Africa Centers of Excell Development Impact

Africa Centers of Excellence for Development Impact (ACE Impact)

Africa Centre of Excellence for Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology

AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,

ZARIA, NIGERIA

Implementation Plan

2020 – 2024

(Draft January23,2019)

[List of abbreviations and acronyms]

ABU: Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria ACENTDFB: Africa Centre of Excellence for Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology WB: World Bank AAU: Association of African Universities NUC: National Universities Commission NPPRC: National Project Performance Review Committee ACE: Africa Centre of Excellence RSC: Regional Steering Committee RFU: Regional Facilitation Unit PSC: Project Steering Committee CFC: Country Focal Point CIRDES: Centre DLI: Disbursement Linked Indicators DLR: Disbursement Linked Results M&E: Monitoring and Evaluation EEP: Eligible Expenditure Program ESMP: Environmental and Safety Monitoring Plan IBD-CETT: Campaigne d’Eradication de la Mouche Tsetse de la Trypanosome au Burkina Faso IEC: Independent Evaluation Committee IFR: Independent Financial Reporting IRAD: Institute Recherché Agriculture Development, Yaounde, Cameroon PDO: Project Development Objective MIT: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA MoU: Memorandum of Understanding NIMR: National Institute for Medical Research, Lagos NITR: National Institute for Trypanasomiasis and Onchocerciasis Research SDR: Special Drawing Rights TOR: Terms of Reference

1. NARRATIVE SUMMARY (max 2 pages) Africa bears a substantial proportion (24%) of the global burden of diseases while accounting for less than 3% of the global health force and less than 1% of world’s financial resources (Collias et al., 2010). Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), in particular, continue to adversely challenge development of Africa due to the persistence of several factors that mitigate their control and eradication, among which are lack of epidemiological status, appropriate diagnostic tools and effective therapeutic/prophylactic drugs, and high incidence of treatment failures. The Africa Centre of Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology (ACENTDFB) was established to address these issues with focus on the following objectives: produce a critical mass of skilled manpower in the diagnosis, management and prevention of neglected tropical diseases, general area of biotechnology techniques and forensic science; provide baseline data on the epidemiological status of neglected tropical diseases in the región; reduce their incidences and impacts through drug and vaccine development, and advocay. Another objective of the Centre is the provisión of facility and channel for resolving crime, secuirty, social and genealogical matters, to various agencies and the general public. In the ACE I, ACENTDFB focused mainly on three thematic areas of NTDS - Trypanosomiasis, Filariasis/Onchocerciasis, and Rabies. In the ACE Impact, ACENTDFB thematic disease areas have been expanded to include three additional NTDs namely, Dengue, Trachoma and Schistosomiaisis. ACENTDFB activities will be dedicated to conducting high impact research and training aimed at the establishment of critical mass of skilled manpower, provision of standard facilities including equipment and establish wide network to collectively produce impact-oriented interventions that would significantly reduce the morbidity, mortality and socio- economic burden of the six diseases on the continent, as well as create a pool of competent forensic scientists. Beside the current MSc and PhD Biotechnology programmes of the Centre, the MSc Biomedical Forensic Science will finally come on stream in 2020. This is a scale up of the Postgraduate Diploma in Forensic Biotechnology. The target is to enroll 15-20 MSc and 3-5 PhD students per annum in the postgraduate program of the Forensic Biotechnology. In addition, plans are under way to critical review the contents of the MSc and PhD Biotechnology programmes in line with the recommendations of the two international accreditation agencies that recently evaluated these two programmes. This is to improve the quality and relevance of the programme for a better achievement of the objectives of the Centre. The ACENTDFB education program will continue to be based on modular structured programs with vastly improved methods to educate heterogeneous groups of participants, promote independent interdisciplinary research, skilled scientific presentation and general communication, participation in competitive research grant pursuits, and collaboration with partners. ACENTDFB applied research activities will in addition seek to establish regional disease/pathogen/vector surveillance, advanced capacity for culturing organisms for infectivity, transmission, immunologic and drug sensitivity studies, bio-resource cryobank/preservation and storage for different microbial species, genes and related biological products, and characterization of products from natural and synthetic sources. In addition, more short course training programmes have being planned for 2020 and beyond, which are target specific in terms of participants, needs, demands and fund generation. Following an appraisal of its existing collaborations, some of the collaborating partners are being retained and strengthened while a few others are being established. Existing partnerships with the University of Bremen, Germany and Nagasaki University, Japan which provide for training and research on molecular techniques and vaccine development, are being strengthened. Further research will continue on the promising vaccine candidates, which are outcomes of some works partly carried out by its students in the research labs of these two institutions. With the donation of a Luminex Multi-analyser by Nagasaki University, research works on the epidemiological survey of NTDs distribution in the EWest and Central African sub-regions will be enhanced. With the impending visit of the President of Nagasaki University in November this year, the 3 terms of MoU between the institutions are being expanded to include student and staff exchange as well as joint research grant applications. In this line, a proposal for JICA (Japanese International Cooperation Agency) intervention is on the pipeline. The partnership with University of Bremen under the DfG (Deutscher Forschung Gemeinshaft) enabled four students of the Centre to access research facilities in University of Bremen under the ERASMUS Mobility grant in 2019, is being extended to 2020 and hopefully, beyond. Five students of the Centre are scheduled to partake in the scheme in 2020. In addition, joint short training workshop with University of Bremen under the DfG platform and University of Ngaoundaere, Cameroon in the area of specie identification of NTD vectors is being planned for 2020 and is expected to draw participants from Cameroon, Chad and Niger. Collaboration with MIT, Cambridge, Boston, USA will continue to improve on faculty skills in the area of curriculum design and delivery across the entire university academic community through on site and online training programmes planned for 2020. Collaboration with the Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis (and Onchocerciasis) Research (NITR) and the Nigerian Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) will continue in the area of human resource development particularly field and laboratory trypanosome and tsetse fly studies (trapping, characterization, etc) and surveillance for Human African Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis. Collaboration with CIRDES, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso will be geared to build not only on the diagnostic skills in trypanosome and general area of biotechnology application, but also in providing internship for students and recruitment into the Centre’s PG programmes. Joint short course training programmes with University of Ngaoundare, Cameroon is being expanded to include faculty exchange and joint research works. The partnership with Sightsavers, a non-governmental agency that works with the Nigerian Government in NTD control across the country, will be strengthened and expanded also to offers field attachment sites for internship, joint research, problem identification and disease control activities in the field including monitoring of impact of Mass Drug Administration in the control of many of the NTDs in Nigeria. More revenue is expected to be generated from analysis of Sightsaver field samples. MoU with National Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria has already been signed - this will create additional platform for students of the Centre for Internship and training of students of the African Field Epidemiology Network starting from the later part of this year, 2019. A major development that recently took place is the establishment of the Centre for Anti-Snake Venom and Toxin Production in the University by the Federal Ministry of Health, and placing it under ACENTDFB for oversight supervision and mentoring. This has led to the creation of another thematic area, Anti-Snake Venom Research Unit in ACENTDFB with the New Centre Leader, Prof Mujtaba S. Abubakar being appointed as the Principal Investigator. Joint research activities is expected to be initiated and developed, and will be funded by the Federal Ministry of Health of Nigeria. A major shift in the activities of the Centre for 2020 and beyond is sustainability. A business plan is being developed following engagement of a business consultant. It is envisaged that a business manager will eventually be engaged by the Centre. It is envisaged that through these several activities and interventions, there will not only be increased public awareness on the impact of these diseases, but their incidences will drastically reduce as a result of the development of more efficacies remedies (drugs, vaccines and preventive measures). Epidemiological mapping of the distribution of these diseases will assist the government and other policy formulators in health planning and delivery. A pedagogical shift in curriculum design and delivery across the entire university community, close collaboration with stake holders, particularly, the private sector will result in improved quality and employability of the graduates and thus enhance the institutions ability in and contribution to resolving societal health, social and economic issues.

2. OVERVIEW OF PLANNED OUTPUTS, REVENUE GENERATION, ACTIVITIES AND COST FOR FIRST YEAR Provide a narrative summary (max 2 page + tables) of the planned outputs and activities for the first year of the ACE Impact Center. Focus on the launch of the Center, establishing the consortium with strong partnerships, and the activities that need to be accomplished to achieve the goals of the Center over the project lifetime.

Table 1. Overview of expected outputs and related income within the first project year  This is a performance-based project, which means that the most important part of planning is to secure the flow of funds.This is done by ensuring that the planned activities deliver results towards the agreed DLR’s thereby ensuring planned targets for each individual DLI is reached.  Please be mindful that the turnover time from achievement of DLI results, through verification to actual fund release to the ACE is about 6 months. That means that funds triggered through DLI’s achievements in second half of the year will only be available the next year. DLI 1 Effectiveness is designed to give each ACE sufficient capital to have funds available until own first installment based on DLI’s.  In consecutive annual workplans it is required that each individual ACE follow its progress in meeting the different DLR’s. This is to ensure that the ACE has a balanced approach and is not lagging in any of the result areas. The DLI’s are designed to be interlinked and to reinforce each other, so lagging in one might impede expected effect of others.

Outputs and funds generation year 1 (US$) Expected Percentage Unit price Expected outputs in s of the DLI revenue ACE results numbers DLI 1 Readiness 10% DLI 1.1 Basic Readiness 300,000 0.0 DLI 1.2 Full Readiness 0 ? 0.0 DLI 2 Development Impact 5% DLI 2.1 Independent external evaluation of 1 200,000 0.0 development impact DLI 3 Quantity of students 15% DLI 3.1a New eligible National PhD student’s male 3 10,000 30,000 DLI 3.1b New eligible National PhD student’s female 3 12,500 37,500 DLI 3.1c New eligible PhD student’s regional male 2 12,500 25,000 DLI 3.1d New eligible PhD student’s regional female 1 15,000 15,000 DLI 3.2a New eligible National Master student’s 10 2,000 20,000 male DLI 3.2b New eligible national Master student’s 6 2,500 15,000 female DLI 3.2c New eligible Master student’s regional 2 4,000 8,000 male DLI 3.2d New eligible Master student’s regional 2 5,000 10,000 female DLI 3.3a New eligible short course student’s male 80 400 32,000 DLI 3.3b New eligible short course student’s female 30 500 15,000 DLI 3.3c New eligible short course student’s regional 30 800 24,000 male DLI 3.3d New eligible short course student’s regional 10 1,000 10,000 female DLI 4 Quality of Education DLI 4.1a National accreditation 0 100,000 0 DLI 4.1b GAP assessment following International 0 100,000 0 standards 5

DLI 4.1c Self-assessment following International 0 100,000 0 standards DLI 4.1d International accreditation 0 500,000 0 DLI 4.1e New courses meeting international 1 50,000 50,000 standards DLI 4.2 ACE International research publications with 3 10,000 30,000 national partners DLI 4.2 ACE International research publications with 5 15,000 75,000 regional partners DLI 4.3a Infrastructure improvement for research 1 300,000 0 and learning (procurement and civil works) Step 1: Approved plan DLI 4.3b Infrastructure improvement for research 0 (0 or 100) 300,000 0 and learning (procurement and civil works) Step 2: Procured or Foundation Constructed DLI 4.3c Infrastructure improvement for research 0 (0 or 100) 300,000 0 and learning (procurement and civil works) Step 3: Operational or Construction Completed DLI 4.3d Infrastructure improvement for research 0 (0 or 100) 300,000 0 and learning (procurement and civil works) Step 2: NA or Building Operational DLI 5 Relevance of Education & Research DLI 5.1a External generated revenue from private 50,000 X 2 100,000 sector DLI 5.1b External generated revenue from other 100,000 X 1 100,000 sectors DLI 5.2a Number of students with at least 1-month 20 1,000 20,000 internship or staff with placement nationally DLI 5.2b Number of students with at least 1-month 2 1,500 3,000 internship or staff with placement regionally DLI 5.3 Number on new entrepreneurship, 0 100,000 0 innovation, start-up companies, and commercialization support programs DLI 6 Fiduciary Enhancement 5-10% DLI 6.1 Timely fiduciary reporting 1 15,000/year 15,000 DLI 6.2 Functioning internal audit unit 1 15,000/year 15,000 DLI 6.3 Web Transparency on Fiduciary reports 1 15,000/year 15,000 DLI 6.4 Quality of Procurement planning 1 15,000/year 15,000 DLI 7 Institutional Impact DLI 7.1 University-wide regional strategy 1 (0 or 100) 100,000 100,000 DLI 7.2a ACE host university adopts merit-based 0 (0 or 100) 200,000 0 selection of university heads DLI 7.2b ACE host university adopts merit-based 0 (0 or 100) 50,000 0 selection of department heads DLI 7.3a ACE host university adopts GAP analysis as 0 (0 or 100) 75,000 0 part of international accreditation DLI 7.3b ACE host university adopts self-evaluation 0 (0 or 100) 75,000 0 as part of international accreditation DLI 7.3cACE host university adopts international 0 (0 or 100) 200,000 0 accreditation 0 (0, 50 or 50,000/year 0 DLI 7.4: ACE host university participate in PASET 100) DLI7.5a: Development of Fund Raising Office 1 100,000 100,000 DLI7.5b: Strengthening Career Office 1 100,000 100,000 DLI7.5c: Institutional Marketting and 0 100,000 0 6 commercialization DLI7.5d: Strengthening Centre for Teaching and 1 100,000 100,000 learning facility DLI7.5e. Digital Skill acquisition for University 0 100,00 100,000 0 graduates DLI 7.6: Subscription to NgRen 1 100,000 100,000/year 100,000 Total revenue expected triggered from ACE 1,178,500.00 program Additional government funding support - Other external revenue generation 150,000.00 Total Income 1,328,500.00

Table 2: Overview of expected activities and expenditures within the first project year  Most of the outputs listed in table 1 will require activities to achieve. Please bear this in mind when populating table 2.  This table is closely linked to Section 7 of the Implementation Plan. Each activity listed in Table 2 will require a separate Activity Sheet to be completed in Section 7.  For additional activities, please add rows as required to Table 2.  Ensure that each course, research project and other activity is listed separately.  Remember to set aside a budget for participation in ACE-Impact regional workshops.  For new centers, be aware that procurement and civil works takes time. Planning and preparation should be initiated in year one,while actual procurement and initiation of civil work most likely won’t happen before implementation year two.  For new centers it is highly recommended to invest upfront in your partnerships. If you are planning a project launch workshop, invite all your key partners and set side a day or two to go through the Implementation Plan in detail with them to get their comments and ideas for improvement and to get their buy-in to the ACE.  This table can be adjusted based on discussions with the partners (e.g. during the launch workshop). If adjustments are made to the approved Implementation Plan (IP), please share the updated IP with the AAU including a cover letter describing the adjustments made and the justification for these adjustments.

Code Priority Result/Activity/Task Budget Estimate (US$) Rank ACE Partners Total institution Action (1 highest (Expected output) (Component total (Component (Total of Plan for ACE total for component) 5 lowest) institution) partners)

Action Plan 1 Improving Enrolment Student recruitment 13,500 0 13,500 1.1 1 Scholarship for regional/national students/recruitment of 77,200 0 77,200 1.2 2 students Development of Curriculum and Mounting of Masters in 16,250 0 16,250 1.3 1 Biomedical Forensic Science Action Plan 2 Enhancing Quality of Education Animal tissue culture methods in management and 16,500 0 16,500 2.1 2 control of NTD 20,300 0 20,300 2.2 2 Bioinformatics and Phylogenetic Analysis Gene cloning and expression 14,600 0 14,600 2.3 2 Molecular Typing Methods in Social and 24,400 0 24,400 2.4 2 Genealogical Matters 18,100 0 18,100 2.5 2 Molecular characterization of vectors of NTDs 15,300 0 15,300 2.6 2 PCR and Its Application in Research Quantitative PCR Methods in infectious disease 10,300 0 10,300 2.7 2 research PCR Application in Vector Diagnosis and Bioinformatics 0 18,000 18,000 2.8 2 (CIRDES) Molecular Identification of Trypanosomes Species (NIMR) 0 21,500 21,500 2.9 2 Vector Sampling and identification at University of Ngaudere, 0 20,000 20,000 2.1 2 Cameroon NTD Epidemiological Survey technique at NITOR 0 15,000 15,000 2.11 2 Curriculum Review for MSc and PhD Biotechnology 13,000 0 13,000 2.12 3 Programmes Approved plan for the construction of Moot Court and 56,000 0 56,000 2.13 2 Crime Scene Demonstration Room Faculty Motivation (Conference and Workshop attendance) 80,625 0 80,625 2.14 2 Student internship placement 15,000 0 15,000 2.15 1 Action Plan 3 Improving Quality of Research Output Procurement of equipment for MSc Forensic science 250,000 0 250,000 3.1 1

Procurement of research reagents and other 200,000 0 200,000 3.2 1 consumables Bench work by students at collaborating Institutions 0 38,413 53,413 3.3 2 Data Resources Acquisition ( Subscription to NgRen, Elsevier 100,000 0 100,000 3.4 2 Database) Maintenance of Animal House 17,500 0 17,500 3.4 3 Engagement of ESMP Consultants 18,000 0 18,000 3.5 1 Action Plan 4 Enhancing Fiduciary Management Appointment of External Auditor 5,000 0 5,000 4.1 2 Acquisition of Accounting Software 18,000 0 18,000 4.2 3 Project Audit Committee Meetings (Quarterly) 2,000 0 2,000 4.3 2 Action Plan 5 Programme Administration Enhancement Development of Implementation Plan (IP) and 0 5,300 Review of Operational Plans (Financial, 5,300 5.1 1 procurement) 0 7,000 5.2 2 Sectoral Board Meeting to approve IP 7,000 Hosting of SAB and ISAB meetings for Programme evaluation 0 26,500 5.3 2 26,500 General Administration 0..00 72,600 5.4 1 72,600 5.5 2 Regional ACE Meetings 34,800 7,000 41,800 Advocacy 32,000 0 32,000 6.6 3 NTD Fair 3,145 0 3,145 6.7 3 Promotion of Collaborations and Action Plan 6 Partnerships Short term visits by experts from collaborating partners 0 12,000 12,000 6.1 3 Collaboration furtherance 0 29,000 29,000 6.2 3 Action Plan 7 Improving Revenue Generation Appointment of a Business Manager 20,000 0 20,000 7.1 1 TOTAL BUDGET 1,202,920 175,913 1,378,833

Table 3: Overview of budget distribution among partners for year 1

 This table is a breakdown of the partner budget presented in Table 2  The last column in Table 3 must match the second last column in Table2  Add rows and columns as required  This table can be adjusted based on discussions with the partners (e.g. during the launch workshop). If adjustments are made to the approved Implementation Plan (IP), please share the updated IP with the AAU including a cover letter describing the adjustments made and the justification for these adjustments.

