchmarks
and outcomes for each Table 6 investment that will be used to monitor implementation and ensure
achievement of results. UNAIDS report4 estimates 48,000 new HIV infections and 16,000 AIDS-
related deaths in 2017. This indicates that gaps remain in timely identification and initiation of
people living with HIV on ART and maintaining them on life saving ARVs. The ultimate goal of the
PEPFAR Zambia systems investments is to address systems barriers to the timely identification and
initiation of clients on ART clients and to provide quality care to people living with HIV. PEPFAR
Zambia will have reached its goal when the rate of new infections and mortality due to HIV
significantly decreases from year to year.

7.0 Staffing Plan

7.1 USAID Staffing Plan

USAID has implemented a robust partner management plan and data driven approach that has
resulted in marked achievements in meeting COP targets. The proposed staffing plans ensures that
USAID can meet both administrative and partner management requirements that USAID has
instituted to improve partner performance. This includes monthly data reviews, increased targeted
site visits, and financial performance reviews. USAID has outlined a SIMS strategy that will be
implemented both by Lusaka and provincial staff. In 2017, USAID establishment two provincial
offices in Copperbelt and Central provinces. In 2019, USAID added provincial offices in Luapula and
Northern with a staff complement responsible for conducting routine SIMS and enhanced site
visits, supporting the implementation of G2G, and facilitating alignment of partner plans with the
GRZ plans.

USAID is requesting a total of 12 new positions in COP19 which have been discussed within the
PEPFAR interagency forum, USAID Front Office, and the Chief of Mission. USAID confirms that
there is sufficient space within USAID Lusaka and provincial offices to include these new positions.
These positions are expected to be filled with locally employed staff. The estimated additional cost
of new positions is 2 million USD which has been included in USAID’s CODB.

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UNAIDS 2018 Global Update

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The four USAID provincial offices support the implementation of G2G agreements and coordinate
USAID’s IPs operating in those provinces to ensure alignment of work plans with provincial the
GRZ plans. A major USAID program shift in COP19 is to increase the amount of funding going to
G2G and local partners from 25-45%. In developing the local partner strategy, USAID determined
that it required additional staff to mitigate risk, support the development of new procurements,
and support local partners to directly implement USAID agreements and contracts. As a result,
USAID plans to increase the number of provincial office technical staff by 8, whose responsibility
will be to provide technical assistance and partner management to local partners including both
provincial level NGOs and the GRZ offices. These staff will be based within the GRZ provincial
offices.

USAID will also increase the number of administrative and financial staff based in Lusaka by 2
people whose primary responsibility will be to support the local partner strategy. All staff working
on G2G agreements will take available USAID training courses on implementing G2G.

USAID is requesting add one technical advisor focusing on supply chain, considering the extensive
investment PEPFAR makes in this area and the additional focus needed in areas such as the TLD
transition. Finally, USAID is requesting to add a Communications Advisor to support the Health
Office as well as implementing partners in highlighting PEPFAR Zambia’s achievements.

7.2 DOD Zambia Staffing Plan

DHAPP HQ and DOD Zambia have worked to strategically restructure the DOD staffing plan to
respond to the current operating environment and changes required to effectively manage the
program, respond to technical updates and changes in PEPFAR guidance, conduct data and
financial analysis, and to manage and monitor IP implementation. In COP18, DOD Zambia
reclassified the existing finance and admin, project coordinator, and program assistant positions to
reflect the need for additional leadership, financial management, prevention, care and treatment
programming, and health system strengthening technical skills are adequately covered. This was
done by reviewing the technical needs of the program, existing positions, and re-allocating roles
and responsibilities. After the review of positions, gaps in laboratory skills remained. The existing,
unfilled Health System Advisor position was rewritten to include additional laboratory skills and
filled in COP18. In COP18, the Strategic Information Advisor will be filled. The current 7 approved
positions satisfy the HR requirements of DOD Zambia; therefore, DOD is not requesting additional
positions.

In COP19, the DOD CODB was reduced because the responsibilities of the Treatment Specialist
position was deleted. The duties of the Treatment specialist will be completed with technical
support from DHAPP HQ. The DOD Public Health Advisor position, currently hired through
AFRICOM on a short term basis, will be filled using a USAID hiring mechanism that allows for a
multi-year contract.

As part of their roles and responsibilities, DOD staff members are assigned on various interagency
technical working groups to ensure DOD is fully represented and interagency business process is
adequately covered, inter-agency partner management, and technical role representation. In
addition, DOD staff maintains close collaboration and engagement with the GRZ through Ministry
of Defense and ZDF through joint planning, site visits, and agreement in areas of support and
implementation to ensure sustainability. DOD staff ensure enhanced partner management to
monitor implementation in the field and provide technical assistance to facility staff to ensure client

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needs are met. DOD holds monthly meetings with partners instituted to provide a platform of
engagement to review results and identify operational gaps and ensure effective sharing of
information among all partners operating at facilities. DOD conducts joint site visits with ZDF on
enhanced SIMS to include DQA and SQA. In addition, two to three staff members are out on SIMS
at any given time due to the size of the DOD program.

