zanzibar aids commission (zac) - Global HIV M&E Information

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iv. Promote creation of partnerships and linkages between various development stakeholders at
various levels of implementation.
v. Promote coordination of HIV services, and ensure equity in the provision of, access to and
utilization of HIV services.
vi. Monitor the success of the national response as well as identifying lessons learnt and best practices
for scaling up.
The main achievements and challenges of the Zanzibar National Multisectoral HIV M&E system
currently include:
(a) HIV M&E staffing: An appropriate number and quality of staff have been placed at ZAC M&E
unit to coordinate M&E work in Zanzibar, although the recruitment process took long and delayed
the staff capacity assessment and capacity strengthening that was planned for 2006. District
HIV&AIDS Focal Persons (DHAPs) have been assigned tasks to manage HIV M&E activities at
sub national levels. However the DHAPs and HIV M&E staff in ZAC, ZACP 5 and HMIS 6 have
expressed a need for technical assistance and capacity building in various areas of managing and
coordinating the operations of the national multisectoral HIV M&E system.
(b) HIV M&E Partnerships: ToR was been developed and the M&E Task Team for HIV&AIDS in
Zanzibar (METTHAZ) was established. Although at one point METTHAZ was growing weak,
since the ZAC M&E unit all came on board the METTHAZ is now functional and vibrant with
regular meetings and members taking part in overseeing various M&E functions. But there is
need to mobilize more participation of international development partners in METTHAZ
activities.
(c) M&E documentation: A lot of M&E documentation has been developed, printed and launched in
Zanzibar. These documents include but are not limited to: Zanzibar National HIV M&E
Operational Framework volume 1 and 2; Zanzibar National HIV&AIDS Programme Monitoring
System (ZHAPMoS) Guidelines; Data auditing and supervision guidelines; Coasted National HIV
M&E Road Map; Packages for training stakeholders in M&E concepts and ZHAPMoS. This
documentation has been disseminated widely and stakeholders have been trained and generally
5 Zanzibar AIDS Control Programme
6 Health Management Information System
TOR for ZAC M&E Advisor April 20 th 2007 to April 19 th 2008