Code Result/Activity/Task Component Total to Partners Total Amount Univer- Nagasaki CIRDES Univer-sity NAM S MIT NITR NIMR sity of Univer- of & T, Bremen sity Ngaoundere India Action Plan 1 Improving Enrolment Student recruitment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 Scholarship for regional/national 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 students/recruitment of students Development of Curriculum and 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mounting of Masters in 1.3 Biomedical Forensic Science Action Plan 2 Enhancing Quality of Education Animal tissue culture methods in 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 management and control of NTD Bioinformatics and Phylogenetic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 Analysis Gene cloning and expression 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 Molecular Typing Methods in 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.4 Social and Genealogical Matters Molecular characterization of 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5 vectors of NTDs PCR and Its Application in 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.6 Research Quantitative PCR Methods in 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 infectious disease research 2.7 PCR Application in Vector 0 0 18,000 0 0 0 0 0 18,000 2.8 Diagnosis and Bioinformatics Molecular Identification of 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21,500 21.500 2.9 Trypanosomes Species (NIMR) Vector Sampling and identification 0 0 20,000 0 0 0 0 20,000 2.1 NTD Epidemiological Survey 0 0 0 0 0 0 15,000 0 15,000 2.11 technique Curriculum Review for MSc and 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.12 PhD Biotechnology Programmes Approved plan for the construction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 of Moot Court and Crime Scene 2.13 Demonstration Room Faculty Motivation (Conference 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.14 and Workshop attendance) Student internship placement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.15 Action Improving Quality of Research Plan 3 Output Procurement of equipment for 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 MSc Forensic science Procurement of research reagents 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 and other consumables Bench work by students at 43,000 10,413 0 0 0 0 0 0 53,415 3.3 collaborating Institutions Data Resources Acquisition 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (Subscription to NgRen, Elsevier 3.4 Database) Maintenance of Animal House 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.4

Engagement of ESMP Consultants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.5 Action Enhancing Fiduciary Plan 4 Management Appointment of External Auditor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 Acquisition of Accounting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 Software Project Audit Committee Meetings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.3 (Quarterly) Action Programme Administration Plan 5 Enhancement Development of Implementation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Plan (IP) and Review of Operational Plans (Financial, 5.1 procurement) Sectoral Board Meeting to 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.2 approve IP Hosting of SAB and ISAB meetings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.3 for Programme evaluation General Administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.4 0

5.5 Regional ACE Meetings 0 0 3,000 4,000 0 0 0 0 7,000 Action Promotion of Collaborations and Plan 6 Partnerships Short term visits by experts from 5,000 4,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 0 12,000 6.1 collaborating partners Collaboration furtherance 0 0 0 0 4,000 25,000 0 0 29,000 6.2 Advocacy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.3 NTD Fair 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.4 Action Plan 7 Improving Revenue Generation Appointment of a Business 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.1 Manager TOTAL 48,000 14,413 21,000 24,000 7,000 25,000 15,000 21,500 175,913

3. TIMING OF PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR ENTIRE PROJECT PERIOD

Table 4.1: Work Plan Project for Year 1

Time Line/Duration of Planned Activities Actio Year 2020 Activity RESPONSIBLE Cost ($) n OBJECTIVE Planned Activities Quantit Descript-ion PERSON Plan y/ Freq. Apr Oct. Jan. July Feb. Dec. May Nov. Aug. June Mar. Sept. Improving 1 Enrolment Facilitation of a. Facilitation of To be Deputy Centre $13,.500.00 regional and recruitment process determin Leader students enrolment ed into the Centre's b. Award of Scholarship continuo Centre Leader, 45,700.00 training (Payment of tuition & us Project programmes accommodation fees, process Coordinator stipends) for regional and international students c. Mounting of language 4 Deputy Centre 2,500.00 support for regional Leader students MSc Biomedical a. Development of Project curriculum content and Coordinator, Forensic Science 1 14,50 Curriculum training manual (to be HOD

completed in 2019) Biochemistry Development o mount and run MSC b. Processing for HOD programme in 1 University senate approval Biochemistry

Biomedical

Forensic Science HOD c. Resource verification by Biochemistry, NUC and approval of 2 Academic programme

Planning

PG Coordinator, d. Recruitment of students 1 HOD, and admission processing

Biochemistry 0

2 Enhancing Quality of Education i. Short-term Imparting skills and a. Animal tissue 1 Project Coord., 16,500.00 training techniques in culture methods in CBRT Director, Workshops diagnosis and management and Lab Manager handling of control of NTD neglected tropical 1 Project Coord., 20,300.00 diseases & basic b. Bioinformatics and CBRT Director, biotechnology Phylogenetic Lab Manager techniques Analysis c. Gene cloning and 1 Project Coord., 14,600.00 expression CBRT Director, Lab Manager d. Molecular Typing 1 Project Coord., 24,400.00 Methods in Social CBRT Director, and Genealogical Lab Manager Matters e. Molecular 1 Project Coord. 18,100.00 characterization of CBRT Director, vectors of NTDs Lab Manager f. PCR and Its 1 Project Coord 15,300 Application in CBRT Director, Research Lab Manager. g. Quantitative PCR 1 Project Coord. 10,300 Methods in CBRT Director, infectious disease Lab Manager research ii. Regional To provide research NIMR, Lagos: Molecular 20 Centre 21,500.00 Training and training support diagnosis of trypanosomes Leader/Project Workshops at the partner Coordinator institutions University of Bremen: 5 Centre Leader 43,000.00 Faculty exchange, and bench space for PhD students: University of Ngaundare-, 15 Centre Leader 20,000.00 Cameroon: Molecular diagnosis of Onchocerciasis 13

Fellowship at Research 3 Deputy Centre 4,000.00 Labs in Non Aligned Leader Countries University of Nagasaki: 3 Centre Leader 10,213.00 Bench Space for PhD Students CIRDES, Burkina Faso: 16 Deputy Centre 18,000.00 Bench work and Student Leader recruitment NITOR, Kaduna : 20 Deputy Centre 15,000.00 Workshop on Field Leader Epidemiology iii. Approval Prcourement 56,000.00 To design a plan for Development of TOR 1 Officer, PI, standard construction Forensic architectural of Moot Procurement framework for Lab Engagement of an Court and 1 Officer, Project facility for Forensic architectural consultant

Crime Consultant programme training Demonstrati Procurement on Scene Submission of design 1 Officer, Project

Lab Consultant

Approval by ESMP WB Procurement Consultant and University 1 Officer, Deputy Physical Planning Unit of Centre Leader

University iv. To ensure the a. Sourcing and placement 30 Project 2,000.00 Facilitation prompt and hitch of internship centres Coordinator of Student free internship Internship placement of students b. Administration of 30 Project 13,000.00 Student internship internees Coordinator v. To facilitate a. Re-stocking of research 3 Procurement 15,000.00 Maintenance research in drug and animals Officer. Lab of Animal vaccine Manager House development b. Provision of animal 4 Procurement 10,000.00 feeds (one year) Officer

c. One year emolument for 1 Accountant 5,000.00 casual labour d. Engagement of Animal 1 Procurement 5,000.00 Keeper Officer vi. Faculty To facilitate a. Sponsorship of faculty 12 nos Project 20,000.00 Motivation knowledge and skill to national workshops & Coordinator, advancement conferences Centre Leader b. Sponsorship of faculty 10 nos Project 60,000.00 to International workshops Coordinator, & conferences Centre Leader vii. Student Expose students to a.. Sponsorship of students 20 nos Deputy Centre 10,000.00 Skill best practices and to national workshops & Leader Enhancemen linkage conferences t opportunities 3. Improving Quality of Research Output i. Equiping To acquire DNA a. Selection of research & To be Lab Manager 215,000 Forensic Lab Analyzer, teaching equipment determin Facilities ed with b. Tender document 1 Procurement Diagnostic preparation Officer Equipment c. Solicitation for 1 Procurememnt quotation Officer d. Tender Evaluation and 1 Procurememnt contract award Officer e. Supply, installation & 1 Prcocurement commissioning Officer ii. 35,000.00 Upgrading Procurement of more Canisters To preserve and of Biobank Liquid Nitrigen Canisters -2pcs, Procurement archive of clinical and DNA and other cryopreservation Dedicted Officer and field samples databank vessels Server

Facilities

iii.. To acquire basic a. Selection of chemicals, To be Lab Manager 2,000.00 Procurement and specialized reagents and consumables determin of core laboratory reagents, ed laboratory consumables and b. Tender document NA Procurement 2,500.00 supplies glassware for preparation officer

students course c. Solicitation for tender, NA Procurement 2,000.00 works and research Tender Evaluation and Officer works contract award d. Supply and storage NA Procurement 193,500.00 Officer /Lab Manager iv. Bench To facilitate Sponsorship of students 5 Project 56,413.00 Works at knowledge and skill for bench works at Coordinator, Collaboratin advancement University of Bremen Deputy Centre g Institutions Leader Sponsorship of students 3 Project for bench works at Coordinator, Nagasaki University Deputy Centre Leader v. Data Provide ready and Subscription to NgREN 1 Procurement 100,000.00 Resources easy access to Research Content & officer, Project acquisition critical academic ScienceDirect through Accountant data sources to NUC members of the University community ad other stake holders c. Development and 1 Communication 32,000.00 production of electronic Officer, ICT

and print newsletter Officer Ensuring safety of Engagement of ESMP Procurement 18,000.00 research facilities Consultant Officer, safeguard

Officer 4. Enhancing fiduciary management To attain financial Accounting Software Procurement 18,000.00 transparency Officer, Project

Accountant Engagement of External 1 Project Auditor, 5,000.00 Auditor Accountant 5 Programme administration enhancement

Centre Develop  Development of Centre Leader, 12,300.00 Readiness operational plan to operational ,mauals NA procurement

enable smooth  Revising of draft manua Officer, Finance

commencement of  Approval of operational Officer project activities Manuals  Uploading of approved OMs on Centre’s website Facilitation To ensure smooth a. Monthly project 12 Communication 4,800.00 of Centre' achievement of management meetings officer, activities centre's objectives (#12) Accountant b. Procurement Committee 8 Communication 3,600.00 meetings (#8) Officer c. Quarterly Project Audit 4 Project Auditor 2,000.00 Committee Meetings (#4) d. Website Maintenance 1 ICT Officer 12,000.00

e. ICT Officer 1 Accountant 5,000.00 Emoluments g. General Laptops- Communication 25,000.00 communications including 4 nos, Officer, communication Photocop Procurement equipments (network ier-1, Officer subscriptions, server) Printer- 2 nos i. Vehicle maintenance 2 Admin Officer, 4,200.00 (fuelling, servicing, Centre Driver

insurance, etc) Office furnishings and To be Admin Officer 18,000.00 Utilities (Electricity, determin

water, etc) ed i. Advocacy To disseminate a. ACENTDFB Open Day 1 DCL, 3,145.00 and NTDS Centres activities to (involving seminars, paper Communication Fair the university and poster presentation by Officer community, national faculty and students and other stake holders 6 Promotion of collaboration and partnership i. Sustaining Enhnace staff and Associate membership of 7 Centre Leader 75,000.00 partnership student accessibility JWEL MIT through to several payment of educational

Membership facilities Membership fees of NAM Centre Leader 4,000.00 fees S and T ii. Short To improve quality Processing and funding of 12,600.00 Centre Leader, term visits of research work travels and other incidental 4 by Experts Admin Officer

and output expenses

7. Improving Revenue generation To ensure adequate a. Recruitment of business 1 Procurement 16,000.00 funding and manager Officer, CL sustainability of Manager Centres activities b. Compilation and To be Business Venture 2,000.00 establishment of databank determin Manager of potential private ed investors c. Management of Not Business Venture 1,200.00 established business deals applicabl Manager e Total 1,378,833.00

5. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS

4.1 Guiding Policies, Rules and Regulations

(Briefly describe the policies, rules and regulations that govern the ACE Impact Center and its partnerships. Include information on safeguarding against fraud/corruption.)

The ACE Impact Center, ACENTDFB operates as a semi-autonomous unit within Ahmadu Bello University, within its broad institutional frame works and as a World Bank funded project. The Center has a governing structure captured in the organogram, whose policy is articulated and implemented by the Management Committee headed by a Center Leader and assisted by Principal Officers of the project. The Center operates on the basis of open, transparent and all inclusive management, anchored on adherence to due diligence, and respect for all institutional and WB rules, policies and regulations dealing with fiduciary and management principles, procedures and practices. In addition to the management Committee, which meets regularly to set and monitor policy thrust and implementation, there is the Procurement Committee; a body that principally oversees all procurement and supply matters in line with the Procurement act of the government of Nigeria and all other extant University and WB rules, regulations and policies. For example, the University has rules and regulations governing the conditions of service of staff, including disciplinary measures and general code of conduct of all staff in its employment. The ACENTDFB has an Auditor, an independent Internal Audit Committee that sees to full compliance of financial procedures and expenditures in line with established, norms, methods and channels of authorization. In addition, External Auditors are appointed annually to evaluate and make pronouncement on the financial transactions and operations of the Centre. Furthermore, the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Association of African Universities (AAU), undertake routine, regular and mandatory monitoring and evaluation of the activities of the Center to ensure compliance with the Bank’s conditionality. The Project, by design, has in-built mechanisms to mitigate and guard against fraud and corrupt practices. These include adherence to due processes and procurement act, violation of which entails stiff penalties and prosecution by ant-corruption agencies. The proper and detailed documentation of the activities of the Center and transmission to higher authorities, coupled with diligent monitoring and auditing of the accounts of the Center at various tiers will stem any vestiges of any corrupt tendencies. Overall openness and transparency in managing all facets of the activities of ACENTDFB is a major bulwark against fraud and corruption.