DOD Zambia will continue to work with its partners to ensure the program is implemented within
PEPFAR guidance and is reaching those most in need. In COP18, DOD is shifting its focus to the 16
military sites which contribute 80% of the results, a surge campaign for military sites. Clinicians
and data entry clerks have been placed in these facilities to ensure standard of care is followed and
data quality is upheld and closely monitored. In addition, the military treatment cascade will be
tracked, key areas are to ensure targeted testing is managed, linkages are effectively done, and
clients on treatment are retained and brought back on treatment to enable the unit to meets its
Tx_Curr target.

7.3 Peace Corps Staffing Plan

Peace Corps Zambia (PCZ) works to ensure efficient alignment of staffing which is responsive to
the PEPFAR business model and program priorities of Zambia. Proposed staffing positions funded
by PEPFAR are 22 with no changes from last year. PCZ has only one vacant position,
Communications Specialist, which is in final stages of recruitment as of 03/2019.

The CODB for PCZ includes an increase of $250,000 which is less than what is necessary to cover
inflationary costs and LCP increases. The overages will be covered through increased efficiencies in
the PC implementation model.

7.4 CDC Staffing Plan

CDC is not requesting any new positions in COP19 but has reviewed current positions to better
align staffing with key programmatic shifts to better focus on helping each province and district
achieve HIV treatment coverage of 95%.

CDC’s integrated the SIMS Set 1A into the current granular site management tool that are used at
site visits. SIMS strategy focuses on visits to surge sites and visits are scheduled at least one month
before they occur to allow staff to participate and get approval to visit the sites. While most visits
are done by technical staff, management and operations staff participate in a few site visits a year.
The full placement of CDC staff in each of the four provinces (two positions were in the State/HR
reclassification process, which recently concluded), will allow for a separate provincial SIMS
schedule managed by the provincial team with support from CDC staff in Lusaka.

[REDACTED]. That would impact implementing partner management and program

implementation. Ten CDC vacancies are currently with the State Department Regional Classifiers.
CDC anticipates filling these positions as soon as they are classified and will continue to invest in
training, based on identified needs during performance evaluations. No further alignment is
planned in COP19.

7.5 PEPFAR Coordination Office Staffing Plan

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The PEPFAR Coordination Office was restructured in 2017 to better align with PEPFAR’s priorities
around data use, increased transparency, scaling-up with indigenous partners, and reaching HIV
epidemic control by 2020. Restructuring included repurposing the Public Private Partnership
position to a Senior Strategic Information Specialist, and expanding the role of the Senior External
Engagement Specialist to include civil society engagement. In COP19, PCO is not requesting any
additional staff and will not be making any major changes to the staffing pattern. PCO is currently
fully staffed, but the Finance Specialist and Administrative Assistant positions will become vacant
in April 2019. These positions are currently being reclassified, and PCO anticipates being able to
fill both positions within the next 3-6 months. PCO does not anticipate having any outstanding
vacancies going into COP19 implementation. There are no major changes to PCO’s CODB budget.

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APPENDIX A -- PRIORITIZATION

Continuous Nature of District Prioritization to Reach Epidemic Control

Table A.1. Attained 90-90-90 by Each Age and Sex

Attained 90-90-90
by Each Age and Sex Band to Reach 95-95-95 Overall.xlsx

Table A.2 ART Targets by Prioritization for Epidemic Control

Additional Target
Expected Newly
patients current on ART
Prioritization Total current on initiated
required for ART Coverage
Area PLHIV ART (APR FY20)
80% ART (APR FY20) (APR 20)
(APR FY19) TX_NEW
coverage TX_CURR
Attained 784,923 730,944 NA 739,808 50,596 93%
Scale-Up
325,929 287,751 NA 293,655 22,526
Saturation 22,526
Scale-Up
28,939 25,848 NA 26,108 1,708 89%
Aggressive
Sustained 27,848 8,120 14,158 9,238 1,673 29%
Central
56,378 NA NA NA NA NA
Support
Commodities
(if not included
NA NA NA NA NA NA
in previous
categories)
Total 1,224,017 1,052,679 NA 1,068,809 76,503 86%

Source Data Pack COP19

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APPENDIX B – Budget Profile and Resource Projections
B1. COP19 Planned Spending
Table B.1.1 COP19 Budget by Program Area

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 Table B.1.2 COP19 Total Planning Level
Applied Pipeline New Funding Total Spend
$70,496,199 $350,558,307 $421,054,506
Source COP19 FAST

Table B.1.3 Resource Allocation by PEPFAR Budget Code (new funds only)

PEPFAR Budget Code Budget Code Description

CIRC $19,903,994
HBHC $24,923,677
HKID $20,126,436
HLAB $8,689,925
HTXD $64,325,880
HTXS $98,931,772
HVAB $10,380,623
HVCT $12,220,911
HVMS $17,843,107
HVOP $7,898,349
HVSI $12,666,582
HVTB $13,179,345
MTCT $10,222,386
OHSS $5,237,696
PDCS $10,059,334
PDTX $13,948,290
Source COP19 FAST

B.2 Resource Projections

Resource projections were based on an incremental budgeting methodology consistent with S/GAC
guidance and the FAST process. The base for budgeting was the COP18 budget as shown in the
FAST tool. Incremental budget adjustments reflected in the COP19 budget were made at the IM
level based on past performance against targets and outlays; COP17 results; projected targets and
outlays for COP19; and accounting for intervention and programmatic shifts that may have
occurred from the previous year’s budget. Innovation was promoted through the budgeting process
by undertaking a complete assessment of funding requirements for new IMs (formerly TBDs) prior
to budget setting and for continuing IMs - changing the implementation strategy where warranted
for example, in the cervical cancer program where achievements to date demonstrated that the
current approach needed to be changed.

