NU2GGH002350

Assisting the MOHSS in providing critical human resources for health for emergency preparedness and to achieve HIV epidemic control in Namibia under the U.S. PEPFAR - aligned with the ultimate goal of achieving an AIDS-free Namibian generation, as defined in Namibia's National Strategic Framework (NSF) for HIV/AIDS response, the current application details the applicant's planned strategies and activities to assist the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) in Namibia.

Through the provision of critical human resources for health (HRH) services and support, including the recruitment of HRH staff for project activities, strengthening the MOHSS' capacity for HR management, supporting the retention of competent public health staff for project activities, and developing a sustainability plan for the transitioning of donor-funded HRH functions to the Namibian government, the applicant demonstrates how its HRH services will augment the MOHSS' capacity to manage HRH and better equip the MOHSS to achieve its greater goals.

This includes reaching the 95-95-95 target set by the World Health Organization (WHO), meeting the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) objectives, achieving HIV epidemic control (HEC), and improving Namibia's overall public health preparedness. A project logic model, with various indicators aligned to the main goal and objectives, has been provided to measure outcomes monthly, quarterly, and annually.

The applicant has developed an evaluation and performance management plan, which outlines program implementation and performance monitoring and evaluation activities for the duration of the project. Each strategy will be individually assessed based on indicators, with varying degrees of clarity by engaging with the MOHSS. To demonstrate effectiveness and efficiency of HRH services in MOHSS, the applicant will conduct both process evaluations and outcome evaluations.

The applicant has also developed a data management plan, which will be used to record data, and effective dissemination of evaluation results will be achieved through presentations of program evaluation reports to the MOHSS and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

A work plan, which incorporates the required activities and outcomes, has been developed by the applicant for the first year of funding, together with an abridged work plan for the four subsequent years of funding. The provision of targeted support within the identified priority regions, Khomas, Omusati, Oshana, Ohangwena, Oshikoto, Zambezi, and Kavango East and West, has been planned. The applicant has drafted an accompanying budget, which falls within the approved limits of funding.

The applicant has demonstrated its organizational capacity to implement the approach by highlighting its experience in all aspects of personnel management and labor relations, as well as its extensive insights, experience, established processes, and methodologies to effectively manage the requirements of United States Government (USG)-funding responsibilities and reporting.

Furthermore, the applicant has demonstrated its collaborative skills and ability through its partnerships and experience working with CDC programs and CDC-funded organizations, as well as other organizations and local and foreign health experts. The applicant has illustrated how its skill, knowledge, and competency base, as well as its adaptability, dynamic framework, rapid decision-making capability, financial ability, and its effective organizational size, presence, and reach, render it an effective conduit through which PEPFAR funding can be channeled to achieve maximum impact within a limited time frame.

The applicant has demonstrated full compliance with the CDC Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) statutory requirements and disclosures. The applicant is an entity other than a sole proprietorship and is incorporated in the Republic of Namibia. It is a company fully owned by Namibian citizens.

Potentia Namibia Recruitment (Pty)

NOT APPLICABLE

93.067 - Global AIDS

CDC Office of Financial Resources (OFR) [HHS - CDC]

Center for Global Health (CGH) [HHS - CDC]

Namibia

Foreign

Assisting the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) in Providing Critical Human Resources for Health for Emergency Preparedness and to Achieve HIV Epidemic Control in Namibia under the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) (CDC-RFA-GH21-2152)

COVID-19 $1,229,750 (2%) percent of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by COVID-19 emergency acts including the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 1636% from $3,762,500 to $65,316,046.