4.2 Governance Structures

(Briefly describe the ACE governance structure. Provide an updated Organization Chart including names and official titles. Describe the roles of the Sectoral Advisory Board and the International Scientific Advisory Board. Comment on the position of the Center within the host institution. Please also provide insights into how (and which) key partners are involved in the governance of the ACE)

ACENTDFB was designed as a multi-disciplinary research Centre with faculty drawn from several academic departments of the University and laboratory facilities located in more than onelocation. It operatesa semi-autonomous structure within the general structure of ABU in terms of day-to-day administration and financial management. To ensure effective management and coordination of its research and capacity building activities, ACENTDFB restructured its organogram in February, 2017, in which major stake holders were involved. Terms of reference were developed for the various offices (Appendix 2). The day-to-day activities of the Centre are carried out by the Centre Leader assisted by the Deputy Centre Leader. The Project Coordinator is the reporting officer to the Vice Chancellor and this has ensured that the Vice Chancellor and the University Management are well informed and carried along in the activities of the Centre. The Centre management (Center Leader, Project Coordinator, Deputy Centre Leader, Principal Investigators, Heads of the CBRT and Department of Biochemistry) is composed of accomplished academics with vast and highly resourceful administrative experience. The administrative personnel involved in the day to day running of the Centre (Finance officer, Procurement officer, Communication Officer and Centre Secretary) all have the requisite professional and other relevant experience. The University administration has been very supportive of ACENTDFB, At its inception, the University demonstrated its commitment to the project with a release of the sum of twenty million Naira (N20m). This had been followed by other further releases of tranches of money and augmenting cost of Centres attendance at ACE international meetings. In addition, the University deplored all the necessary administrative staff to the Centre and has continued to pay their personal emoluments (salaries). All the academic staff involved in the management, teaching and supervision of ACE students are also being paid their salaries by the University. This is in addition to payment of supervision and excess workload allowances to such staff members. The University as further demonstration of its commitment to the Centre, has forwarded a proposal to its Governing Council, to integrate the Centre as one of its statutory unit of the University, in which the Centre will be included in its annual budgeting to the Federal Government. A committee has also been constituted for the upgrading of the Centre and the Centre for Biotechnology research and Training (CBRT) to an Institute. The Principal Investigators are responsible for the various focus/thematic areas of NTDs. Each PI coordinates research activities in their specific research units. This step has been instrumental in the modest achievements ACENTDFB recorded in the past one and half years, with performance moving from 38% to 61%. The proposed organogram designed for the new ACE proposal was based on the ACENTDFB restructured organogram. Administration of ACENTDFB is by Committee systems. There are four Committee systems, each with defined responsibilities: Project Management Committee, Project Academic Committee, Procurement Committee and Audit Committee.The Project Management Committee, headed by the Centre leader, is composed of principal officers of the Centre as listed in the organogram. It is primarily responsible for policy making and implementation. It meets statutorily every month with additional meetings when situation demands. The Project Academic Committee which is based in the Department of Biochemistry where the postgraduate degree programmes of the Centre are based, is primarily responsible for admission, teaching, project supervision, and graduation. The Procurement Committee is responsible for all procurement matters (goods and services) while the Audit Committee which meets quarterly to ensure that activities of ACENTDFB are in accordance with approved guidelines and policies. ACENTDFB has put in place, several measures to motivate staff to ensure successful execution of its activities. ACENTDFB sponsors management staff to attend ACE biannual meetings. All academics involved in the teaching and supervision of ACENTDFB students who have research papers in the areas of research focus of the Centre are sponsored to present such papers to national, regional and international conferences. In 2017, five (5) administrative staff members were sponsored to ACE biannual meetings and four (4) to professional training workshops while seven (7) academics were able to present conference papers. This is addition to eight (8)academic staff that participated in ACE meetings. Higher numbers have enjoyed similar sponsorships in 2018. This form of motivation will continue to be strengthened. Regularly, interactions are held with ACENTDFB students to appraise the activities of the Centre as it affects them and redress those issues that those often arise. Following recent stakeholders meeting, it has become imperative to have student representative in the decision making process 20 of the Centre and therefore arrangement has now been made to invite their representative quarterly to the Project Management Meetings. Skype meetings are often held with regional and international collaborating institutions to intimate them of progress being made and discuss issues of mutual benefits. In addition, principal collaborating partners are invited to visit ACENTDFB site, during which issues pertinent to executions of terms of the MoUs are discussed. With the establishment of new collaborating partners, strengthening these types of engagements/interactions has become more imperative. An international Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB), comprising of four external members representing well-known scientists familiar with the molecular aspects of the NTDs was constituted but could not be inaugurated due to logistic issues. This Board is being reconstituted with new members after ascertaining their acceptance. It is panned that this Board once incorporated will meet annually to evaluate and review the immediate past and proposed activities of the Centre. Prior to such meetings, progress reports would be shared with them. Similarly, steps are being undertaken to constitute the Industrial/Sectoral Advisory Board. This followed the proactive steps taken by the new management of the Centre to sign MoUs with several NGOs, such as Sightsavers, African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) and Friends For global Health Initiative in Nigeria (FGHiN).

Vice Chancellor

Project Coordinator Prof Junaid Kabir International Industrial Advisory Scientific Advisory Board (IAB) Board (ISAB) Centre Leader Prof Y.K.E. Ibrahim

Deputy Centre Leader Prof M. Mamman

Head, Dept. of Director, Research Units Administration Unit Finance Unit Human Resource Biochemistry Centre for Development Biotechnolog PI (Rabies, Dengue) y Research & PG Biotechnology Prof J.K.P. Kwaga Communication Project Accountant Training Mr. S. Ibrahim Coordinator Officer Industry Relation Mr. Y Anivbassa Officer Dr. Auwal Ibrahim PI (LF, Trachoma, Prof J. Kabir Schistosomiaisis) Project Auditor Prof I.S. Ndams Mr PG Teaching Coordinator M & E Officer Dr. Aminu Mohammed Dr Aliyu Salihu Lab Manager PI (Trypanosomiasis) Business Venture Mr Auwal Usman Prof M. Mamman ICT Officer Manager Mr Nasir Moro PI (Forensic Science) Procurement Officer Prof Sani Ibrahim Mr. Nuhu Ishaya

Safeguard Officer Prof H. Makun

4.3 Sectoral Advisory Board

(All ACE Impact Centers are expected to maintain a Sectoral Advisory Board (SAB), composed of regional sectoral leaders. In the Table below, identify the confirmed members of this Board, and comment on their expertise and anticipated contributions.)

Members of the Sectoral Advisory Board were drawn from the private and industrial partners whose strategic goals and objectives aligned with those of ACENTDFB. The heads of these agencies constitute the Sectoral Advisory Board. The major function of the Board is to provide platform for a strategic partnership between education and research on one hand and engagement of products of such education and transformation of research outputs into products. SightSavers which is has its office in Kaduna is a subsidiary of SightSaver, UK. It is involved in the epidemiological surveys of NTDs particularly Onchocerciasis, trachoma, schistosomiaisis, and soil transmitted helminthes. Beside providing internship placement for ACENTDFB students, it has assisted it in terms of providing on the field training to ACE students, sponsoring technologists of the Centre for Lab training in Liverpool University, it has through it patronage of the Centre’s Lab facilities served as a source of revenue generation. Collaboration with Inqaba Biotec, a South African Company with office in Nigeria enable the Centre to procure genuine chemical, reagents and Lab Equipment at discount rates. ACENTDFB is also leveraging on platform being provided by African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) for student internship, human resource development leading to revenue generation and recruitment of regional students into ACENTDFB programmes. DNA Labs has provide a ready internship platform for ACE students as well as bench space for research works for which the Centre lack the needed specialized facilities. Table 5 provides a brief on the members and what each offers to the Centre.

Table 5: Sectoral Advisory Board

1. Company/Organization Name: SightSaver, Nigeria and Ghana Location: Point of Contact: Dr Sunday Isiyaku Position/Title: Country Director, Tel. #: +2348033109465 Email: [email protected] Expertise: Field Mapping of NTDs Anticipated Contribution to Center Goals: capacity building and internship, Revenue generation through contractual sample analysis Anticipated Annual Financial Contribution: Varies depending on samples sent to ACENTDFB for analysis, not less than $50,000 per year 2. Company/Organization Name: African Field Epidemiology Network Location Point of Contact: Dr Patrick Nguku Position/Title: West Africa Regional Director Tel. #: +2347034119819 Email: [email protected]; Expertise: Capacity building and Data mapping on Field Epidemiology Anticipated Contribution to Center Goals: Human resource development, fund sourcing, NTDs mapping Anticipated Annual Financial Contribution: Varies based on number of AFENET Students trained 3. Company/Organization Name: Friends for Global Health Initiative in Nigeria, affiliate of Vanderbilt University, USA Location; Abuja, Nigeria Point of Contact: Dr. U I. Gebi Position/Title; Country Director Tel. #: +2348033144629 Email: [email protected] Anticipated Contribution to Center Goals: Provision of Internship placement to students, grant sourcing, NTDs data collation Anticipated Annual Financial Contribution 4. Company/Organization Name: DNA Labs Location; Kaduna, Nigeria Point of Contact; Dr Zakari Imam Position/Title: Chief Executive Tel. #: +2348036558060 Email: [email protected] Expertise: Sample analysis Anticipated Contribution to Center Goals: Internship placement Anticipated Annual Financial Contribution 5. Company/Organization Name: Inqaba Biotec SA Location: IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria Point of Contact: Mr Lukman Position/Title: West Africa Regional Representative Arowomimo Tel. # +2347052088041 Email: [email protected] Expertise: Supply of consumables and equipment and capacity building on molecular techniques Anticipated Contribution to Center Goals: Supply of chemicals, Equipment and internship placement Anticipated Annual Financial Contribution 6. Company/Organization Name: Peak Medical Laboratories Location: Off University of Abuja Teaching Hospital Road, Gwagwalada, Abuja Point of Contact: Mr Manason G. Rubainu Position/Title: Managing Director Tel. # +2348032104412 email: [email protected] Expertise: Provision of internship training services to students on diagnostics and molecular techniques Anticipated Contribution to Center Goals: In kind Anticipated Annual Financial Contribution

4.4 Sustainability ACENTDFB had to re-strategize to ensure its sustainability after cessation of funding from the World Bank. These activities involve courses, training, routine analysis and non-therapeutic alternative to disease control and prevention. Core Funding At its inception and before the release of funds from the World Bank, the University released the sum of N20m Naira as seed money. Thereafter, another tranche of N20m is being made available to the Centre to facilitate its operation. A major contributory funding of the University to the Centre has been the payment of salaries to all the academic staff involved in the teaching and supervision of the students of the programme. Similarly, salaries of the administrative staff of the Centre namely the Project Accountant, Project Auditor, Procurement Officer, Communication Officer, Centre Secretary and members of Project Audit Committee) are being paid by the University. These have ensured that only a minimal portion of the project sum is being spent on the administration of the Centre annually. Tuition Fees for professional programme Students enrolled in the programme pay annually tuition fees to the University. Arrangement is being made to transfer these amount paid by the students to the account of the Centre. For the short term workshop trainings, training charges and fees are paid directly to Centres account.

Where the trainings are joint programme of the Centre with other collaborating partners, sharing formula are being worked upon to ensure that the Centre legalise some revenue from this. Consultancy Fees ACENTDFB has recently entered into agreements to offer consultancy services. One of such is analysis of samples from various institutions (public and private) at a commercial rate. One of such arrangement that is the agreement with Sightsavers to be analysing its field samples, which hitherto used to send to Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research, Accra, Ghana. This ACENTDFB is expected to earn about $100,000 annually from this. The sum of N11m Naira was earned from Sightsavers in 2018. Similar arrangement is being made with African Field Epidemiology Network to offer basic hands on training on biotechnology techniques to its students. ACENTDFB is also developing custom training modules targeted various organisations. The Center will work towards raising $200,000.00 per annum. Research Funding A major source of funding being targeted is grants. ACVENTDFB is currently engaging some of its international partners in writing joint research proposals. ACENTDFB is putting up a joint application with Institute of Biomolecular Interaction, University of Bremen for a DfG grant. Similar avenues is being explored with University of Nagasaki for grant and J-WEL, Massachusetts, Cambridge, Boston, USA. Students are also being encouraged to apply for research grants and in this regard, a three man committee has been set up to coordinate it. To enhance the capacity to source for grant, six researchers were sent for a high impact research design workshop training at MIT, Boston, USA. Applications have also been submitted to TETFUND group researches. In the long term, as the profile of the Center rises due to output of collaborative research results published in high impact journals, funding applications will be submitted to other international funding bodies The proposed MSc degree in Forensic science is expected to draw more revenue. ACENTDFB is the first to mount Postgraduate Diploma in forensic biotechnology and will be the first also mount MSc in Forensic Science in the West African region. This will undoubtedly open a lot of funding opportunities to the Centre.) ACENTDFB has already commenced the process of engaging a Business manager in its services. Towards realization of this, a TOR (terms of Reference) has been drawn. The Lab Manager which was earlier this year engaged by the Centre has also submitted a business plan for the commercialization of analytical services in the one of its Lab (Analysis Lab). This Lab was purposely established for analysis of SightSavers samples collected from the field. This year, The Centre has earned the sum of $76,000 from the analysis of SightSaver samples. It hopes tpoo generate more from other private enterprises in 2020. The proposed plan to procure Genetic Analyzer for human genealogical analysis is expected to generate a further reasonable revenue.

4.5 International Scientific Advisory Board An International Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB), comprising of four external members representing well-known scientists familiar with the molecular aspects of the NTDs was constituted but could not be inaugurated due to logistic issues. This Board is being reconstituted with new members after ascertaining their acceptance. It is planned that this Board once incorporated will meet annually to evaluate and review the immediate past and proposed activities of the Centre. Prior to such meetings, progress reports would be shared with them. Similarly, steps are being undertaken to constitute the Industrial/Sectoral Advisory Board. This followed the proactive steps taken by the new management of the Centre to sign MoUs with several NGOs, such as Sightsavers, African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) and Friends For global Health Initiative in Nigeria (FGHiN). 25

International Scientific Advisory Board

1. Name: Kenji Hirayama Position/Title: Dean/ Professor University/Institution: Nagasaki University, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan Tel. #: +81-95-819-7005 Email:[email protected] Expertise: Neglected tropical Diseases, Parasitology and Immunology Anticipated Contribution:  Review of students research projects  Provision of bench space for student research at University of Nagasaki  Joint project research supervision  Joint grant sourcing 2. Name : Kiyoshi Kita Position/Title: Dean/ Professor University/Institution: Nagasaki University, School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki, Japan Tel. # :+81-95-819-7575 Email: [email protected] Expertise: Biochemistry and molecular Biology Anticipated Contribution:  Review of students research projects  Provision of bench space for student research at University of Nagasaki  Joint project research supervision 3. Name: Hazel Sive Position/Title: Director, MIT-Africa/ University/Institution: MIT Whitehead Institute, MIT Biology, Professor MIT, Cambridge, Boston, MA, USA Tel. #: +1-617-258-8242 Email: [email protected] Expertise: Molecular Biology Anticipated Contribution:  Training on Curriculum Design and development  Grant sourcing 4. Name: Robin Cotton Position/Title: Director, Forensic University/Institution: Boston University, Graduate School of Biomedical Forensic Science/ Medical Sciences, Boston, MA, USA Associate Professor Tel. # Email.: [email protected] Expertise: DNA Identification and Analysis of Biological Evidence Anticipated Contribution:  Review of forensic science curriculum  Training of trainers of forensic science  Linkages to forensic grants 5. Name: Ellis Owusu-Dabo Position/Title: Dean/ Professor University/Institution: Kwame Nkurumah University of Science and Technology, College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Kumasi, Ghana Tel. #: 233-3220-60293/233-2019- Email: [email protected] 4425 Expertise; Molecular Biology and Public Health Anticipated Contribution:  Provision of bench space to ACE Students at his Lab, KNUST,  Joint project supervision 6. Name: Kelm Sorge Position/Title: Professor University/Institution: Universitat Bremen

Tel. #: Email: Expertise: Glycobiology/Trypanosomiaisis Anticipated Contribution:  Design and review of research works,  Provision of bench space to ACE Students at his Lab, University of Bremen,  Joint project supervision Student mentorship  Research collaborations  Joint Grant proposal writing 7. Name: Oyewale Tomori Position/Title; Professor University/Institution: WHO Consultant on Polio, Yellow Fever and Measles Tel. #: +2348034996524 email: [email protected] Expertise: Virology and disease control Anticipated Contribution: Linkages and Mentorship

4.6 Institutional Impact

(Briefly describe the program of activities that will be undertaken to align the host institution with global best practices for higher education. Be sure to identify the baseline for these activities. ACE’s has positively influenced their host institutions in different ways e.g.: More attention to gap analysis, self-evaluation and accreditation; training of faculty in university pedagogy and PG student supervision; more applied research designed and executed with sector partners; better financial management; more focus on external revenue generation; more attention to quality assurance; improved services of students; importance of skills training and maintenance when purchasing new equipment, use of virtual meetings to reduce travel cost; cleaner and more efficient procurement; etc.)

The management of the University which hosts two Centres of Excellence is currently reviewing several policies and strategies that will transform its overall administrative, teaching and research methodologies so that it will be a more societal problem solver. In this regard, some action plans are being targeted over the next four years. In 2020 alone, the following milestones are slated for realization:

Development of a Regional Strategic Plan:  The University will develop a strategy plan that will improve the capacity for recruitment of regional staff and students and expand the reach and mandate of the University to the African continent. This will be done by first organizing a stakeholders meeting, including persons and institutions within and outside the university to analyze the challenges and opportunities. A committee is being constituted to develop a road map, assign responsibilities and time frame for action. The committee will produce a draft strategy document, which will be validated in a meeting and approved by the University Council, then published as strategy document for implementation.

