TANZANIA PROGRESS R A Khatib B Amuri M

TANZANIA PROGRESS R A Khatib, B Amuri, M Alexander, Y Mkilindi, S Abdulla

Progress • Protocol has been finalized • Both Institutional and National ethical clearance obtained • Received USD 789, 982 for each site • Staff are already in place • Netbooks, barcode readers and fingerprint scanners, 45 for each in Ifakara and 40 in Rufiji have been procured • National stakeholders meeting held on 27 th July • Was officiated by CMO and involved both national and district level stakeholders • TOT for targeting accuracy, access and adherence was conducted between 3 rd and 7 th August, more than 15 participants were involved from each site 2

Progress • TOT for qualitative was held between 28 th Sept and 2 nd Oct, involved 4 participants from both sites • Safety and efficacy between 19 th and 21 st Oct. , involved 5 participants • Community level advocacy for Rufiji was conducted between 31 st August to 3 rd Sept, more than 200 harmlet, village and ward leaders were involved • Field interviewer training for Access and costing modules have been conducted in both sites

Progress • Involved 45 participants in Rufiji and 52 in ifakara, lasted for 6 days • Using the available netbooks, the participants were trained on how to collect data using electronic method • Sampled households for each site have been generated • Questionnaires for targeting accuracy, Access and costing, adherence and community parasite prevalence have been prepared • Data collection for Access and costing would start this week using paper forms as the tablet PCs have not yet been purchased

Progress • Fever prevalence questionnaires have been integrated into DSS forms and their administration has started • So far 8000 households from Ifakara and 3000 from Rufiji have been visited

challenges • Procurements of tablet PCs have not been procured 6