Throughout the resource allocation process, PEPFAR Zambia engaged in thoughtful and deliberate
discussions to determine the most efficient and effective use of the COP19 budget to ensure that it
was leading towards epidemic control. Following a technical priority-setting process which
involved getting stakeholder feedback, TWGs (prevention, community services, clinical services,

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health systems strengthening, and strategic information) worked together to set targets in a
coordinated and multidisciplinary fashion ensuring that there was strong coordination between
program areas. The TWGs triangulated program performance data and fiscal performance data
from prior APRs’ and COP18 Q1. The TWGs also conducted a review of literature on unit costs to
inform decision making. Other sources of data to inform the resource projections, were gap
analyses and KP size estimations conducted in close collaboration with the GRZ through national
TWGs as well as through working closely with CSOs.

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APPENDIX D– Minimum Program Requirements

This should be addressed in narrative in the sections above however in this section succinctly note
if the program is meeting or not meeting the minimum program requirement.

The minimum requirements for continued PEPFAR support include:

1. Adoption and implementation of Test and Start with demonstrable access across all age, sex,
and risk groups (required in COP16). Met
2. Adoption and implementation of differentiated service delivery models, including six-month
multi-month scripting (MMS) and delivery models to improve identification and ARV coverage
of men and adolescents (required in COP16). Met
3. Completion of TLD transition, including consideration for women of childbearing potential and
adolescents, and removal of Nevirapine-based regimens (required in COP18). In progress
4. Scale up of index testing and self-testing, and enhanced pediatric and adolescent case finding,
ensuring consent procedures and confidentiality are protected and monitoring of intimate
partner violence (IPV) is established (required in COP18). Met
5. TB preventive treatment (TPT) for all PLHIV must be scaled-up as an integral and routine part
of the HIV clinical care package (required in COP18). Met
6. Direct and immediate (>95%) linkage of clients from testing to treatment across age, sex, and
risk groups. Met
7. Elimination of all formal and informal user fees in the public sector for access to all direct HIV
services and related services, such as ANC, TB, and routine clinical services, affecting access to
HIV testing and treatment and prevention (required in COP17 and COP18). N/A
8. Completion of VL/EID optimization activities and ongoing monitoring to ensure reductions in
morbidity and mortality across age, sex, and risk groups, including >80% access to annual viral
load testing and reporting. Met
9. Monitoring and reporting of morbidity and mortality outcomes including infectious and non-
infectious morbidity (required in COP18). Met
10. Alignment of OVC packages of services and enrollment to provide comprehensive prevention
and treatment services to OVC ages 0-17, with particular focus on adolescent girls in high HIV-
burden areas, 9-14 year-old girls and boys in regard to primary prevention of sexual violence and
HIV, and children and adolescents living with HIV who require socioeconomic support,
including integrated case management (required in COP17 and COP18). Met

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 11. Evidence of resource commitments by host governments with year after year increases (required
in COP14). Met
12. Clear evidence of agency progress toward local, indigenous partner prime funding (required in
COP18). Met
13. Scale up of unique identifiers for patients across all sites. In progress

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APPENDIX E – Addressing Gaps to Epidemic Control
including through Communities of Faith receiving central
funds

In COP18, USAID and CDC will receive $6,868,650 and $7,631,350, respectively, to implement the
FBO and Communities of Faith Engagement Initiative in Zambia. The following plan outlines the
IPs who will lead this initiative, along with their budget allocations and specific activities. IPs will
be guided by input from an S/GAC team who conducted an analysis of current and potential faith-
based partnership during a TDY to Zambia in June 2018.

JSI/Supporting an AIDS-Free Era (SAFE), $1,000,000: SAFE supports access to and utilization of
quality HIV services to achieve HIV epidemic control in the Copperbelt, Central and Northwestern
provinces. SAFE works at public, private and FBO health facilities to provide targeted community
outreach/testing and linkages to clinical care.

With additional FBO funds, SAFE will bolster targeted case finding and strengthen linkage to
treatment and retention in five mission hospitals in the Copperbelt, a high priority province in
Zambia. Through these partnerships, SAFE will work closely with faith-based leadership in the
facility catchment areas to increase case identification, targeted outreach, and demand for HIV
services, especially among men.

JSI/DISCOVER-HEALTH, $2,424,325: DISCOVER supports HIV prevention and treatment, family

planning, and maternal and child health programs with an integrated service delivery and total
market approach. Over the past three years, DISCOVER has successfully implemented strategies to
target unmet need through partnerships with the faith-based sector. The project operates across
the six provinces of Lusaka, Central, Copperbelt, Luapula, Muchinga, Northern, and Northwestern.