Strengthening Fund Raising Capacity and the Career Office  Although the University has a fund raising unit in the Directorate of University Advancement, it has not been able due to inadequate requisite manpower and other logistics. His office will be strengthened through capacity training and appointment of a desk officer with defined terms of reference of operation. This will, be done by first by setting up of a review committee charged with identifying sources of funds, and strategies for assessing such sources. Advertorial will be placed within and outside the university to recruit a competent person experienced in fund raising to man the Desk Office. 27

 The existing activities and mandate of the Career Office in ABU will be also evaluated with the intention of reviewing its mandate and strengthening the capacity of the office to serve the wider mandate of the University. A new Terms of Reference will be developed for the office and appropriate person appointed Other actions for revitalizing the University and transform its operation in subsequent years will include but not limited to the followings:  Strengthening Research management capacity  Improving pedagogy amongst staff of the University by building their capacity on curriculum development, development of online learning resources and virtual learning systems. The University is already in contact with some agencies in realizing this objective.  Digital skill acquisition for university graduates: = Establishment of a tracer system for graduates of the university - The Alumni Office will be strengthened to operate a robust database of graduates for traceability. Staff of the Alumni Office will be trained on using IT and other resources for tracking graduates of the university. Also, the university will engage employers through physical visits and online approaches in order to facilitate information exchange between employers and the university

4.7 Incentive Structures and Mechanisms

(Briefly describe the incentive structures for involved staff – faculty, administration, management - at the ACE Impact lead and partner institutions. In addition, identify the incentives available to external stakeholders such as sectoral partners. Note that the ACE Impact project budget does not support salary top ups, sitting allowances and the like. However, there are many eligible ways to incentivize involved university staff and partners: Opportunity for skills and knowledge upgrading; better teaching and research environment and opportunities; higher turnout of publications through write shops and higher number of PG students; opportunities for participating in conferences and placements schemes; etc. It is recommended that the ACE leadership ensure that university staff supporting the center is officially assigned and recognized for their service by the university).

ACENTDFB managerial policies avails staff, opportunities to obtain appropriate training they require to satisfactorily undertake their duties. The Centre has evolved elaborate and phased training activities for the faculty members to acquire skills relevant and useful for their respective responsibilities to the Centre in research, administration, students teaching and mentoring. Funds to maximally achieve these are allocated and rationally used to achieve the stated goals. This modality is reflected for all faculty members within and outside the ACENTDFB headquarters, host institution, Nigeria and partner institutions. The major incentives for faculty members from the ACENTDFB include: a. Capacity building through sponsorship of academic and technical staff to training workshops for improvement of individual’s capacity for enhanced service delivery within the project b. Provision of free access to relevant scientific journals through university-wide subscription to Science Direct and academic repositories offered by the Nigerian Research and Education Network (NGREN) domiciled at the National Universities Commission c. Offsetting the cost of subscription to specialized journals d. Payment of article processing charges for manuscripts on NTDs accepted for publication in reputable journals

e. Sponsorship of staff presenting papers on NTDs at national, regional and international conferences and workshops f. Provision of uninterrupted network access by the project g. Provision of fast and high performance computers. A percentage of the Centre’s budget is annually allocated to cover these incentives. Faculties involved in the Centre are also entitled to Postgraduate supervision and excess work-load allowances- these are allowances that are paid by the University. Seed grants for proposal writing are also being made available to ACENTDFB Faculty. The Centre has clear drawn selection criteria for eligibility to these incentives (Attached Forms) In addition, to providing incentives to staffs of the Centre, special incentives including scholarships are also made available to students of the Centre (see Centre’s Policy on Scholarships and Incentives to Students) The following incentives are provided for all students enrolled into ACENTDFB postgraduate programmes: a. Provision of laboratory space for students research work at no cost to the student. This involves but not limited to arranging bench spaces in the Centre for Biotechnology Research and Training, Department of Biochemistry, Other Departments in ABU, Collaborating institutions/agencies/organizations, or other places as the case may be. b. Provision of chemicals, reagents and consumables required for research work up to a maximum of $3,000 (N1.0m) for MSC work and $6,000 (N2.0m) for PhD research work. c. Cost of Internship - ACENTDFB will source for and arrange internship for its students as well as bear the cost of their transportation, sustenance and accommodation the during the internship. d. Sponsorship to Workshops/Conferences- e. Scholarships to National Students – Any student who at the end of the first year course works obtains cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 4.50 will be given a monthly stipend of thirty five thousand Naira (N35,000), equivalent to about one hundred dollars ($100) ) only for the next one year (for MSc) or two years (for PhD) as the case may be. Regional students enrolled into ACENTDFB programmes will be provided the following scholarships: a. A monthly stipend of fifty thousand naira (equivalent to $150) for the duration of study (2 years for MSc and 3 Years for PhD). b. Free tuition - 2 years in case of MSc programme and 3 years for the PhD programme. c. Payment of an economy flight ticket from country of residence to Nigeria and a return ticket back to their country upon completion of their studies. d. Free hostel accommodation within the University campus. e. Free English language training for non -English speaking students. f. Cost of field work in the student’s home country, if required.

4.8 Roles and responsibilities of ACE team members

(Please fill the table below as well as prepare and attach as Annex 1. brief Terms of Reference (TOR) for each ACE team member and project financed support staff. Note that justification for 29 not using existing university administrative and support staff is required.Having said that, it is still recommended to second or hire necessary support staff including a project coordinator to assist the project leadership with administration so center leadership can focus on the academic quality of the project).

Table 7: Overview of core project team:  Positions and qualification listed are indicative adjust as appropriate. Add or subtract rows as applicable.

Position Qualification Responsibilities Centre Leader: Dr, sc.hum, MSc,  Coordinate and monitor all aspects of the programme Prof Y.K.E Ibrahim BSc. and keep each participant informed of progress being made.  Initiate the formulation of policies and ensure their implementation.  Ensure prudent management of resources of the Centre  Engage in additional grant-seeking through new linkages and collaborations for the sustainability of the Centre  Anticipate problems, and promptly device measures to overcome them. Deputy Centre PhD, MSc, DVM  Assist the Centre Leader in the performance of his Leader: functions Prof M. Mamma  Performs the functions of the Centre Leader in the absence of the Centre Leader Project coordinator PhD, MSC, DVM  Act as a link between the Centre and the University Prof J. Junaid management.  Oversees the management of the Centre and make regular reports to the Vice Chancellor. PI Rabies PhD, MSC, DVM  Develop a detailed research plan for the research area Prof J.K.P. Kwaga and breakdown the plan into segments to be pursued under the graduate program of the ACE  Develop a budget for research in the area and partake in management of funds for students and collaborators in the area  Oversees day to day research activities of research programmes in the research area  Recommend necessary laboratory equipment, reagents and support facilities needed for conduct of research in the area  Identify potential collaborators in furtherance of the mandate of Centre in the area  Make recommendations of conference attendance and publications of research within the context of ACE program PI Trypanosomiasis PhD, MSC, DVM  Develop a detailed research plan for the research area Prof M. Mamman and breakdown the plan into segments to be pursued under the graduate program of the ACE  Develop a budget for research in the area and partake in management of funds for students and collaborators in the area  Oversees day to day research activities of research

programmes in the research area  Recommend necessary laboratory equipment, reagents and support facilities needed for conduct of research in the area  Identify potential collaborators in furtherance of the mandate of Centre in the area  Make recommendations of conference attendance and publications of research within the context of ACE program PI, Filariais PhD, MSc, BSc  Develop a detailed research plan for the research area Prof I.S. Ndams and breakdown the plan into segments to be pursued under the graduate program of the ACE  Develop a budget for research in the area and partake in management of funds for students and collaborators in the area  Oversees day to day research activities of research programmes in the research area  Recommend necessary laboratory equipment, reagents and support facilities needed for conduct of research in the area  Identify potential collaborators in furtherance of the mandate of Centre in the area  Make recommendations of conference attendance and publications of research within the context of ACE program PI, Forensic PhD, MSc, BSc,  Develop a detailed research plan for the research area Biomedical and breakdown the plan into segments to be pursued Sciences under the graduate program of the ACE Prof Sani Ibrahim  Develop a budget for research in the area and partake in management of funds for students and collaborators in the area  Oversees day to day research activities of research programmes in the research area  Recommend necessary laboratory equipment, reagents and support facilities needed for conduct of research in the area  Identify potential collaborators in furtherance of the mandate of Centre in the area  Make recommendations of conference attendance and publications of research within the context of ACE program Director, CBRT PhD, MSc, BSc.  Administration and management of research facilities Prof H.M. Inuwa in CBRT  Development of short course modules in the area of biotechnology  Administration of short course trainings M&E Officer PhD, MSc, BSc.  Develop evaluation schedules, performance indicators Dr Aliyu Salihu and templates  Oversee and ensure that planned activities are carried out as specified and on schedule, and in accordance with the World Bank/AAU monitoring and evaluation system  Participate actively in programme planning process and budgeting of the organizational quality and 31

fundraising unit  Support partners in conducting baseline surveys  Provide evidence based recommendations for the management of the programme  Support ACENTDFB in developing its organizational reports to NUC, WB and AAU ICT Officer BSc Computer  Administration and Maintenance of Centre Websites Mr Nasir Moro Science,  Deployment of Centre’s documents and information on the Website  Maintenance of ICT facilities Project Auditor: HND, BA degree  Provide oversight function on all financial matters Mr. Halidu + 14 years’  Prepayment Audit (also known as pre-audit) Dankande experience  Vouching of contract and third party claims  Auditing of store movements and records  Conducting internal investigations and evaluation for management  Review the systems established by management to ensure compliance with policies laws regulations and controls that could have significant impact on operations.  Review operation and/or programs to ascertain whether results are consistence with established goals and objectives and whether the operation and/or programs are been carried out as planned. Accountant: BA degree,  Responsible for managing the accounts, reconciling Mall Salisu Ibrahim ANAN, 12 years’ bank statements with expenditures, and monitoring experience exchange rates  Ensure that all financial matters are promptly and transparently dealt with.  Process and make payments of approved expenditures  Provide regular financial report to the Project Coordinator, Centre Leader, the Management Committee, NUC, AAU/World Bank  Keep records of all financial transactions  Provide financial advice to the Centre Leader and Project Coordinator PG Coordinator: PhD, MSc. BSc.  Coordinate all activities of the students under Dr Auwal Ibrahim ACENTDFB and other exigencies of the new program as directed by the HOD  Liaise with Monitoring & Evaluation Officer of ACENTDFB on generation of relevant data and issues Teaching PhD, MSc. BSc.  Coordinates all the teaching/training/seminars of the Coordinator students as directed by the HOD in consultation with Dr Aminu the Centre leadership Mohammed  Prepare timetable for lectures/examinations/seminars in consultation with the resource persons as directed by HOD Communication BSc  Responsible for disseminating and publicizing of officer the activities of the Centre Mr Yakubu  Compilation and documenting important Anvbassa achievements and milestones of the Centre

 In charge of Advocacy and responding to requests on information on the Centre 32

Environmental and PhD, MSc, DVM  Ensure the purchase of appropriate safety equipment Social Safe-guards for the Labs and personnel officer:  Monitor installation of safety equipment Prof H. J. Makun  Organize workshops and drills on Lab safety  Ensure safe keeping, purchase and transportation of hazardous materials  Ensure safe disposal of hazardous materials in compliance with NESREA guidelines  Ensure compliance of research activities with ethics of use of human and animal subjects Procurement BA degree + 5  Be responsible for procurement processes for the Officer: years’ experience ACENTDFB including procurement planning, Nuhu Ishaya implementation, management and training  Verification of supplied items and issuance of certificates of supply or execution of bid  Be responsible for the preparation of bid documents (inclusive technical specifications with support from relevant technical personnel of the project) for the acquisition of goods/services;  Effectively manage all contracts and ensure that deliveries (quality/quantity/time) are in line with contract provisions;  Provide assistance to financial officers on contractual disbursement  Ensure that project management adhere to procurement procedures and guidelines;  Ensure that procurement plans are implemented as scheduled  Prepare and submit procurement status reports periodically and as the need arises Lab Manager BSc, MSc  Develop SOP and implement for all Lab equipment Mall Auwal Usman  Develop and implement GLP for all laboratories and lab procedures  Develop and maintain inventory of all lab equipments and facilities  Ensure safe disposal of Lab wastes  Receive and ensure proper storage of samples for analysis and their safet  Keep records of all transactions and research works carried out in the Labs Driver  Conveying students, researchers and visitors to and Mr Lasisi from ACENTDFB Site  Assisting conveyance of samples 4.9 Sexual Harassment policy

(Insert the Center Sexual Harassment Policy and identify the responsible staff. Ensure that the policy is also disclosed on the Center website.)

ACENTDFB Sexual Harassment Policy – Abridged Version Preamble Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria has a zero tolerance for sexual harassment with the Gender Policy Unit of the University assigned the responsibility for monitoring and addressing 33 the issue whenever it arises. All component units of the University, ACENTDFB inclusive are enjoined to comply with policy and regulations governing sexual policy. Policy Statement ACENNTDFB is committed to providing a safe and conducive learning environment for all its students and staff free of discrimination irrespective of gender, race, cultural background, social status and religion. ACENTDFB operate a zero tolerance policy for any form of sexual harassment in the Centre, treat all incidents seriously and promptly investigate all allegations of sexual harassment. Persons that are found to have sexually harassed another are required by the University laws to face disciplinary action. Complaints of sexual harassment are taken seriously and treated with dispatch and accorded due confidentiality where necessary. Definition Sexual harassment is unwanted sexual attention expressed by a person either in words or by physical gesture or the like that causes discomfiture, unpleasantness, or distastefulness to another person in a public setting such as school, work or social settings. It includes among others verbal slurs or abuse; suggestive, offensive, or derogatory comments; sexist remarks about someone's body, clothing, or sexual activity; insults of a sexual nature; requests or demands for sexual favors; catcalls or other suggestive or insulting sounds or gestures; unnecessary and unwanted physical contact; and physical assault. In general, Sexual harassment shall be deemed to occur if any or the under-listed is applies:: a. An unwanted physical advance or verbal approach of a sexual nature; b. Subtle or overt pressure for sexual involvement; c. Unwanted reference to one's physical appearance, sexuality or to sexual activities; d. Unwanted physical contact; e. Demand for sexual favors accompanied by implicit or explicit threats against one's job security or success; f. Comments or actions which denigrate a person based upon gender; g. Unsolicited sexual gestures or comments or the display of offensive, sexually graphic materials. Channels of Complaints Any person who believes he or she has been the victim of sexual harassment by an administrator, faculty member, student or an employee of the Centre is encouraged to report and discuss the alleged acts immediately and anonymously to the Reporting officer of the responsible section of the Gender Policy Unit of the University or the Head of the Unit, who shall cause to be investigated such complaints. If initially assessment points to a probable or likelihood occurrence of such act, a preliminary report with the consent of the complainant shall be forwarded to the Centre Leader for noting, and the University Security Division for further investigation. In all these communications, the identity of the complainant shall be protected and shall only be revealed with the consent of the complainant. Where tentative findings attest that sexual harassment did occur, the culprit will be referred to the University Staff Disciplinary Committee for necessary punitive action. Where the culprit is a student, the matter shall be referred to the Student Disciplinary Committee. Punitive actions shall be meted out in accordance with the University laid down ordinance.. Serious cases like sexual assault are considered as grievous and are referable to the Nigerian Police for diligent prosecution in Courts. Investigation In the investigation of sexual harassment complaints, two critical elements are of consideration- the nature of the sexual advances and the context in which the alleged incidents occurred. To

34 assist in the investigation, the University Security Services will be involved in intelligence gathering, documentation and evaluation of evidences.. Reprisal The Centre shall cause to be compiled records of confirmed cases forwarded to it by the Gender Policy Unit and the Security Division of the University. Retaliation against any individual who complains of sexual harassment is strictly forbidden by the Centre, and anyone who practices such retaliation will be subject to immediate discipline, in accordance with the laws of the University. Non-Harassment The Centre recognizes that not every advance or comment of a sexual nature constitutes sexual harassment. To guard against and the Centre therefore, is putting in place measures to guard against frivolous and mischievous allegations. Whether a particular action or incident constitutes sexual harassment or not requires an objective determination based upon all of the facts and surrounding circumstances. Sexual Behavior and Public Display of Affection Students are expected to treat one another with dignity and respect. The Centre as part of its mentoring policy, encourages students to be responsible adults in their behavior and actions, including sexual behavior and complying with the Centre and University rules and regulations. They are advised to understand the cultural dos and don’ts of the environment in which the Centre and the University is located, and therefore guide against open display of sexual affection that may lead to unpleasant experience. This should not be construed however, as supporting sexual harassment or assault. Helping Victims Aside investigating and punishing perpetrators, the Center shall refer victims of harassment to the Guidance and Counseling Directorate of the University where several forms of assistance such as psychological counseling and support are readily available.

