A wide range of technical assistance was provided to the AIDSCAP program in Cameroon, especially during the first couple of years of implementation. Over time, with the program well established, international technical assistance gradually decreased while in-country technical assistance increased. In addition to the formal TA, informal on-site valuable technical assistance was provided to the program and individual subprojects by staff from the executing agencies including project managers and technical experts, both national and international.
The following list includes all formal TA both international and local. The list presents the name of the TA provider, the dates, and the general nature of the technical assistance.
Year/Month
# of weeks
Traveler(s) - Scope of Work
1992
May
1
Sheila Mitchell: Feasibility of Cameroon being designated as AIDSCAP priority country.
June
1
Carlos Ferreros: Preliminary planning for extension and expansion of Condom Social Marketing Project under transition from AIDSTECH to AIDSCAP.
October
16
François Crabbé, Jacqueline Dubow, Rose De Buysscher, Tim Manchester, Sheila Mitchell, Erin Soto: Design Team to write strategic and implementation plan for HIV prevention and control in Cameroon.
1993
February
1
Robert Hanenberg: Evaluation of Cameroon's AIDS Control Program for MTP II (1993-1997)
March-April
8
Rose De Buysscher, Anne Phillips and Tobi Saidel: Development of subagreements for sentinel surveillance, military and student projects. Evaluation strategy and needs assessment of BCC materials.
March
1
François Crabbé: TA for STD and MSTOP project
May-June
4
Elizabeth Yunga: Consultant educational materials
June
2
Anne Phillips: TA with the development of educational materials and training
July
2
Joanne Weinman and J. Nguidiol: Training of Trainers Workshop
July
1
François Crabbé: National meeting on STD Treatment Guidelines
July-October
6
Jean Paul Tchupo: TA for baseline KAPs w/military and students
October
2
Susan McCombie: Recommendations for Behavioral Research related to peer education interventions.
October
1
Duncan Earle: TA Condom Social Marketing
November
1
François Crabbé: Development of 6-month workplan for the implementation of STD management guidelines.
1994
January-February
7
Cheryl Sonnichsen, Rose De Buysscher, Anne Phillips: Project monitoring, evaluation and BCC technical assistance.
March-April
1
Shane Ryland: Evaluation Consultant for peace Corps Workshop on HIV/AIDS curriculum in secondary schools
April
2
Marie-Thérèse Obama: Evaluation MSTOP
April
2
François Crabbé: Evaluation MSTOP & development of GC susceptibility study
September
2
Bumni Makinwa: Adaptation of Peer Educator manuals
September-October
6
Jean Paul Tchupo: Assistance in development, data collection and analysis for KABP surveys among CSWs
September-December
6
Joseph Ndongo Betima and Ubald Tamoufé: Development of three Peer Educator and Training Manuals.
October
1
Rose De Buysscher: Project and financial monitoring
November
1
François Crabbé: GC study follow-up
1995
January-October
4
Joseph Ndongo Betima and Ubald Tamoufé: Pretesting and finalizing of Peer Educator and Training Manuals.
February-March
2
François Crabbé: TA to GC susceptibility study; field test STD Syndromic Management training materials.
April
3
Tony Schwarzwalder, Barbara DeZalduondo, Godfrey Sikipa: Program Review.
June
2
François Crabbé: Training of Trainers & Baseline Assessment of STD case management in target cities.
August
2
Tobi Saidel: Evaluation TA to Peace Corps for evaluation of TEFL/AIDS curricula; Pretesting of BCC topic guides for EOP evaluation and Lessons Learned.
September
1
Rose De Buysscher: Program monitoring and pipeline analyses
1996
February
2
Julien Denakpo: Development of country office and project close-out plan
March-April
1
Sheila Mitchell: Capacity Building - NGO registration
April-October
12
IRESCO: Tchupo et al.: EOP KABP, FGD and final reports.
June
2
Cherif Soliman: TOT for STD case management.
June
2
Hally Mahler: Assistance to IRESCO in use of Ethnograph for analysis of EOP data.
August
1
Tobi Saidel: Finalizing EOP evaluation research and preparation for Lessons Learned
September
4
Rose De Buysscher, François Crabbé, Bumni Makinwa and Godfrey Sikipa: Lessons Learned Workshop.
October
1
Constant Kabwasa: Financial close-out
C. List of Materials Produced
Training manuals and materials
Title
Target Audience
Content
Formation des Formateurs: Communication Interpersonnelle/Sida
Health care providers, community leaders, peer educators
Goal: To stabilize the rate of sexually transmitted STI/HIV infection in Cameroon.
Stabilization in gender-group and/or age-specific HIV seroprevalence.
National HIV and syphilis sentinel surveillance.
Stabilization or decrease in gender-group- and/or age-specific syphilis seroprevalence.
Purpose: To strengthen the capacity of Cameroonian institutions to improve STI/HIV risk reduction behavior in targeted populations in selected urban areas.
1.1) 85% of targeted populations can identify appropriate means of preventing sexually transmitted HIV.
KABP Surveys
1.2) 70% of targeted populations report consistent condom use in high risk situations.
1.3) A 50% decrease in at risk encounters by students and military.
1.4) A 50% increase in appropriate health-care seeking behaviors related to STDs by targeted populations.
1.5) National STD treatment Plan developed.
National STD Treatment Guidelines
Outputs
Indicators
Means of Verification
1. Improved and integrated targeted communication activities implemented.
100,000 members of target populations participate directly in risk reduction communications.
Process data (PIFs)
2. Condom promotion and distribution systems expanded in private and public sector and condom sales increased.
2.1) Condom sales increased to .6 per capita in year 4.
PIFs
2.2) 50% increase in overall condom outlets.
2.3) Condom distributors & wholesalers established in 95% of urban centers with populations over 25,000.
3. Improved STD case management and prevention services established.
3.1) Algorithm for diagnosis and treatment of STD developed and pilot tested by year 2.
3.1) Site inspections to assure Algorithm used.
3.2) Pilot program for social market. of STD treatment launched and evaluated by end of year 1.
3.2) Evaluation report.
3.3) 90% of health care providers serving target population trained in appropriate STD prevention education and counseling methods and STD diagnosis and treatment.
3.3) PIFs
3.4) 90% increase in number of target individuals seeking STD care and receiving education, counseling and treatment
3.4) PIFs
4. Appropriate behavioral and evaluation research conducted.
Result of research incorporated into intervention activities.
