Lead Consultant - PHDP Training at Management Sciences For Health - MSH

Objectives:

• To develop the skills of select MSH ProACT supported health facility staff, Kwara and Kebbi state NEPWAN and support group coordinators to implement quality PHDP intervention in a manner that will improve PLHIV clients’ retention in ART and care
• To strengthen service providers capability to support facility-community linkages and referrals
• To build the skills of select service providers in documenting PHDP services to PLHIV
• To build the capacity of select service providers to identify and address structural, socio-economic and other factors which hinder PLHIV from accessing ART and care services
• To build the capacity of select service providers in mainstreaming gender into HIV/AIDS response - identify and address harmful gender norms and gender based violence

Approach:

One lead consultant will be engaged to facilitate this training, supported by 2 MSH PHDP technical staff. Two days pre training meeting with the lead consultant will hold in Abuja to review curriculum, draw up the schedule, etc on 26^th and 27th November, 2015. Power point presentations, didactic methods, group works, experience sharing, role plays, hands on practical sessions and other participatory learning approaches will be utilized in the conduct of the training.

Deliverables:

1. Training report containing recommendations and approaches to improve PLHIV retention in treatment and care
2. Training curriculum (power point slides)
3. Simple indicators/ tools to track facility/ community PHDP interventions
4. Recommendations for mainstreaming gender into comprehensive PHDP services

Level of Effort and Timing:

The lead facilitator will be engaged for a period of nine days  - 2 days pre training meeting in Abuja, 5 days training in Kwara state, 2 days report writing (between the 26^th of November and 8^th December, 2015).