Policy Enforcement and Documentation The ACENTDFB and ACENPEE Management have started encouraging the University to review and update its sexual harassment policy in line with new understanding and in accordance with accepted international guidelines and policy. The Management of the University is already considering the creation of a Sexual Harassment Section within the Gender Policy Unit of the University. Furthermore, the Student Handbook of the Centre has been reviewed to include sexual policy of the Centre besides uploading same in the Centre’s website. The Centre in addition, intends to annually during orientation programmes for new students publicize this policy and distribute to students leaflets containing this policy. In addition, ACENTDFB and ACENPEE undertakes to publicize this policy to the entire university community.

4.10 Environment and Social safeguards

(Insert the Environmental and Social Management Plan and identify the responsible staff. Ensure that the policy is also disclosed on the Center website.) Preamble

The African Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology, has a Safeguards policy that is aimed at preventing undue harm to people and their environment or at minimizing or mitigating it (when the harm is unavoidable), in the course of conducting all of its activities. The Centre’s Environmental and social management framework (ESMF) is based on the international, national and university frameworks in terms of its political, legal and institutional basis. The ACE impact project belong to orange-B category based on its possible negative effects on the environment and the people. The ESMF was developed by identifying, assessing, evaluating the possible risks and impacts to the environment and social settings and how it will be managed. This way, the framework will promote safety and health at work, fair treatment of all persons involved in the project and the general community. It will provide adequate protections to all persons and other living things involved in the activities of the Centre and prevent permanent adverse effect on the environment. Summary of Centre’s Environmental and Social Management Framework 1. When the project is involved in construction of new buildings and facilities or renovation/rehabilitation/extension of existing ones, qualified assessor will be engaged to assess the possible environmental and social impact of process and ways to mitigate the negative ones. This is applied to pre-construction, construction, commissioning, operational and decommissioning phases of the work. 2. The laboratory component of the activities of the Centre shall be such that; a. All animals are handled humanely at all stages of the experiments. b. Chemicals properly and safely handled, stored and disposed. c. Biological samples properly classified, safely handled, stored and disposed 3. Field activities shall be properly conducted such that; a. The subjects, workers, and scientists and any other persons and living things are adequately protected. b. The environment and social settings of the sites and social settings are minimally disturbed reversibly. c. And if human subjects are involved, their written informed consent is obtained before any activities involving them are conducted. 4. There is a committee for monitoring and evaluation of environmental and social impact of all the activities of the Centre. 5. The SOPs of all the activities of the Centre include safeguard measure component relevant to it. 6. All wastes are properly classified, placed in appropriate containers before being appropriate disposed of. a. Disposal of liquid biohazard wastes are first filtered in a predisposal camber and treated before disposal. b. Solid biohazard wastes are first properly classified, autoclaved and incinerated before disposal. Prof Hussaina J. Makun (+2347068798264) is the current Environmental and Social Safeguard Officer of the Centre. She took over from Prof Sani Ibrahim following the latter’s appointment as Director of Research and Innovation of the University and Principal Investigator of Biomedical Forensic Sciences.

6. PERFORMANCE MONITORING

7. BUDGET OVERVIEW FOR ENTIRE PROJECT PERIOD

Table 8: Indicative budget, (2020 – 2024) with split between partners  Add rows as applicable.

Estimated Costs in (US$) Expenditure Category YR 1 YR3 YR 4 YR5 %of YR 2 Total total A: Budget by Activity Plan

Action Plan 1: Improving enrolment 106,950 89,500 90,000 95,000 105,000 486,450 09.30 Action Plan 2: Enhancing Quality of Education 358,625 233,000 100,000 105,000 135,000 931,625 17.87 Action Plan 3: Improving Quality of Research 638,943 543,000 474,500 430,000 395,000 2,481,443 47.60 Action Plan 4: Enhancing fiduciary 25,000 25,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 588,200 management 11.28 Action Plan 5: Program administration 153,200 120,000 95,000 135,000 85,000 110,000 enhancement 02.11 Action Plan6: Promotion of Collaboration and 78,145 59,000 50,000 40,000 40,000 145,000 furtherance 05.12 Action Plan 7: Improving revenue generation 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 100,000 01.92 Contingency (5%) 68,941 54,475 42,475 42,250 40,000 248,141 04.76 TOTAL 1,447,775 1,143,975 891,975 887,250 840,000 5,213,004 % of budget

B: Budget by partners (Lead institutions name)

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

University of Bremen, Germany 48,000 30,000 30,000 25,000 25,000 158,000 Nagasaki University, Japan 14,413 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 114,413 MIT, Cambridge, USA 25,000 35,000 25,000 25,000 35,000 145,000 CIRDES, Burkina Faso 24,000 20,000 25,000 25,000 20,000 114,000 NAM S and T, India 7,000 12,000 10,000 12,000 10,000 51,000 NIMR, Lagos 21,500 20,000 18,000 25,000 25,000 109,500 NITOR, Kaduna 15,000 15,000 15,000 20,000 15,000 80,000 University of Ngaoundare, Cameroon 23,000 20,000 20,000 15,000 20,000 98,000 TOTAL 177,913 172,000 168,,000 172,000 175,000 869,913

8. DETAILED ACTIVITY SHEETS (one for each activity)

Action Plan 1: Improving Enrolment

Target DLI 3: Quantity of Students (DLI 3.1 PhD students & DLI 3.2 Master students) Timeframe: 4th Quarter , 2020 Activity: Develop recruitment process for new PG students Sub-Activity/Task: Develop advertisements material, selection criteria, screening and interview procedures

RESULT MSc and PhD students’ recruitment process established

ACTIVITY Recruitment of MSc. and PhD students (advertisements material, selection criteria, screening and interview procedures)

OUTPUT Advertisement campaign completed timely and screening procedure approved by the Scientific Advisory Board (ACE) and relevant Faculty Boards (University).

OUTPUT INDICATOR SOURCE OF VERIFICATION  Advertisement material (with a strategy on how to o Advertisements records target and attract female and regional students) o Selection criteria documents  Approved screening guidelines o List of applied and recruited Students  Foreign students recruited into the PG programmes o Minutes of meetings of selection committee

IMPLEMENTATION - Advertise MSc and PhD programs timely and targeted MILESTONES - Development and approval of selection procedures

PROCUREMENT - Advertisement contracts

RESPONSIBILITY FOR  Communication officer, IMPLEMENTATION  PG Coordinator  Head of Department of Biochemistry and other relevant heads of units/departments To be executed in collaboration with Registrar and relevant departmental heads

DURATION: 4 months Commencement: Completion: September1, 2020 October, 2020

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  Graduates of National institutions  PG Coordinator  Regional graduate students  Communication Officer  Administrative Officer of ACENTDFB  Department of Biochemistry  School of Postgraduate Studies of the University  National and regional students

ASSUMPTIONS  There is available scholarship and other forms of incentives to motivate prospective students  Regional students are willing to and interested in the programme  There is no security threat in the study environment  There is stable academic calendar

FINANCIAL The sum of $13,500 is budgeted for the activity in this first year IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET ACE budget for the activity, no partner budget is expected LINE

Budget Line Analysis 1stQtr 2ndQtr 3rdQtr 4thQtr 5thQtr 6thQtr Total

1 Refreshment and other 3,000 3,000 cost of meetings (4 #)

2 Newspaper and other 7,500 7,500 advertorials

3 Consumables 3,000 3,000 (Stationeries, toners, cartridges, etc),

TOTALS 13,500 13,500

Target DLI 3: Improving Quantity of Students Timeframe: Annually Activity: Award of Scholarship and other incentives for regional and national students

Sub-Activity/Task: International students and high performing national students

ACTIVITY Award of Scholarship and other incentives for regional and national students

OUTPUT High number of regional students recruited

OUTPUT INDICATOR: SOURCE OF VERIFICATION  Number of regional students recruited  Award and incentive criteria/guideline  Number of conferences (local and international)  Audited financial records of ACENTDFB attended by students  M & E, Report  Records of retirement of claims and advances  Conference and workshop back to office reports  Phone and email addresses of awardees

IMPLEMENTATION 4th quarter of each academic year MILESTONES

PROCUREMENT Flight cost and other incidental cost will be by solicitation

RESPONSIBILITY FOR  Project Management Committee IMPLEMENTATION  Procurement Committee  M and E officer  PG Coordinator  Project Accountant.

DURATION: 6 months Beginning : 4th quarter 2019 (October, End of 1st quarter 2020 (March, 2020) 2019)

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  Regional students,  All students  High performing national students  ACENTDFB Team  Department of Biochemistry  School of Postgraduate Studies of the University

ASSUMPTIONS  Estimated number of students enrolled into the programme  Funds is released and made available to the Centre timely

FINANCIAL The activities will cost approximately $74,500 to be contributed by he ACE only IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET LINE

Budget Line 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr 6th Qtr Total Analysis

1 Monthly stipend for foreign 4,500 4,500 4,500 4,500 18,000 students 10 ($150 per month per student)

2 Monthly stipend for 5 national 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 6,000 students ($100 per month per students)

3 School fees for 10 MSc foreign 8,000 8,000 students ($800 per students)

4 School fees for five (5) foreign 4,500 4,500 students ($900 per students)

5 Hostel accommodation fees for 7,500 7,500 15 foreign students ($500 per student)

6 Immigration charges for 15 3,750 3,700 foreign students ($250 per student)

7 English language fees for 5 2,500 2,500 foreign French speaking students ($500 per student)

8 Local Conference/Workshop 5,000 5,000 fees for 20 students ($250 per student)

9 Transportation to local 3,000 3,000 conferences/workshops for 20 foreign students ($150 per students)

10 Emoluments - Accommodation 4,000 4,000 & subsistence for local conferences/. Workshops for 20 students ($200 per student)

11 International conference/ 2,500 2,500 Workshop fees for 5 students ($500 per student)

12 Flight charges and other 7,500 7,500 transportation costs to international conferences/ workshops for 5 students ($1500 per students)

13 Emoluments - Accommodation 5,000 5,000 and subsistence for international conferences/workshop for 5 students ($200 per student per day for 5 days)

TOTALS 6,000 6,000 6,000 59,200 77,200

Target DLI: 4 Timeframe: 3rd and 4th quarter 2019 and 1st quarter 2020 Activity: Development of Curriculum and Mounting of Masters in Biomedical Forensic Science Sub-Activity/Task: Develop a draft curriculum; stakeholders meeting to critique the draft, incorporation of the input from the stakeholders, submission to the relevant university and national authorities for approval

RESULT Students enrolled into Masters in Biomedical Forensic Science)

ACTIVITY Development of Curriculum and Mounting of Masters in Biomedical Forensic Science

OUTPUT Approved and ready to Mount MSc Biomedical Forensic Science programme.

OUTPUT INDICATOR: SOURCE OF VERIFICATION  Development of fully developed Curriculum for Masters in Biomedical  Copy of the Curriculum Forensic Science  Minutes of University Senate,  Approval of the curriculum by the university senate and National  Approval Letter from NUC Universities Commission (NUC)  List of enrolled students

IMPLEMENTATION  Draft ready for approval by ABU Senate by the end of June, 2020 MILESTONES  Approval by NUC by August, 2020  Enrolment into the programme, October, 2020

PROCUREMENT  Recruitment of Specialists  Creation of Crime Scene Demonstration Rooms  Specialized Equipment and Consumables

RESPONSIBILITY FOR  ACENTDFB Team, IMPLEMENTATION  Department of Biochemistry  Principal Investigator (Forensics)

DURATION: 10 months Commencement: , October, 2019 Completion: August, 2020

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  Department of Biochemistry  ACENTDFB Team  Students  Department of Biochemistry  General populace  Directorate of Academic Planning an Monitoring of  Judiciary University  Law Enforcement Agencies,  University Senate  National Universities Commission  Law Enforcement Agencies and Judiciary  Boston University,

ASSUMPTIONS Inadequate patronage from the Stakeholders

FINANCIAL ACE budget. $16,250 IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET LINE

Budget Line 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr 6th Qtr Total Analysis

1 Personnel cost {accommodation 6,000 6,000 and feeding for resource and invited persons – 40 nos.) during stakeholders forum

2 Cost of venue of stakeholders for a 250 250 stake holder forum (including PA System, multimedia services)

3 Transportation (flight cost (5 1,500 1,500 persons @ $300), mileage), fuelling for resource persons and ACENTDB Team

4 Documentation cost: Video 2,000 2,000 coverage, posters, jingles, photography

5 Refreshment (snacks, drinks, lunch) 4,500 4,500 during meetings & workshops

6 Stationeries, and printing material 1,500 1,500

7 Administrative cost - fuelling and 500 500 other logistics

TOTAL 16,250 16,250

Action Plan 2: Enhancing Quality of Education

Target DLI: 3 Timeframe: 1st Quarter 2020 Activity: Animal tissue culture methods in management and control of NTDs

RESULT Participants acquired skills on animal tissue culture methods

ACTIVITY Conduct a short training course involving lectures and hands-on laboratory sessions on procedures for animal tissue culture in management and control of NTDs

OUTPUT  Training manual  Trained personnel on Tissue culture methods

OUTPUT INDICATOR: SOURCE OF VERIFICATION  Training manual and materials  Copy of certificates of participation  Procured reagents and other materials  Training manual  Advertisements  Signed participants attendance sheets  List of attendance  Group photograph of the participants and resource  Records of Training conducted persons  Store received vouchers of procured items and records of issuance

IMPLEMENTATION  Advertisement released by 2nd April, 2020 MILESTONES  Course manual produced by 5th May, 2020

PROCUREMENT Reagents and consumables will be by solicitation

RESPONSIBILITY FOR  CL ACENTDFB IMPLEMENTATION  Training Coordinator  Procurement Office  Lab Manager,  Director CBRT.

DURATION: 3 months Commencement: April, 2020 Completion: May, 2020

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  Scientists,  ACENTDFB Team  Public Health specialists  Researchers,  Academics  Postgraduate Students  Other Stakeholders

ASSUMPTIONS Adequate number of participants registered for the workshop

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET LINE

Budget Line 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr 6th Qtr Total Analysis

1 Personnel cost {DTA, 2,500 2,500 Transportation (flight cost, mileage), honorarium}for resource persons

2 Video coverage, banners, 1,500 1,500 posters, handbills, jingles, photography

3 Refreshment (snacks, drinks, 800 800 lunch) during meetings & workshop

4 Fuelling 300 300

5 Lab materials (chemicals, 10,000 10,000 reagents, other consumables)

6 Cost of venue (including PA 800 800 System, multimedia services)

7 Stationeries and other printing 300 300 materials

8 Administrative cost 300 300

TOTAL 16,500 16,500

Target DLI: 3- Short term Training Timeframe: 3rd and 4th Quarter,2020 Activity: Bioinformatics and Phylogenetic Analysis

RESULT Hands-on skill acquired on the use of various bioinformatics and phylogenetic analysis software

ACTIVITY Conduct a short training course involving lectures and hands-on sessions on using bioinformatics tools to analyze data sequences

OUTPUT  Training manual  Trained personnel on bioinformatics

OUTPUT INDICATOR: SOURCE OF VERIFICATION  Development of training manual and materials  Copy of certificates of participation  Advertisement of short course  Training manual  List of participants  Signed attendance sheets  Software procured  Group photograph of the participants and  Conducting training resource persons  Store received voucher for the software

IMPLEMENTATION  Advertisement by April 15, 2020 MILESTONES  Training completed by May 28, 2020

PROCUREMENT Software to be procured by direct purchase from the company

RESPONSIBILITY FOR  Deputy Centre Leader IMPLEMENTATION  Project Coordinator  Procurement officer  ICT Officer

DURATION: 3 months Commencement: December, 2019 Completion: February, 2020

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  Researchers  ACENTDFB Team  Students  Students/Researchers  Procurement Officer

ASSUMPTIONS Target participants are available and register timely for the workshop

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET LINE

Budget Line 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr 6th Qtr Total Analysis

1 Personnel cost {DTA for 5 800 800 days, honorarium) for 1 resource persons

2 Transportation (flight ticket: 500 500 $500 each for 1 person)

3 Video coverage, banners, 1,500 1,500 posters, handbills, jingles, photography

4 Refreshment (snacks, drinks, 800 800 lunch) during meetings & workshop 46

5 Fuelling 300 300

6 Software (one each for 15,000 15,000 Bioinformatics and Phylogenetics)

7 Cost of venue (including PA 800 800 System, multimedia services)

8 Stationeries and other printing 300 300 materials

9 Administrative cost 300 300

TOTAL 20,300 20,300

Target DLI: 3 Short Term Training at ACENTDFB Timeframe: 2nd and 3rd Quarter, 2020 Activity: Gene cloning and expression

RESULT Hands-on skill acquired on gene cloning and expression

ACTIVITY Conduct a short training course involving lectures and hands-on laboratory sessions on procedures for gene cloning and expression

OUTPUT  Training manual  Trained personnel

OUTPUT INDICATOR: SOURCE OF VERIFICATION  Development of training manual and materials  Copy of certificates of participation  Procurement of reagents and other materials  Training manual  Advertisement of short course  Signed attendance sheets  Recruitment of participant  Group photograph of the participants and resource  Conducting training persons

IMPLEMENTATION  Advertisement released by 15th June, 2020 MILESTONES  Updated course manual ready by 15th July, 2020  Confirm participant list ready by 15th August, 2020

PROCUREMENT

RESPONSIBILITY FOR  CL ACENTDFB IMPLEMENTATION  Director CBRT  Procurement officer

DURATION: 3 months Commencement: June 15, 2020 Completion: August 30,2020

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  Scientists,  Researchers  Researchers  ACENTDFB Team  Postgraduate students  Lab Manager  Procurement Officer

ASSUMPTIONS Target audience register for the training.