Through Memoranda of Understanding with the United Church of Zambia), the Seventh Day
Adventist Church, the Pilgrim Wesleyan Church, the Salvation Army Church and the Catholic
Church, DISCOVER supports 24 clinics in underserved, informal settlements. The strategic
placement of these clinics, on faith-based owned grounds, has increased access to HIV, family
planning and maternal-child health services in densely populated areas located a considerable
distance from public health facilities/posts. DISCOVER works closely with faith-based leaders at
their sites to create demand for services among church and community members, while supporting
a robust index-tracing model and increasing uptake of services for men. FBO funds will enable
DISCOVER to provide sub-grants to the above-mentioned FBO partners to increase engagement of
faith-based communities for HIV messaging, mobilization for services, and targeted case finding,
while provide additional training and support to faith-based leadership. Furthermore, DISCOVER
will explore options to expand pre-fabricated health facility structures to additional sites through
the partnership with these FBOs.

Pact, $1,434,325: Pact is responsible for implementation of the Zambia Community HIV Prevention
Project (Z-CHPP). Z-CHPP focuses on community-based behavioral interventions, improved
condom accessibility and acceptability, and promotion of high impact services. Through Z-CHPP,
Pact works with over 60 faith-based communities across 14 sites. Pact is also the primary
implementing partner of DREAMS in Zambia, under which they sub-grant to the Catholic Medical

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Mission Board (CMMB) and the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA). Through the wider
Z-CHPP program, Pact has worked with FBOs and their leadership to educate and mobilize
members for HIV services, provide testing and counseling on-site, and form partnerships between
the faith-based and community volunteers (such as lay counselors and peer educators).

Under DREAMS, faith-based spaces (FBS), such as churches and mosques, serve as venues for Safe
Spaces and economic strengthening activities for AGYW. Additionally, FBSs have served (almost
exclusively) as venues for the DREAMS Families Matter program (FMP). FMP engages parents of
AGYW in a seven-week curriculum to facilitate family communication around sexuality, values, and
conflict resolution.

With additional FBO funding, Pact will provide sub-grant funds to CMMB and YWCA to expand
their engagement of faith-based communities and leaders. Under Z-CHPP, Pact will work with
faith-based leadership on appropriate messaging, build capacity of faith-based leaders to create
demand for services (especially among men), and engage faith-based and traditional leaders in
discussions on gender norms and prevention of gender-based violence. Pact will also work with
faith-based leadership to review and update their child protection policies, while training them to
report and follow up on cases of abuse. Under DREAMS, Pact will continue to utilize FBS to reach
parents/guardians with FMP, while further involving faith-based leadership to sustain parent
support and outreach. Additionally, they will continue to work with FBSs to provide support and
space for DREAMS Safe Spaces and other activities, while sensitizing the congregations on the
importance of DREAMS services for AGYW. Pact will significantly expand their efforts around
prevention of sexual violence and HIV among girls and boys, 9-14 years. They will do so through
targeted engagement of traditional and faith-based leadership, within and outside of formal faith-
based structures. They will take advantage of specialized faith-based groups, such as youth clubs
and men’s groups, to employ evidence-based prevention interventions focused on keeping young
people safe. Finally, Pact will work closely with schools in DREAMS zones to expand programming
focused on gender norms and sexual violence within and after-school hours. They will also ensure
consistent messaging across faith-based and school communities.

Zambia Center for Communication Programmes (ZCCP), $2,000,000: ZCCP, an indigenous

Zambian organization, was recently awarded to provide community-based gender norms change
programming, while supporting availability of and access to one-stop post violence care for
survivors of GBV. ZCCP is also tasked with engaging in national legal and policy discussions on GBV
prevention and response with the GRZ and other key stakeholders. Their experience as
communication specialists will be used to develop a media strategy, focused on positive gender
practices through radio, TV, and social media. With FBO funding, they will support Caritas Zambia
to work across the six provinces of Copperbelt, Central, Northwestern, Eastern, Southern, and
Lusaka.

ZCCP is an implementing partner under the DREAMS program and is responsible for leading the
efforts to reduce sexual violence and HIV in children, 9-14 years old. With additional funding, they
will expand provision of the evidence-based SASA! curriculum in DREAMS zones and other priority
districts, with special efforts placed on engagement of faith-based and traditional leadership. They
will also lead the GBV prevention efforts in DREAMS zone schools, working closely with Pact to
target 9-14 year olds with programming that addresses empowerment, delayed sexual debut,
healthy sexual relationships, and consent.

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On a national level, they will work with the Ministry of National Guidance and Religious Affairs
and Ministry of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs to update and operationalize their policies on HIV
and GBV and provide training to the GRZ officials and members of the House of Chiefs. They will
provide ongoing support of these ministries in the implementation of these policies across Zambia.

Catholic Relief Services (CRS), $3,500,000: CRS is currently supporting work with local FBOs,
across Lusaka, Western, and Southern Provinces, providing comprehensive HIV care and treatment
services.

With the support of FBO funds, CRS will sub-grant to local indigenous FBOs, namely Circle of Hope
and several mission hospitals and health facilities. They will work through their existing faith
structures and leaders, and across facility, FBSs, and schools within their catchment areas. They
will also be asked to engage other non-Christian FBOs within their target areas.

