Strengthening Uganda’s Systems for Treating AIDS Nationally (SUSTAIN)

In Uganda, Initiatives is working with URC and two local NGOs to ensure continued provision and sustainable scale-up of HIV/AIDS diagnosis, treatment, and care at Ministry of Health regional and district hospitals throughout the country. This USAID-funded cooperative agreement, known as “SUSTAIN,” focuses on ensuring high-quality care and treatment for more than 26,000 Ugandans living with HIV/AIDS by introducing a chronic care model for patients and improving laboratory support services.

As its name indicates, SUSTAIN’s overarching goal is to set the stage for complete Ugandan ownership of the work in the future. Therefore, a major focus of this project is working closely with the Ministry of Health to develop and implement a sustainability plan, so that the work continues after the end of the contract.

Initiatives’ work focuses on one element of the program: identifying, managing, and securing human resources and human resource policies to sustain the work over time. Our Human Resources Development Technical Advisor guides SUSTAIN’s efforts to strengthen human resources management policies and procedures, with the goal of establishing a qualified, motivated, and efficient workforce at the project’s clinical care sites.

The activities that will contribute to this outcome include designing and conducting human resource capacity assessments, workload projections, staff engagement assessments, and technical assistance and training to help partners and stakeholders plan for workforce sustainability. SUSTAIN’s NGO partners also coordinate with other national partners to stimulate innovative thinking around human resources policy for HIV/AIDS treatment and care.

Project: Strengthening Uganda’s Systems for Treating AIDS Nationally (SUSTAIN)
Funder: USAID
Prime: URC
Dates: 2010-2011
Related Links: http://www.urc-chs.com/project?ProjectID=59