FINANCIAL Reagents and other lab consumable will be procured by solicitation. ACENTDFB will IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET fund the training LINE

Budget Line 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr 6th Qtr Total Analysis

1 Personnel cost {DTA for 5 1,600 1,600 days, honorarium) for 2 resource persons

2 Transportation (flight ticket: 1,000 1,000 $500 each for 2 persons)

3 Video coverage, banners, 1,000 500 1,500 posters, handbills, jingles, photography

4 Refreshment (snacks, drinks, 800 800 lunch) during meetings &

workshop

5 Fuelling 300 300

6 Lab materials (chemicals, 8,000 8,000 reagents, other consumables)

7 Cost of venue (including PA 800 800 System, multimedia services)

8 Stationeries and other printing 300 300 materials

9 Administrative cost 300 300

TOTAL 1,000 13,600 14,600

Target DLI: Regional Short Term Training Workshop at University of Ngaoundere in Collaboration with University of Bremen Timeframe: 4th Quarter, 2020 Activity: Vector Sampling and Identification Sub-Activity/Task:

RESULT Hands-on skills acquired on Vector Sampling and Identification

ACTIVITY Conduct a short training course involving lectures and hands-on field and laboratory sessions on sampling procedures associated with NTD vectors

OUTPUT  Training manual  Trained personnel from various stakeholder institutions

IMPLEMENTATION  Advertisement released by September 2020 MILESTONES  Updated course manual ready by 15thOctober, 2020  Training completed by November 30, 2020

PROCUREMENT Reagents and other consumables will be by solicitation. The workshop will be funded 100% by ACENTDFB

RESPONSIBILITY FOR  Project Coordinator, ACENTDFB IMPLEMENTATION  Collaborating Partners from University of Bremen (Prof. K. Soerge)  Procurement Officer  M and E officer

DURATION: 3 months Commencement: September, 2020 Completion: November 30, 2020

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  Researchers/Scientists  ACENTDFB Team  Clinicians  University of Ngaoundere  Biomedical Technologists  DFG Team/University of Bremen  Students  Lab Manager  Stake holders  Students/Scientists/Researchers

ASSUMPTIONS Target audience register for the training.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET LINE

Budget Line 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr 6th Qtr Total Analysis

1 Personnel cost {DTA for 7 5,500 5,500 days, honorarium) for 2 resource persons

2 Transportation (flight ticket: 3,000 3,000 $1500 each for 2 person)

3 Video coverage, banners, 1,500 1,500 posters, handbills, jingles, photography

4 Refreshment (snacks, drinks, 2,500 2,500 lunch) during meetings & workshop

5 Fuelling 500 500

6 Lab materials (chemicals, 5,000 5,000 reagents, other consumables)

7 Cost of venue (including PA 1,000 1,000 System, multimedia services)

8 Stationeries and other printing 300 300 materials

9 Administrative cost 700 700

TOTAL 20,000 20,000

Target DLI: 3: Short Term Training Workshops Timeframe: 3rd and 4th Quarter, 2020 Activity: Molecular Typing Methods in Social and Genealogical Matters

RESULT  Capacity of key stakeholders on use of various molecular typing methods enhanced.  Increased awareness amongst lawyers, social scientists, judges and other stakeholders on the value of molecular methods in settling disputes

ACTIVITY Conduct a short training course involving lectures and hands-on and laboratory sessions on use of PCR and other molecular typing methods in resolving social and genealogical matters

OUTPUT  Training manual  Trained personnel from various stakeholder institutions

OUTPUT INDICATOR SOURCE OF VERIFICATION  Training manual  Approved advertisement leaflet  Procurement of reagents and other training  Training manual materials  Signed daily attendance sheets of participants  Advertisement of short course  Group photograph of participants and  List of participants resource persons  Conduct of training  Copy of certificates of participation

IMPLEMENTATION  Course advertisement released by 1st September, 2020 MILESTONES  Course Manual completed by 1st October, 2020  Workshop completed by November 30, 2020

PROCUREMENT Reagents and consumables will be by solicitation and will be funded by ACENTDFB and Federal Government Security Agencies. ACENTDFB will fund $24,400

RESPONSIBILITY FOR  Center Leader IMPLEMENTATION  Procurement Officer,  M&E Officer  Principal Investigator Forensic Science,  Director CBRT

DURATION: 3 months Commencement: September, 2020 Completion: November, 2020

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  Students  ACE team  Security officers  Center Leader  Judicial officers  Security Agencies  Procurement Officer  M and E officer  Lab Manager

ASSUMPTIONS Target audience register for the training.

FINANCIAL ACE budget for the activity, no partner budget for this IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET LINE

Budget Line 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr 6th Qtr Total Analysis

1 Personnel cost {DTA for 5 3,900

days, honorarium) for 5 resource persons including two international experts

2 Transportation (flight ticket: 6,500 6,500 $2,500 each for 2 persons, $500 each for 3 local resource persons)

3 Video coverage, banners, 1,000 500 1,500 posters, handbills, jingles, photography

4 Refreshment (snacks, drinks, 800 800 lunch) during meetings & workshop

5 Fuelling 300 300

6 Lab materials (chemicals, 10,000 10,000 reagents, other consumables)

7 Cost of venue (including PA 800 800 System, multimedia services)

8 Stationeries and other printing 300 300 materials

9 Administrative cost 300 300

TOTAL 11,000 13,400 24,400

Target DLI: Short Term Training Workshop at ACENTDFB Timeframe: 1st Quarter, 2020 Activity: Molecular characterization of vectors of NTDs

RESULT Capacity of key stakeholders on molecular characterization of vectors of NTDs built

ACTIVITY Conduct a short training course involving lectures and hands-on field and laboratory sessions to identify and characterize available vectors of NTDs using molecular methods

OUTPUT  Training manual  Trained personnel on NTD vector identification

OUTPUT INDICATOR SOURCE OF VERIFICATION  Development of training manual and materials  Advertisement leaflet  Procurement of reagents and other training  Training manual materials  Signed daily attendance sheets of participants  Advertisement of short course  Group photograph of participants and resource  Recruitment of participants persons  Conduct of training  Copy of certificates of participation

IMPLEMENTATION  Course advertisement released by May, 2020 MILESTONES  Updated course manual ready by June 30, 2020  Training conducted by July 30, 2020

PROCUREMENT

RESPONSIBILITY FOR  Center-leader IMPLEMENTATION  Procurement officer  M &E officer  Principal Investigators,  Director CBRT

DURATION: 4 months Commence: March 15,2020 Completion: June 30, 2020

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  Researchers  ACE team  Health NGOs  Center Leader  Government Health Officer  Stake holders  CBRT Director

ASSUMPTIONS  Availability of participants with skills in basic molecular biology that will subscribe for the course

FINANCIAL ACE budget for the activity, no partner budget for this IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET LINE

Budget Line 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr 6th Qtr Total Analysis

1 Personnel cost {DTA for 3 5,000 5,000 days) for 15 persons each at $

2 Hiring of one 4-wheel drive 600 600 field vehicle

3 Video coverage, banners, 1,500 1,500 posters, handbills, jingles, photography

4 Refreshment (snacks, drinks, 800 800 lunch) during meetings & workshop

5 Fuelling of vehicle $250 per 1,000 1,000 trip for 4 trips)

6 Reagents and other Lab 6,000 6,000 consumables

7 Two binocular field 1,600 1,600 compound microscope

8 Cost of venue (including PA 800 800 System, multimedia services)

9 Stationeries and other 500 500 printing materials

10 Administrative cost 300 300

TOTAL 18,100 18,100

Target DLI: Short Term Training Workshops Timeframe: 3rd and 4th Quarter, 2020 Activity: PCR and Its Application in Research

RESULT  Participants are able to use PCR technique in research and diagnosis

ACTIVITY Conduct a short training course involving lectures and hands-on and laboratory sessions on use of different PCR techniques.

OUTPUT  Training manual  Trained personnel on use of PCR

IMPLEMENTATION  Course advertisement released by July, 2020 MILESTONES  Course Manual developed by August, 2020  Workshop completed by September 30, 2020

PROCUREMENT Reagents and consumables will be by solicitation and will be fully funded ($15,300) by ACENTDFB

RESPONSIBILITY FOR  Center Leader IMPLEMENTATION  Procurement Officer,  M&E Officer  Principal Investigator Forensic Science,  Director CBRT

DURATION: 3 months Commencement: July 2020 Completion: September, 2020

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  Postgraduate Students  ACE team  Researchers  Center Leader  Clinicians  Procurement Officer  Lab Technologists  M and E officer  Lab Manager

ASSUMPTIONS Target audience register for the training.

FINANCIAL ACE budget for the activity, no partner budget for this IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET LINE

Budget Line 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr 6th Qtr Total Analysis

1 Personnel cost {DTA for 5 2,800 2,800 days, honorarium) for 3 resource persons

2 Transportation (flight ticket: 1,500 1,500 $500 each for 3 resource

persons)

3 Video coverage, banners, 1,500 1,500 posters, handbills, jingles, photography

4 Refreshment (snacks, drinks, 800 800 lunch) during meetings & workshop

5 Fuelling 300 300

6 Lab materials (chemicals, 7,000 7,000 reagents, other consumables)

7 Cost of venue (including PA 800 800 System, multimedia services)

8 Stationeries and other printing 300 300 materials

9 Administrative cost 300 300

TOTAL 15,300 15,300

Target DLI 3: Short Term Training Workshop at National Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research, Kaduna Nigeria: 3rd Quarter, 2020 Activity: NTD Epidemiological Survey Techniques

RESULT Skill acquired on Field Survey and epidemiological sampling

ACTIVITY Conduct a short training course on pre field survey, sample collection, handling and documentation.

OUTPUT  Training manual  Trained personnel from various stakeholder institutions

OUTPUT INDICATOR: SOURCE OF VERIFICATION  Development of training manual and materials  Copy of certificates of participation  Advertisement of short course  Training manual  Recruitment of participants  Signed attendance sheets  Field exercises and samples  Group photograph of the participants  Questionnaires and resource persons  Banners and posters

IMPLEMENTATION  Advertisement released by April 2020 MILESTONES  Updated course manual ready by 15th July, 2020  Training completed by August 17-21, 2020

PROCUREMENT Consumables will be by solicitation. The workshop will be funded 100% by ACENTDFB. NITOR and University of Bremen will be co sponsor.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR  Project Coordinator, IMPLEMENTATION  Director, NITR  Procurement Officer  M and E officer

DURATION: 3 months Commencement: December, 2019 Completion: February 28, 2020

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  Researchers  ACENTDFB Team  Clinicians  NIMR Team  Biomedical Technologists  Resource persons  Students  Students, scientists

ASSUMPTIONS Target audience register for the training.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET LINE

Budget Line 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr 6th Qtr Total Analysis

1 Honorarium for four resource 1,000 1,000 persons/facilitators (@ at $250)

2 Video coverage, banners, 2,500 2,500 posters, handbills, jingles, photography

3 Refreshment (snacks, drinks, 2,500 2,500 lunch) during meetings &

workshop

4 Fuelling 1,500 1,500

5 Lab materials (chemicals, 5,000 5,000 measuring tools, other consumables)

6 Stationeries and other printing 1,500 1,500 materials

7 Other Logistics 1,000 1000

TOTAL 15,000 15,000

Target DLI: Short Term Training Workshop at ACENTDFB Timeframe: 2nd and 3rd Quarter, 2020 Activity: Quantitative PCR Methods in infectious disease research

RESULT Hands-on skill acquired on quantitative PCR methods

ACTIVITY Conduct a short training course involving lectures and hands-on field and laboratory sessions on procedures for quantitative PCR Methods in infectious disease research

OUTPUT  Training manual  Trained personnel from various stakeholder institutions

IMPLEMENTATION  Advertisement released by April 2020 MILESTONES  Updated course manual ready by 15th May, 2020  Training completed by May 30, 2020

PROCUREMENT Reagents and other consumables will be by solicitation. The workshop will be funded 100% by ACENTDFB

RESPONSIBILITY FOR  CL ACENTDFB, IMPLEMENTATION  Director, CBRT  Procurement Officer  M and E officer

DURATION: 2 months Commencement: April, 2020 Completion: May 30, 2020

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  Researchers  ACENTDFB Team  Clinicians  CBRT  Biomedical Technologists  Lab Manager  Students  Stake holders

ASSUMPTIONS Target audience register for the training.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET LINE

Budget Line 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr 6th Qtr Total Analysis

1 Personnel cost {DTA for 5 800 800 days, honorarium) for 1 resource persons

2 Transportation (flight ticket: 500 500 $500 each for 1 person)

3 Video coverage, banners, 1,500 1,500 posters, handbills, jingles, photography

4 Refreshment (snacks, drinks, 800 800

lunch) during meetings & workshop

5 Fuelling 300 300

6 Lab materials (chemicals, 5,000 5,000 reagents, other consumables)

7 Cost of venue (including PA 800 800 System, multimedia services)

8 Stationeries and other printing 300 300 materials

9 Administrative cost 300 300

TOTAL 10,300 10,300

Target DLI: 3 Short Term Training Workshop at CIRDES Timeframe: 3rd Quarter, 2020 Activity: Quantitative PCR Methods in infectious disease research [Extraction of Trypanosomal DNA and PCR Analysis]

RESULT Hands-on skill acquired on quantitative PCR methods

ACTIVITY Conduct a short training course involving lectures and hands-on field and laboratory sessions on procedures for Extraction of Trypanosomal DNA and PCR Analysis

OUTPUT  Training manual  Trained personnel from various stakeholder institutions

IMPLEMENTATION  Advertisement released by June 2020 MILESTONES  Updated course manual ready by 15th August, 2020  Training completed by September 30, 2020

PROCUREMENT Reagents and other consumables will be by solicitation. The workshop will be funded 100% by ACENTDFB

RESPONSIBILITY FOR  Project Coordinator, ACENTDFB IMPLEMENTATION  Director, CIRDES  Procurement Officer ACENTDFB  M and E officer ACENTDFB

DURATION: 4 months Commencement: June, 2020 Completion: September 30, 2020

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  Researchers  ACENTDFB Team  Clinicians  CIRDES Team  Industrial partners  Lab Manager CIRDES  Biomedical Technologists  Stakeholders  Students

ASSUMPTIONS Target audience register for the training.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET LINE

Budget Line 1stQtr 2ndQtr 3rdQtr 4thQtr 5thQtr 6thQtr Total Analysis

1 Personnel cost {DTA for 5 2700 2700 days, honorarium) for 8 resource persons

2 Transportation (flight ticket: 210 210 $500 each for 2 persons)

3 Video coverage, banners, 1,000 1,000

posters, handbills, jingles, photography

4 Refreshment (snacks, drinks, 1,500 1,500 lunch) during meetings & workshop

5 Fuelling 900 900

6 Lab materials (chemicals, 3,900 3,900 reagents, other consumables)

7 Cost of venue (including PA 1,750 1,750 System, multimedia services)

8 Stationeries and other printing 350 350 materials

TOTAL 12,310 12,310

Target DLI: Regional Short Term Training Workshop at University of Ngaoundere in Collaboration with University of Bremen Timeframe: 4th Quarter, 2020 Activity: Vector Sampling and Identification

RESULT Hands-on skills acquired on Vector Sampling and Identification

ACTIVITY Conduct a short training course involving lectures and hands-on field and laboratory sessions on sampling procedures associated with NTD vectors

OUTPUT  Training manual  Trained personnel from various stakeholder institutions

IMPLEMENTATION  Advertisement released by September 2020 MILESTONES  Updated course manual ready by 15thOctober, 2020  Training completed by November 30, 2020

PROCUREMENT Reagents and other consumables will be by solicitation. The workshop will be funded 100% by ACENTDFB