To date, Circle of Hope has implemented a Community Post Model (CPM), providing targeted case
finding, index-testing, and linkage to care in densely populated urban areas, including markets and
bus stops. CPM allows HIV testing and treatment to be delivered to people where they work and
live, while addressing some of the socioeconomic barriers to accessing care that are frequently
experienced by this population. Through CPM, Circle of Hope has also introduced intensified
index-testing of children and will expand these efforts under the FBO initiative. Additionally, FBO
funds will be used to expand CPM geographic target areas. CRS also has sub-grants with mission
hospitals and other faith-based hospitals which, in turn, have clinics and health posts in their
catchment areas. With additional funds, the hospitals will provide targeted case-finding and
linkages to treatment through these posts and clinics.

University of Maryland (UoM), $4,000,000: UoM currently supports the CIRKUITS and Z-
CHECK projects, both of which provide community-based interventions focusing on HIV testing,
linkage to care, and treatment among key and priority populations. With FBO funding, UoM will
sub-grant to Expanded Church Response (ECR), a local partner, to implement activities that
support the prevention of sexual violence and HIV risk in 9-14 year old girls and boys. Within
Zambia, ECR is currently implementing Families Matter!, a program for parents/guardians that
promotes positive parenting and facilitates communications around sexual health within families.
More broadly, ECR has extensive experience working with FBOs, faith-based leadership, and
traditional leaders to provide community sensitization, demand creation and advocacy. Under
UoM, ECR will be funded to provide gender norms change, communications, advocacy, and policy
change services in the geographical areas of Southern Lusaka, Eastern, and Western Provinces. ECR
will take the lead in expanding Families Matter! and will pilot Faith Matters!, which aims to increase
faith-based leaders’ understanding of the unique challenges and experiences of adolescents living
with HIV. Additionally, they will implement SASA! Faith to address community norms change;
Stepping Stones to provide safe spaces for the adolescents girls; Common Elements Treatment
Approach to provide a sexual violence risk response, address trauma, assist with grief, and alcohol
abuse; and the IMPower program which provides empowerment, self-defense classes, network
referrals and after-care support for survivors of abuse. ECR will also be tasked to reach out to faith-
based leaders with HIV messaging, mobilization for services, and linkage to HIV diagnostic,
prevention, and treatment services.

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APPENDIX F – Agency Organizational Charts

Figure F.1 USAID Zambia Health Office Organization Chart

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Figure F.2 DOD Zambia PEPFAR Organizational Chart [REDACTED]

Figure F.3 Peace Corps Zambia Organizational Chart [REDACTED]

Figure F.4 CDC Zambia Organizational Chart [REDACTED]

Figure F.5 PEPFAR Zambia Organizational Chart [REDACTED]

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Tables and Systems Investments for Section 6.0

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Table 6-E (Entry of Above Site Programs Activities)
Funding PrimePartner COP19 Program Area COP19 Beneficiary Activity Budget COP19 Activity Category Key Systems Barrier Intervention Intervention COP19 Benchmark
Agency Start End

DOD Project Concern ASP: Laboratory systems strengthening Priority Pops: Military & other 587,906 Lab accreditation Lack of quality standards and COP19 COP20 36 laboratory personnel trained in the
International uniformed services accreditation in central labs first, second and third series of the
SLMTA training; Conduct post-training
laboratory audits in 6 SLMTA sites using
the SLIPTA checklist and the 6
Laboratories audited against laboratory
standards outlined in the SLIPTA
checklist and recognized for each level of
performance they attain by a star rating
45 (87%) high volume sites are covered
in specimen transport network for
VL/EID testing
45 (87%) sites are included in the
specimen transport network that are
submitting specimen for VL and EID
testing
90% of eligible patients who had VL
specimen collected
2 week time between specimen
collection date and date result is
returned to facility

DOD U.S. Department of ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Priority Pops: Military & other 200,000 Surveillance Inadequate data for planning COP19 COP20 Continuation of study - data analysis and
Defense uniformed services report writing
DOD U.S. Department of ASP: Policy, planning, coordination & management
Priority Pops: Military & other 100,000 National strategic plans, operational plans and Inadequate Financial Management COP19 COP20 Planning meeting with ZDF Senior Staff.
Defense uniformed services budgets Policy and Procedures Commanders Workshop, training on
Leadership, Sustainability and Resource
Mobilization

DOD Population Services ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Priority Pops: Military & other 100,000 Program and data quality management Inadequate data for planning COP18 COP19 Training and implementation of VMMC
International uniformed services Module. 1) Train 20 Facility staff in
SMARTCARE 2) Conduct 4 DQAs in each
of the 41 DOD supported facilities, one
per quarter
DOD Family Health ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Priority Pops: Military & other 100,000 Program and data quality management Inadequate HR COP19 COP20 10 e-first sites, EMR functionality in all
International uniformed services ZDF Sites. DQA to maintain data quality

DOD JHPIEGO ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Priority Pops: Military & other 100,000 Program and data quality management Limited EMR for patient tracking COP19 COP20 Build Capacity in ZDF, Reduce linkage
CORPORATION uniformed services rate, improve retention

