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Objectives:

• To develop the skills of select MSH ProACT supported health facility staff and grantee CSO staff in Sokoto and Zamfara states 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 - to 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 10^th and 11^th December, 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 Kebbi state, 2 days report writing (between the 10^th of December, 2015 to 22^nd of December, 2015).

To strategically   address emerging and re-emerging issues on Collaborative TB/HIV intervention, MSH – Pro-ACT Project continues to re-align intervention in this program area to meet PEPFAR-USAID requirements of reducing TB burden among PLHIV and HIV burden among TB patients. To this end, MSH Pro-ACT project will train Health care workers including TB local Government supervisors in respective projects. This 5 days capacity building intervention will bring health care workers to speed on 12 collaborative TB/HIV intervention areas and as well address gaps in the use of newer technology for TB diagnosis, improve case detection among children, intensify TB burden reduction strategy with IPT and strengthen linkages between care and treatment settings and TB DOTs units in supported facilities. To achieve this, MSH-Pro-ACT project will engage 4 seasoned facilitators to train along MSH technical leads in respective venues of the training.  AS part of sustainability  to strengthen capacity building in respective project states, identified and qualified trainers from state training centers will support the training faculty during this period.

• The lead facilitators will facilitate in a 5-days training alongside MSH technical leads on collaborative TB/HIV intervention.
• In the course of training, the facilitator will lead and facilitate group work sessions as detailed in the training slides including ensuring the objectives of the plenary sessions are met.
• S/he will be responsible for  documenting  and compiling the action plans arrived at after plenary group work sessions
• The facilitator  will collate, analyze,  and  report the daily training evaluation  as part of the effort  to improve  training quality  
• S/he is expected to conduct and analyze the pre and post test result in an excel sheet provided by MSH.
• In the course of the training, facilitators will ensure presentations are aligned to address , and reflect  participants, facility and state specific issues as is highlighted in the training needs assessment 
• At the end of the engagement, the facilitator will write a comprehensive training  report to be submitted to  MSH leadership

Deliverables:

• Ensure a seamless conduct of training using adult learning principles
• Compile and present post training follow up action plans  as agreed during plenary sessions
• Present a comprehensive training report  to MSH leadership

Facilitator’s role:

• S/he will be responsible for conveying herself/himself to the venue of the training
• S/he is expected to arrive 2 days prior to the training for a pre-training meeting with MSH technical leads