RESPONSIBILITY FOR  Project Coordinator, ACENTDFB IMPLEMENTATION  Collaborating Partners from University of Bremen (Prof. K. Soerge)  Procurement Officer  M and E officer

DURATION: 3 months Commencement: September, 2020 Completion: November 30, 2020

ASSUMPTIONS Target audience register for the training.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET LINE

Budget Line 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr 6th Qtr Total Analysis

1 Personnel cost {DTA for 7 5,500 5,500 days, honorarium) for 2 resource persons

2 Transportation (flight ticket: 3,000 3,000 $1500 each for 2 person)

3 Video coverage, banners, 1,500 1,500

posters, handbills, jingles, photography

4 Refreshment (snacks, drinks, 2,500 2,500 lunch) during meetings & workshop

5 Fuelling 500 500

6 Lab materials (chemicals, 5,000 5,000 reagents, other consumables)

7 Cost of venue (including PA 1,000 1,000 System, multimedia services)

8 Stationeries and other printing 300 300 materials

9 Administrative cost 700 700

TOTAL 20,000 20,000

Target DLI: 4 Timeframe: 2st quarter of 2020 to 3rd quarter of 2020 Activity: 1.1 Curriculum Review for MSc and PhD Biotechnology Programmes Sub-Activity/Task: Workshop on Curriculum review for MSc and PhD Biotechnology Programmes; General Review of the Curricula, stakeholders meeting on the Reviewed Curricula, Approval process for the Revised Curricula

RESULT Reviewed Curricula of the two Programmes

ACTIVITY Development of Reviewed Curriculum and Implementation

OUTPUT Course Instruction based on the Reviewed Curricula

OUTPUT INDICATOR: SOURCE OF VERIFICATION  Development of Reviewed Curriculum of the two Programmes  Communiqué of the Curriculum Review  Implementation of the Reviewed Curricula by Department of Workshop, Biochemistry  Reviewed Curriculum

IMPLEMENTATION  Conducting the Curriculum Review Workshop – May 30, 2020 MILESTONES  Senate approval of reviewed curriculum, July 2020  Implementation of the Revised Curricula – October 2020

PROCUREMENT  Service for the Resource Persons on Curriculum Design and Review

RESPONSIBILITY FOR  PG Coordinator IMPLEMENTATION  Department of Biochemistry

DURATION: 6 months Commencement: May, 2020 Completion: October, 2020

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  Students  Students  Instructors,  Instructors  Department of Biochemistry  ACENTDFB Team  Department of Biochemistry  Senate of the University

ASSUMPTIONS None

FINANCIAL ACENTDFB funds the entire review process ($) IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET LINE

Budget Line 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr 6th Qtr Total Analysis

1 Refreshment during review 3,000 3,000 meetings

2 Personnel cost (hotel 7,500 7,500 accommodation and feedings for 20 persons for two nights)

3 Stationeries and print 1,500 1,500 materials

4 Administrative cost and 1,000 1,000 logistics (fuelling, networking, etc

TOTAL 13,000 13,000

Target DLI 5: Relevance of Education and Research Timeframe: 2nd Quarter to 4th Quarter, 2020 Activity: Students and Faculty Internship Placements Sub-Activity/Task: To secure internship placements for students and faculty in various NTD related firms

RESULT Hands-on skills acquired by Students and Faculty in Different NTD related researches

ACTIVITY Participate in a minimum of one-month internship training programmes to acquire hands-on field and laboratory skills on NTD researches

OUTPUT  Trained and Skilled Students and Faculty  Internship Reports by the Students and Faculty

OUTPUT INDICATOR: SOURCE OF VERIFICATION  Internship Placements in NTD related firms  Letter for Internship participation in the  Hands-on Skills in NTD related researches firm  The Internship Report  Report by the Interns  Internship based supervisors’ details (address, email, phone numbers)  Relevant Photographs during the Internship

IMPLEMENTATION  Securing of Internship Placements by April, 2020 MILESTONES  Placement of Students and Faculty by May, 2020  Internship Training completion by November 30, 2020

PROCUREMENT Subsistence and Logistics will be made available and fully funded (100%) by ACENTDFB

RESPONSIBILITY FOR  CL, ACENTDFB IMPLEMENTATION  Project Coordinator, ACENTDFB  Non-governmental NTD related firms  Interns (Students/Faculty)

DURATION: 9 months Commencement: April, 2020 Completion: November 30, 2020

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  ACENTDFB Students (MSc & PhD)  ACENTDFB Team  Faculty  Internship Placement Firm  Researchers/Scientists/Technologists  Students/Scientists/Researchers

ASSUMPTIONS Placement of Students and Faculty for the internship

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET LINE

Budget Line 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr 6th Qtr Total Analysis

1 Personnel cost {DTA per 3,000 3,000 day&honorarium @ $50) for 2 Faculty personnel

2 Students’ Subsistence and 10,000 10,000 Transportation logistics for Interns @ $500 each for 20 person)

3 Logistics for Securing 1,000 1,000 Internship Placements

4 Fuelling 500 500

5 Stationeries/printing 500 500 materials/documentation

TOTAL 2,000 13,000 15,000

Target DLI: 4 Timeframe: 2rd Quarter 2020 Activity: Quality of Research Sub-Activity/Task: Maintenance of Animal House

RESULT Animal House stocked with Research Animals

ACTIVITY Stocking of animal house with Lab animals

OUTPUT Completed and research ready animal house

OUTPUT INDICATOR: SOURCE OF VERIFICATION  List of animals and stock types  Payment vouchers of procured animals  TOR of appointees (Animal Keeper, Casual  Store received voucher Labourer)  Letters of appointments

IMPLEMENTATION  Animal house fully stocked by June, 2020 MILESTONES

PROCUREMENT  Solicitation method used for procurement of the animals and feeds

RESPONSIBILITY FOR  Lab Manager IMPLEMENTATION  Procurement officer,  Procurement Committee

DURATION: 2 months Commencement: March, 2020 Completion: May, 2020

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  ACENTDFB  Lab Manager  Students  Procurement Officer  Auditor  Finance Officer  Procurement Committee

ASSUMPTIONS Required breeds of animal available

FINANCIAL The sum of $17,500 is estimated for the design of the facility to be funded 100% by IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET LINE ACENTDFB

Budget Line 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr 6th Qtr Total Analysis

1 Emolument (salary) for 450 450 450 450 1,800 Animal Keeper

2 Emolument for Casual 300 300 300 300 1,200 labourer

3 Feeds 500 500 500 500 2,000

4 Animal cages 5,000 5,000 8,000

5 Cleaning utensils and other 1,000 500 500 500 2,500 materials (Shovel, disinfectants, buckets, etc)

TOTAL 8,250 1,750 6,750 1,750 17,500

Target DLI: 3 Short Term Training Workshop at CIRDES Timeframe: 3rd Quarter, 2020 Activity: Quantitative PCR Methods in infectious disease research [Extraction of Trypanosomal DNA and PCR Analysis]

RESULT Hands-on skill acquired on quantitative PCR methods

ACTIVITY Conduct a short training course involving lectures and hands-on field and laboratory sessions on procedures for Extraction of Trypanosomal DNA and PCR Analysis

OUTPUT  Training manual  Trained personnel from various stakeholder institutions

IMPLEMENTATION  Advertisement released by June 2020 MILESTONES  Updated course manual ready by 15th August, 2020  Training completed by September 30, 2020

PROCUREMENT Reagents and other consumables will be by solicitation. The workshop will be funded 100% by ACENTDFB

RESPONSIBILITY FOR  Project Coordinator, ACENTDFB IMPLEMENTATION  Director, CIRDES  Procurement Officer ACENTDFB  M and E officer ACENTDFB

DURATION: 4 months Commencement: June, 2020 Completion: September 30, 2020

ASSUMPTIONS Target audience register for the training.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET LINE

Budget Line 1stQtr 2ndQtr 3rdQtr 4thQtr 5thQtr 6thQtr Total Analysis

1 Personnel cost {DTA for 5 2700 2700 days, honorarium) for 8 resource persons

2 Transportation (flight ticket: 210 210 $500 each for 2 persons)

3 Video coverage, banners, 1,000 1,000 posters, handbills, jingles, photography

4 Refreshment (snacks, drinks, 1,500 1,500 lunch) during meetings & workshop

5 Fuelling 900 900

6 Lab materials (chemicals, 3,900 3,900 reagents, other consumables)

7 Cost of venue (including PA 1,750 1,750 System, multimedia services)

8 Stationeries and other printing 350 350 materials

TOTAL 12,310 12,310

Target DLI: 4 Infrastructure improvement for research and learning (procurement and civil works) Timeframe: 3rd Quarter 2019 to 3rd Quarter 2020 Activity: Establishment of Crime Scene Demonstration Room and Moot Court Sub-Activity/Task: Design of Physical Facility (Crime scene demonstration Room and Moot Court

RESULT Approved Architectural Design of a Moot Court and Crime scene demonstration Lab Facility

ACTIVITY Design of a Crime Scene Demonstration Room and Moot Court facility

OUTPUT Architectural master plan of a crime scene and moot court facility

OUTPUT INDICATOR: SOURCE OF VERIFICATION  Minutes of Tender Evaluation Meeting  Architectural and Engineering Designs,  ESMP report  Letters of Contract award  Architectural and Engineering Designs,  Advertisements  List of project consultant bidders  Bidding documents  Tender evaluation report  Results of Environmental and Social Impact Assessment , Furnishing of the Constructed facility

IMPLEMENTATION  Award of the Contract for design of Crime Scene Demonstration Room and Moot Court MILESTONES facility by January 31, 2020  Results of Environmental and Social Impact Assessment by March 31, 2020  Approved architectural and engineering design of facility by June 30, 2020

PROCUREMENT  Tender solicitation  Appointment of consultant for design of architectural and engineering design  Engagement of project consultants

RESPONSIBILITY FOR  ACENTDFB Centre Leader, IMPLEMENTATION  Procurement Committee  Tenders Committee  Project consultants

DURATION: 6 months Commencement: January 2020 Completion: 3June 2020

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  University Community,  ACENTDFB Management Team  ACENTDFB  ESMP Consultant  Students  World bank Task Team Leader  PI Forensics  Physical Planning and Monitoring Unit of the University

ASSUMPTIONS Appropriate site is made available for the facility by the University

FINANCIAL The sum of $56,000 is estimated for the design of the facility to be funded 100% by IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET LINE ACENTDFB

Budget Line 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr 6th Qtr Total Analysis

1 Refreshments during TOR 1,000 1,000 2,000 development and Tender Board meetings (4 nos) and logistics for Meeting logistics

2 Newspaper Adverts 3,000 3,000

3 ESMP Consultant Fees 21,000 21,000

Action Plan 3: Improving Quality of Research

Target DLI: DLI 4 Timeframe: 1stand 2nd Quarter 2020 Activity: Procurement of research reagents and other consumables Sub-Activity/Task: Compilation of reagents, solicitation for bids, award of contract for supply and delivery of Lab chemicals.

RESULT Stock of reagents available for use for research works

ACTIVITY Acquisition of research consumables in accordance with procurement guidelines.

OUTPUT  Data of research chemicals and consumables.  Store Received Vouchers of supplied items  Physical stock

OUTPUT INDICATOR SOURCE OF VERIFICATION  List of bidders  Minutes of procurement  List of chemicals Committee  Payment approval and records  Letter of award and acceptance  Cost of contract  Certificate of Job completion  Usage of chemicals and reagents by research students and  Store Received Vouchers faculty  Payment Vouchers  Auditor’s report

IMPLEMENTATION  Supply of requisite chemicals and reagents by March 30, 2020 MILESTONES

PROCUREMENT Solicitation method to be adopted for procurement of chemicals, reagent kits, primers etc. ACENTDFB will fund the 100% of cost in the 2020 for those reagents and chemicals required for training and student research. $200,000 is required for research activities at Centre while $55, 000 will be spent for research activities at University of Bremen and Nagasaki.University.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR Center Leader, Procurement officer, Finance officer, Lab Manager IMPLEMENTATION

DURATION: Commencement: Completion: 3 months  January 1, 2019,  March 30, 2019  July 2019  August, 2019

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  PIs and ACE Researchers  ACE team  Lab Manager  University procurement office  Research Students  University finance team

ASSUMPTIONS  Units involved in the procurement channel are transparent and diligent  High Quality chemicals and reagents are supplied by the contractors

FINANCIAL ACE budget for the activity, is $200,000.00. There is no partner budget for this IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET activity. LINE

st nd rd th th th Budget Line Analysis 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 5 Qtr 6 Qtr Total

1 Refreshment during 2,000 2,000 4,000 meetings (selection of

reagents & chemicals, tender evaluation)

2 Stationeries and print 1,000 1,000 2,000 materials

3 Cost of items 100,000 94,000 194,000

TOTAL 103,000 97,000 200,000

Target DLI: DLI 4 Timeframe: 1stand 2nd Quarter 2020 Activity: Procurement of research equipment for Forensic Science Lab Sub-Activity/Task: Compilation of list of equipments, solicitation for bids, award of contract for supply, installation and commissioning of Lab Equipment.

RESULT Availability of requisite research equipment for student research works and general forensic analysis

ACTIVITY Acquisition and operation of specialized forensic research equipment in accordance with procurement guidelines.

OUTPUT  New specialized forensic equipment installed.

OUTPUT INDICATOR SOURCE OF VERIFICATION  List of bidders  Minutes of procurement Committee  List of needed equipment  Letter of award and acceptance  Payment approval and records  Certificate of Job completion  Cost of contract  Store Received Vouchers  Usage of installed equiipment  Payment Vouchers  Auditor’s report

IMPLEMENTATION  Supply of requisite research equipment by September 30, 2020 MILESTONES

PROCUREMENT Solicitation method to be adopted for procurement of equipment. ACENTDFB will fund the 100% of cost in the 2020. $215,000 is required for research activities at the Centre

RESPONSIBILITY FOR Center Leader, Procurement Officer, Finance Officer, Lab Manager. Auditor, Store IMPLEMENTATION Officer

DURATION: Commencement: Completion: 7 months  May 1, 2020,  November 30, 2020

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  PIs and ACE Researchers  ACE team  Lab Manager  University procurement officer  Research Students  University finance team

ASSUMPTIONS  Units involved in the procurement channel are transparent and diligent  High Quality chemicals and reagents are supplied by the contractors

FINANCIAL ACE budget for the activity, is $215,000.00. There is no partner budget for this IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET activity. LINE

st nd rd th th th Budget Line Analysis 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qt 5 Qtr 6 Qtr Total r

1 Refreshment during 2,500 2,500 meetings (selection of equipment, tender evaluation)

Tender document 1,500 1,500 preparation

Advertisement/solicitation 3,500 3,500 for quotations

Tender evaluation and 2,500 2,500 award

Supply, and installation 200,000 200,000

Commissioning and other 5,000 5,000 logistics

TOTAL 7,500 2,500 205,000 215,000

Target DLI: 4 Timeframe: As may be required Activity: Bench work by ACE students at collaborating institutions Sub-Activity/Task: None

ACTIVITY Bench work by ACE students at collaborating institutions

OUTPUT Substantial part of postgraduate research work accomplished

OUTPUT INDICATOR: SOURCE OF VERIFICATION  Departmental presentation of progress report  Report of research work  Report from Hosting Lab  Copies of travel documents

IMPLEMENTATION As may be required to complement local facilities. MILESTONES

PROCUREMENT Travel, subsistence and accommodation for students and payment for bench space as may be required.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR CL, PC and ACE Team IMPLEMENTATION

DURATION: Commencement: Completion:  2 months at University of Bremen  University of Bremen: July, 2020  University of Bremen: August, 2020  3 months at Nagasaki University  Nagasaki University: April, 2020  Nagasaki University: June, 2020

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  Students undertaking research  Students  Principal Investigators  Centre Leader  Procurement officer  Finance Officer  Prof Kelm Soerge of University of Bremen  Prof Kenji Hirayama of Nagasaki University

ASSUMPTIONS Collaborating institutions make available research facilities and reagents to prospective students

FINANCIAL  The activity is expected to cost IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET LINE  Of this, University of Bremen will shoulder the cost of flight, and sustenance for students while ACENTDFB pays for the consumables  Nagasaki University shoulder the cost of bench space while ACENTDFB shoulder the cost of fight, reagents, accommodation and sustenance

Budget Line 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr 6th Qtr Total Analysis

1 Transportation cost (flight 6,900 6,900 ticket to Nagasaki University (for 3 students @ $2,300)

2 Transportation cost (flight ticket to Bremen, Germany (for 4 students @ $2,000) – to be borne by University of Bremen

3 Reagents and consumables for 35,200 35,200 4 students at University of Bremen $4,400 per month per student

4 Research reagents and 10,213 10,213 consumables at Nagasaki

5 Accommodation and 4,500 4,500 sustenance for 3 students at Nagasaki @ $1500 per student

6 Visa processing to Germany 400 1,200 1,600 (4 students @ $300) and Japan (2 students @ $200)

TOTALS 22,013 36,400 58,413

Action Plan 5: Enhancing Program Administration

Target DLI: DLI 1Readiness Timeframe: Quarter 2 and 3, 2019 to 1st Qtr 2020 Activity: Centre’s Readiness Sub-Activity/Task: Develop operational manual for ACE administration: procurement, financial management, manuals monitoring and evaluation (M&E).