DOD JHPIEGO ASP: Human resources for health Priority Pops: Military & other 449,749 HRH recruitment and retention Inadequate HR COP19 COP20 85% CHW retention Rate
CORPORATION uniformed services
USAID John Snow, ASP: Public financial management Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 622,061 Training in public financial management Inadequate Financial Management COP17 COP21 90%
Incorporated strengthening strengthening Policy and Procedures

USAID Chemonics ASP: Procurement & supply chain Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 269,296 Forecasting, supply chain plan, budget, and Inadequate Supply Chain management COP16 COP20 1. GRZ Manage and coordinate 85% of
International, Inc. management implementation all national forecasting and
quantification meetings for commodity
security 2. 95 % of
facilities reporting no stock outs of ARVs,
CTX, EID and viral load and CD4 reagents

USAID TBD ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 701,400 HMIS systems Inadequate data for planning COP18 COP21 90%

USAID TBD ASP: Policy, planning, coordination & Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 420,850 National strategic plans, operational plans and Inadequate data for planning COP18 COP21 60%
management budgets
USAID CLINTON HEALTH ASP: Human resources for health Non-Targeted Pop: Adults 100,000 Pre-service training Inadequate HR COP19 COP19 400
ACCESS INITIATIVE,
INC.
USAID TBD ASP: Procurement & supply chain Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 1,221,609 Training in supply chain systems Inadequate data for planning COP19 COP21 eSCMIS rolled out to 1000 facilities
management
USAID TBD ASP: Public financial management Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 609,948 Training in public financial management Inadequate Financial Management COP19 COP21 90%
strengthening strengthening Policy and Procedures
Table 6-E (Entry of Above Site Programs Activities)
Funding PrimePartner COP19 Program Area COP19 Beneficiary Activity Budget COP19 Activity Category Key Systems Barrier Intervention Intervention COP19 Benchmark
Agency Start End

USAID TBD ASP: Laboratory systems strengthening Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 592,278 Laboratory infrastructure Weak sample transport systems COP19 COP21 80%

USAID TBD ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 377,156 Training in HMIS systems or processes Inadequate data for planning COP19 COP21 75

USAID MINISTRY OF HEALTH ASP: Human resources for health Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 75,000 HRH recruitment and retention Inadequate HR COP19 COP19 5

USAID MINISTRY OF HEALTH ASP: Public financial management strengtheningNon-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 30,000 Internal controls and accounting standards Inadequate Financial Management COP19 COP19 10
Policy and Procedures
USAID MINISTRY OF HEALTH ASP: Human resources for health Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 75,000 HRH recruitment and retention Inadequate HR COP19 COP19 5

USAID MINISTRY OF HEALTH ASP: Public financial management strengtheningNon-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 30,000 Internal controls and accounting standards Inadequate Financial Management COP19 COP19 10
Policy and Procedures
USAID MINISTRY OF HEALTH ASP: Human resources for health Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 75,000 HRH recruitment and retention Inadequate HR COP19 COP19 5

USAID MINISTRY OF HEALTH ASP: Public financial management strengtheningNon-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 30,000 Internal controls and accounting standards Inadequate Financial Management COP19 COP19 20
Policy and Procedures
USAID MINISTRY OF HEALTH ASP: Human resources for health Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 75,000 HRH recruitment and retention Inadequate HR COP19 COP19 5

USAID MINISTRY OF HEALTH ASP: Public financial management strengtheningNon-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 30,000 Internal controls and accounting standards Inadequate Financial Management COP19 COP19 21
Policy and Procedures
USAID TBD ASP: Procurement & supply chain Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 2,113,391 Supply chain infrastructure Inadequate data for planning COP19 COP21 eSCMIS rolled out to 1000 facilities
management
USAID Chemonics ASP: Procurement & supply chain management Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 1,436,247 Supply chain infrastructure Inadequate Supply Chain management COP16 COP20 40 storage in a box units procured and
International, Inc. installed.

USAID Chemonics ASP: Procurement & supply chain management Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 807,889 Product selection, registration, and quality monitoring Inadequate Supply Chain management COP16 COP21 40 site visits conducted
International, Inc.

USAID Chemonics ASP: Procurement & supply chain management Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 1,974,840 Training in supply chain systems Inadequate Supply Chain management COP16 COP21 50 MOH staff trained
International, Inc.

USAID TBD ASP: Public financial management strengtheningNon-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 200,000 Training in public financial management Inadequate Financial Management COP19 COP21 75%
strengthening Policy and Procedures
HHS/CDC Eastern Provincial ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 150,000 Program and data quality management Inadequate data for planning COP19 COP20 Reduce difference in ART coverage
Health Off ice reported by MOH vs. PEPFAR by 20%
HHS/CDC Eastern Provincial ASP: Policy, planning, coordination & management
Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 175,000 Clinical guidelines, policies for service delivery Inadequate HR COP19 COP21 10 sites
Health Off ice
HHS/CDC Eastern Provincial ASP: Laboratory systems strengthening Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 25,000 Lab quality improvement and assurance Lack of quality standards and COP19 COP20 75%
Health Off ice accreditation in central labs
HHS/CDC Western Provincial ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 100,283 Program and data quality management Inadequate data for planning COP19 COP20 Reduce difference in ART coverage
Health Off ice reported by MOH vs. PEPFAR by 20%
HHS/CDC Western Provincial ASP: Policy, planning, coordination & management
Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 175,000 Clinical guidelines, policies for service delivery Inadequate HR COP19 COP21 10 sites
Health Off ice

HHS/CDC Western Provincial ASP: Laboratory systems strengthening Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 25,000 Lab quality improvement and assurance Lack of quality standards and COP19 COP20 75%
Health Off ice accreditation in central labs

HHS/CDC UNIVERSITY ASP: Laboratory systems strengthening Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 307,010 Laboratory infrastructure Low VL capacity COP19 COP21 100,000
TEACHING HOSPITAL
HHS/CDC Lusaka Provincial ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 125,000 Program and data quality management Inadequate data for planning COP19 COP20 Reduce difference in ART coverage
Health Office reported by MOH vs. PEPFAR by 20%
HHS/CDC Lusaka Provincial ASP: Policy, planning, coordination & management
Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 175,000 Clinical guidelines, policies for service delivery Inadequate HR COP19 COP21 10 sites
Health Office
HHS/CDC Lusaka Provincial ASP: Laboratory systems strengthening Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 25,000 Lab quality improvement and assurance Lack of quality standards and COP19 COP20 75%
Health Office accreditation in central labs
HHS/CDC Provincial Health ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 125,000 Program and data quality management Inadequate data for planning COP19 COP20 Reduce difference in ART coverage
Office Sp reported by MOH vs. PEPFAR by 20%
HHS/CDC Provincial Health ASP: Policy, planning, coordination & management
Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 175,000 Clinical guidelines, policies for service delivery Inadequate HR COP19 COP21 10 sites
Office Sp
HHS/CDC Provincial Health ASP: Laboratory systems strengthening Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 25,000 Lab quality improvement and assurance Lack of quality standards and COP19 COP20 75%
Office Sp accreditation in central labs
HHS/CDC CLINICAL AND ASP: Laboratory systems strengthening Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated
LABORATORY
STANDARDS
INSTITUTE, INC.
Table 6-E (Entry of Above Site Programs Activities)
Funding PrimePartner COP19 Program Area COP19 Beneficiary Activity Budget COP19 Activity Category Key Systems Barrier Intervention Intervention COP19 Benchmark
Agency Start End

HHS/CDC NATIONAL SCHOOL ASP: Laboratory systems strengthening Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 570,000 Lab quality improvement and assurance Lack of quality standards and COP16 COP20 5,000 TB culture; 10,000 VL
OF PUBLIC HEALTH, accreditation in central labs
GOVERNMENT OF
REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA

HHS/CDC NATIONAL SCHOOL ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 7,500 Surveillance Inadequate data for planning COP18 COP19 Final report will be ready for
OF PUBLIC HEALTH, dissemination by the end of COP19
GOVERNMENT OF
REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA

HHS/CDC MINISTRY OF HEALTH ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 1,641,000 Surveillance Inadequate data for planning COP18 COP21 To roll out into 25 Districts

HHS/CDC MINISTRY OF HEALTH ASP: Human resources for health Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 400,000 HRH recruitment and retention Inadequate data for planning COP18 COP21 100% HRIS completed and being used
for decision making; integration of DHIS2
and EHR integration

HHS/CDC MINISTRY OF HEALTH ASP: Laboratory systems strengthening Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 100,000 Lab quality improvement and assurance Lack of quality standards and COP19 COP20 Total of 11 central labs with
accreditation in central labs accreditation
HHS/CDC MINISTRY OF HEALTH ASP: Policy, planning, coordination & management
Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 400,000 Oversight, technical assistance, and supervision to Inadequate HR COP19 COP21 Updated OI Management guidelines &
subnational levels Training curriculum
HHS/CDC UNAIDS JOINT ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 180,000 Program and data quality management Inadequate data for planning COP18 COP20 3 provinces with functional Situation
UNITED NATIONS Rooms.
HHS/CDC PROGRAMME ON
Broadreach ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 108,000 Training in HMIS systems or processes Limited EMR for patient tracking COP17 COP20 85% sites receiving training and IEC
Healthcare, LLC material support
HHS/CDC Trustees Of Columbia ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Key Pops: Not disaggregated 1,000,000 Surveillance Inadequate data for planning COP18 COP21 Understand treatment and risk
University In The City behaviors among identified KPs
Of New York

HHS/CDC Regents of the ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 516,000 Program and data quality management Inadequate data for planning COP18 COP20 Reduce difference in ART coverage
University of reported by MOH vs. PEPFAR by 20%
California, San
Francisco, The
HHS/HRSA JHPIEGO ASP: Human resources for health Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 100,000 HRH recruitment and retention Inadequate data for planning COP17 COP19 integrated rHRIS and MOH HRIS
CORPORATION
HHS/CDC CENTRE FOR ASP: Laboratory systems strengthening Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 2,900,000 Laboratory infrastructure Weak sample transport systems COP18 COP21 additional 55; 2x / wk; 14 d.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
RESEARCH IN ZAMBIA
LIMITED
HHS/CDC UNIVERSITY ASP: Laboratory systems strengthening Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 500,000 Lab quality improvement and assurance Lack of quality standards and COP19 COP21 Complete database, 100% availability of
TEACHING HOSPITAL accreditation in central labs materials

HHS/HRSA JHPIEGO ASP: Policy, planning, coordination & management

Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 100,000 Clinical guidelines, policies for service delivery Inadequate HR COP19 COP21 Standardized Community based worker
CORPORATION incentives & training package

HHS/HRSA JHPIEGO ASP: Human resources for health Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 100,000 Pre-service training Inadequate HR COP18 COP21 HRH-PRE_100
CORPORATION
HHS/HRSA JHPIEGO ASP: Policy, planning, coordination & management
Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 275,000 Clinical guidelines, policies for service delivery Inadequate HR COP18 COP21 40
CORPORATION
HHS/CDC CENTRE FOR ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 250,000 Research Limited EMR for patient tracking COP19 30% from Index
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
RESEARCH IN ZAMBIA
LIMITED
HHS/CDC CENTRE FOR ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 250,000 Research Limited EMR for patient tracking COP19
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
RESEARCH IN ZAMBIA
LIMITED
HHS/CDC MINISTRY OF HEALTH ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 100,000 Research Inadequate data for planning COP19 active pharmacovigilance & analyses of
side effects
HHS/HRSA JHPIEGO ASP: Human resources for health Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 125,000 HRH recruitment and retention Inadequate HR COP19 more automated HRH databases with
CORPORATION quarterly analyses
HHS/CDC NATIONAL SCHOOL ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 107,500 Surveillance Inadequate data for planning COP19 COP19 Final report will be ready for
OF PUBLIC HEALTH, dissemination by the end of COP19
GOVERNMENT OF
REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA
Table 6-E (Entry of Above Site Programs Activities)
Funding PrimePartner COP19 Program Area COP19 Beneficiary Activity Budget COP19 Activity Category Key Systems Barrier Intervention Intervention COP19 Benchmark
Agency Start End

HHS/CDC MINISTRY OF HEALTH ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 352,500 Surveillance Inadequate HR COP19 COP21 Mortuary-based mortality surveillance
data will be available from at least 3
provincial centers (districts) with the
highest burden of PLHIV

HHS/CDC Broadreach ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 2,550,000 Program and data quality management Limited EMR for patient tracking COP17 COP20 EMR rollout to all medium and low
Healthcare, LLC volume sites countrywide.
HHS/CDC Broadreach ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 535,000 HMIS systems Inadequate data for planning COP19 COP20 Rollout to additional 110 sites
Healthcare, LLC

HHS/CDC Broadreach ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 800,000 Program and data quality management Limited EMR for patient tracking COP19 COP20 Linkage between EMR and Palantir
Healthcare, LLC platform.

HHS/CDC Broadreach ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 125,000 HMIS systems Limited EMR for patient tracking COP17 COP21 LIS, DHIS2 and HRIS integrated into Data
Healthcare, LLC warehouse

HHS/CDC MINISTRY OF HEALTH ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 300,000 Program and data quality management Inadequate data for planning COP19 At least 25% of recent infection clusters
will be investigated
HHS/CDC MINISTRY OF HEALTH ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 400,000 Program and data quality management Limited EMR for patient tracking COP17 COP20 100% support for EMR provided to all
sites in each of the 10 provinces.
State/AF National HIV/AIDS ASP: Policy, planning, coordination & management
Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 151,900 National strategic plans, operational plans and Inadequate Civil Society Engagement COP16 COP21 Documented CSO/Stakeholder
Council budgets engagement & Production of GRZ
Strategy Documents

HHS/CDC Broadreach ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 1,390,000 Program and data quality management Limited EMR for patient tracking COP17 COP20 100% support for EMR provided to all
Healthcare, LLC sites in each of the 10 provinces.
HHS/CDC UNIVERSITY OF ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 50,000 Evaluations Insufficient capacity to promote key HIV COP19 COP19 the full scope of the protocol from data
MARYLAND prevention and treatment behaviors collection to analysis and reporting will
be accomplished
HHS/CDC UNIVERSITY ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 200,000 Surveillance Inadequate data for planning COP19 COP19 800
TEACHING HOSPITAL
USAID John Snow, ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Young people & 600,000 Surveillance Inadequate data for planning COP19 COP19 800
Incorporated adolescents
HHS/CDC CENTRE FOR ASP: HMIS, surveillance, & research Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 0 Research Weak sample transport systems COP18 COP20 80% 2mo EID coverage for cohort
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
USAID TBD ASP: Policy, planning, coordination & management
Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 100,000 Clinical guidelines, policies for service delivery Inadequate data for planning COP19 COP21 3

HHS/CDC MINISTRY OF HEALTH ASP: Policy, planning, coordination & management

Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 150,000 Oversight, technical assistance, and supervision to Inadequate Civil Society Engagement COP19 COP20 Tx_PVLS 90%
subnational levels
HHS/CDC TBD ASP: Laboratory systems strengthening Non-Targeted Pop: Not disaggregated 1,189,449 Lab accreditation Lack of quality standards and COP18 COP21 Total of 11 central labs with
accreditation in central labs accreditation