RESULT A working operation manual

ACTIVITY Put in place operational manual for ACE administration: procurement, financial management, M&E

OUTPUT  Procurement management and operational manual  Financial management operational manual  M&E operational manual

OUTPUT INDICATOR SOURCE OF VERIFICATION  Developed procurement operational manual  Approved procurement operational manual  Developed financial management operational manual  Approved financial management  Developed monitoring and evaluation (M&E) operational manual operational manual  Approved M&E operational manual

IMPLEMENTATION  Draft Procurement, Financial Management and M&E operational manual (OM) MILESTONES ready by August 15, 2019  Revised and ready for approval by 30thJune 2019  OM approved by 15th September 2019

PROCUREMENT  Retreats to develop operational manuals and Implementation plan  Procurements of consumables and other material

RESPONSIBILITY FOR  Center-Leader, IMPLEMENTATION  Procurement officer  Finance officer,  M&E officer (both from ACE team and from the University).  Collaborating partners  Industrial Sectoral Advisory Board  Scientific Advisory Board The last two will serve as approval and monitoring bodies

DURATION: 5 months Commencement: Completion: June, 2019 October, 2019

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  ACE team  ACENTDFB team  Collaborating partners  University procurement office  University QA and M&E team  Collaborating partners

ASSUMPTIONS  All parties agree and willing to participate in the development of the operational manuals  Resources required for the developments are readily and timely made available

FINANCIAL ACENTDFB budget for the activity, no partner budget is required IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET LINE

st nd rd th th th Budget Line Analysis 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 5 Qtr 6 Qtr Total

1 Flight tickets for SAB 2,000 2,000 members ($300 for 5 members, and local transportation from airports to Zaria ($100 per person (5 nos.)

2 Hotel accommodation for 1,500 1,500 SAB Members ($100 per person per day for 3 days)

3 Emoluments for Members of 2,500 2,500 SAB and other resource persons ($500 per person)

4 Rent of retreat venues and 4,000 4,000 accommodation for drafting of implementation plan

5 Refreshments during SAB 2,000 1,000 and Committee meetings

6 Consumables (stationeries, 300 300 other printing materials

TOTALS 12,300 12,300

Target DLI: 4 Timeframe: 2rd Quarter 2020 Activity: Faculty Motivation for improved research quality Sub-Activity/Task: Conference and workshop attendance

RESULT Staff actively participate in teaching and research

ACTIVITY Facilitating attendance of workshops and conferences

OUTPUT Timely and quality supervision of students research works

OUTPUT INDICATOR: SOURCE OF VERIFICATION  List of conferences and workshops attendance  Back to office reports  TOR for conference attendance  Claims and advances retirements.  Conference attendance guideline

IMPLEMENTATION  Animal house fully stocked by June, 2020 MILESTONES

PROCUREMENT  Solicitation method used for procurement of the animals and feeds

RESPONSIBILITY FOR  Centre Leader IMPLEMENTATION  ACENTDFB Team

DURATION: 2 months Commencement: March, 2020 Completion: May, 2020

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  ACENTDFB Faculty  Centre Leader  Students  ACENTDFB Team  Procurement Officer  Finance Officer

ASSUMPTIONS Faculty fulfill conference attendance guidelines criteria

FINANCIAL The sum of $17,500 is estimated for the design of the facility to be funded 100% by IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET LINE ACENTDFB

Budget Line 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr 6th Qtr Total Analysis

1 Transportation (flight tickets) 12,500 10,000 10,000 5,000 37,500 for international conferences attendance @$2,500 for 15 persons

2 Personnel cost (Estacode) for 10,625 8,500 8,500 4,250 31,875 15 persons @425 for average 5 days

3 Transportation (flight tickets) 1250 1000 1000 500 3,750 for local conference attendance @ $250 for 15 persons

4 Transportation (DTA and 2,500 2,000 2,000 1,000 7,500 sustenance) for local conference attendance @ $100 for 5 days for 15 persons

TOTAL 26,875 21,500 21,500 10,700 80,625

Target DLI: 4 Timeframe: September, and November, 2020 Activity: Programme Administration Sub-Activity/Task: Hosting of Sectoral Advisory and International Scientific Advisory Board Meetings

ACTIVITY Short term visits by Faculty from collaborating partners

OUTPUT Approved programme activities of the Centre and recommended actions

OUTPUT INDICATOR: SOURCE OF VERIFICATION  Records of meetings of Sectoral Advisory Board  List of Attendance of Board member  Meeting Schedule of International Scientific Advisory  Minutes of meetings of SAB and ISAB Board Meeting  Letters of Invitation to the Meetings  Recommendations of the Boards  Records of Skype meetings

IMPLEMENTATION Approval of Implementation plan and programme activities MILESTONES

PROCUREMENT Flight Procurement of flight tickets and related items through solicitation

RESPONSIBILITY FOR  Centre Leader, IMPLEMENTATION  Project Accountant

DURATION: Commencement: Completion: Two days for each of the Board  SAB: September, 2020  September, 2020  ISAB: November, 2020  November, 2020

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  Members of SAB and ISAB  Members of SAB and ISAB  ACENTDFB Team 

ASSUMPTIONS There is concordance among members of the Boards on scheduled dates

FINANCIAL The activity will cost the sum of $12,600 to cover cost of flight tickets, IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET LINE accommodation, sustenance, meetings and other logistics). ACENTDFB will bear the entire cost

Budget Line 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr 6th Qtr Total Analysis

1 Transportation (average cost 15,000 15,000 of flight ticket ($2,500 for ISAB members (5 nos.)

2 Accommodation (Hotel 2,250 2,250 accommodation ($150) per day for three days each for 5 persons)

3 Honorarium for ISAB- $200 3,000 3,000 per day for each person (5 nos) for three days

4 Refreshment during meeting $200 200

5 Local transportation and other 150 150 logistics for the ISAB meeting

6 Transportation for SAB 1,800 1,800 members (average cost of flight ticket ($300 (6 nos.)

7 Hotel accommodation for 1,800 1,800 SAB members ($100) per day for three days each for 6 persons)

8 Honorarium- for SAB 1,800 1,800 members $300 per person (6 nos)

9 Refreshment at Meetings 200 200

10 Logistics (local transportation 300 300 from airport to and from ACENTDFB site including fuelling, and servicing of vehicle)

TOTALS 5,900 20,600 26,500

Target DLI: 4 Timeframe: July-September, 2020 Activity: Advocacy of NTDs Sub-Activity/Task: Improving Publicity through production of Newsletters, Radio/TV jingles, and hosting of Fairs

RESULT Relevant stakeholders sensitized

ACTIVITY Campaigns, advertisement in Radio and TV, and hosting of Talk shows

OUTPUT Advertorials,

OUTPUT INDICATOR: SOURCE OF VERIFICATION  Print media publications  Prints  Website hosting  Archives,  ACENTDFB website

IMPLEMENTATION  Scaling up by government agency by June 30 2024 MILESTONES  Awareness of community by December 2023  Participation of community by April 2023

PROCUREMENT Procurement will be majorly solicitation and window shopping. Procurement items include Workshop materials, Advertisement in Television, Radio jingles , Resource persons, Posters and Stationeries

RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACENTDFB Team, students, partners, community and other stakeholders IMPLEMENTATION

DURATION: 4 months Commencement: June,2020 Completion: September, 2020

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  Public  ACENTDFB Team  ACE management  Collaborating partners  NGOs  Health Institutions  Students  General public

ASSUMPTIONS Adequate arrangements and engagement of partners and community completed.

FINANCIAL ACE budget and support by partners. IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET LINE

Budget Line 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr 6th Qtr Total Analysis

1 Newspaper advertorials 2,000 2,500 2,500 7,000

2 TV Jingles 5,000 8,000 13,000

3 Newsletters, Leaflets and 8,000 8,000 Posters

4 Community leaders 4,000 4,000 facilitation

TOTALS 7,000 10,500 14,500 32,000

Target DLI: 3: NTD Fair Timeframe: One Day (1st Quarter, 2020) Activity: Mounting of NTD Sensitization Campaign Sub-Activity/Task:

RESULT Major stakeholders mobilized for project buy-in and university wide support

ACTIVITY To carry out a one day campus wide sensitization on the activities of ACENTDFB, achievements, long term goals, collaborations and benefits to the university and the community at large.

OUTPUT  Fliers/booklet summarizing details and activities of the Center  Sensitized and mobilized ABU scientific community

OUTPUT INDICATOR SOURCE OF VERIFICATION  Booklet/fliers and other materials on the  List of fair participants Center  Booklet/fliers detailing the Center and its  Handouts on presentations activities  List of participants  Signed attendance sheets of participants  Report on NTD Fair  Group photograph of participants and resource persons  Copies of presentations by resource persons  Copy of the report of the fair

IMPLEMENTATION  Production of booklet/fliers, posters/banners/handbills MILESTONES  Invitation cards and letters to Management, Deans, Directors, professors and community wide stakeholder s

PROCUREMENT Procurement will be mostly by solicitation.  Printing of booklet, presentations, Fair materials (flyers, posters, jingles, electronic board, etc)  Stationeries, computer accessories (toner, etc)  Fuelling  Lunch, refreshments, tea break  Invitation cards  Video coverage

RESPONSIBILITY FOR Center-leader, procurement officer, finance officer, M&E officer, Secretary, IMPLEMENTATION Principal Investigators

DURATION: one week Commence: October 15, 2020 Completion: October 22, 2020

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  ACE team  Researchers  Center Leader  Vice Chancellor & Principal Officers  Academic community  Members of ABU Senate  Postgraduate students  Others

ASSUMPTIONS  Adequate preparations are made by ACE Team, Resource persons make presentations ready for approval by management, Vice Chancellor gives approval for Fair and date

FINANCIAL ACE budget for the activity, no partner budget for this IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET LINE

Budget Line 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr 6th Qtr Total Analysis 89

1 Personnel ,Transportation , $300 $300 honorarium

2 Video coverage, posters, $250 $250 jingles, photography

3 Refreshment (snacks, drinks, $700 $700 lunch) during meetings & Fair

4 Fuelling $100 $100

5 Fair booklet, fliers, $600 $600 presentations

6 Cost of venue (including PA $300 $300 System, multimedia services)

7 Stationeries $55 $55

8 Administrative cost $600 $600

9 Invitation cards and letters $100 $100

19 Contingency $170 $170

TOTAL 3,145 3,145

Target DLI: 6 Timeframe: January to December 2020 Activity: Programme Administration Sub-Activity/Task: General administration

RESULT Timely achievement of DLIs

ACTIVITY General administration and management activities of the Centre

OUTPUT Efficient and effective running of the affairs of ACENTDFB

OUTPUT INDICATOR: SOURCE OF VERIFICATION  Timely attainment of DLIs  Minutes of Centre Management meetings  Fund disbursement from WB  Upload of Centre’s documents  Feedbacks from NUC, AAU and WB

IMPLEMENTATION Various based on DLIs completed MILESTONES

PROCUREMENT Shopping, and Solicitation. Major components are engagement of consultants,

RESPONSIBILITY FOR Centre Leader, ACENTDFB Management, M and E Officer IMPLEMENTATION

DURATION: 12 months Commencement: January, 2020 December, 2020

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS: ACE team, students, collaborators, partners ACE team, students, collaborators, partners, and other stake holders

ASSUMPTIONS Coherent and smooth management of centre’s activities

FINANCIAL Estimated cost is $302,599.4. Of this amount ACENTDFB will fund the sum of IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET LINE $121,000 while the University funds the remaining ($181.599)..

Budget Line 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr 6th Qtr Total Analysis

1 External Auditor’s consultant 5,000 5,000 fees

2 ESMP consultant fees 18,000 18,000

3 ICT facilities upgrade – 12,000 12,000 procurement of new server, 6 inverter batteries

4 Office consumables and 25,000 25,000 equipment- 3 new laptops, batteries for inverters, 2 printers and one photocopiers

5 Refreshment at ACENTDFB 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 4,800 Management meetings (12 nos.)

6 Refreshment at Procurement 900 900 900 900 3,600 Committee Meetings (8 nos)

7 Refreshment during Quarterly 600 600 600 600 2,400 Audit Committee Meetings (4 nos.)

8 Salary for Desk Accounting 600 600 600 600 2,400 Officer

9 Emolument for Lab Manager 3,300 3,300 3,300 3,300 13,200

10 Salary for ICT Officer 900 900 900 900 3,600

11 Emolument for Centre/s 600 600 600 600 2,400 driver

12 Vehicle maintenance – 2,600 500 600 500 4,200 fuelling, services and insurance

13 Accounting Software 18,000 18,000

14 Furnishing of offices- 6 15,000 15,000 executive tables, 14 chairs, 4 file cabinets, 2 shelves

TOTALS 43,700 38,500 38,700 8,600 129,600

Target DLI: 2 Timeframe: Twice Annually Activity: ACE Regional Workshops Sub-Activity/Task: Meeting of ACE Centers; General Workshops

ACTIVITY ACE regional Workshops

OUTPUT Enhanced capacities of trainees in key management tools and techniques

OUTPUT INDICATOR: Improved Management and delivery skills and SOURCE OF VERIFICATION competencies. AAU, ACE Website, M&E officer.

IMPLEMENTATION Determined by WB and AAU. MILESTONES

PROCUREMENT Travel expenses.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR Center Leader, Project Accountant, Auditor, Procurement officer IMPLEMENTATION

DURATION: One week Commencement: Completion: February 2020 February 2020 November 2020 November 2020

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS: ACE Team, AAU WB Team AAU Resource person ACETeam members

ASSUMPTIONS Workshops will be organized.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET LINE

Budget Line 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr 6th Qtr Total Analysis

1 Flight tickets for 8 persons 12,000 12,000 each at $1,500

2 Personnel cost (Estacode for 8 23,800 23,800 persons $425 per person for 7 days(

3 Personnel cost for local ACE 5.600 5,600 Workshop in Nigeria (DTA of $100 per person for 7 days) for 8 persons

4 Transportation (mileage $50 400 400 per person for 8 people)

TOTALS 6,000 35,800 41,800 Action Plan 6; Promotion of Collaboration

Target DLI: 4 Timeframe: January, April and November, 2020 Activity: Partnership collaboration 93

Sub-Activity/Task: Short term visits from collaborating partners

ACTIVITY Short term visits by Faculty from collaborating partners

OUTPUT Strengthening of collaboration between ACENTDFB and research collaborating partners

OUTPUT INDICATOR: SOURCE OF VERIFICATION  Reviewed MOUs  Minutes of meetings between the partners  No of Faculty visit to ACE centre  Travel documents  Courses taught or seminars presented  Uploaded photographs of visit

IMPLEMENTATION MILESTONES

PROCUREMENT Flight Procurement of flight tickets and related items through solicitation

RESPONSIBILITY FOR  Centre Leader, IMPLEMENTATION  Project Accountant

DURATION: Commencement: Completion: One week per visit  January, 2020  January, 2020  April, 2020  April, 2020  November, 2020  November, 2020

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  Regional and International partners  International partners- Prof K. Soerge of University of Bremen, & Prof Kenji Hirayama of Nagasaki University  Dr Stella Smith of NIMR

ASSUMPTIONS International Expert partners willing and available to visit

Budget Line 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr 6th Qtr Total Analysis

1 Transportation (cost of flight 5,000 300 2,500 8,000 ticket ($2,500 for Prof Kenji, $2,000 for Prof Kelm and Assistant & $300 for Dr Stella Smith)

2 Accommodation (Hotel 1,000 500 500 2,000 accommodation ($100) per day for five days each for 3 persons)

3 Sustenance- $100 per day for 1000 500 500 2,000 each person (3 nos) for 5 days

4 Refreshment at Meetings

5 Logistics (local transportation 200 200 200 600 from airport to and from ACENTDFB site including fuelling, and servicing of vehicle)

TOTALS 7,200 1,700 3,700 12,600

Action Plan 7: Improving Revenue Generation

Target DLI 5: Revenue generation (Appointment of a Business Manager) Timeframe: 2ndQuarter, 2020 Activity: Appointment of Business Manager

RESULT Functional business Manager in place

ACTIVITY  Development of TOR for the Business Manager  Advertisement (internal and external) for the appointment of a Business Manager  Interviewing shortlisted applicants for the post of Business Manager

OUTPUT  TOR for appointed Business Manager  ACENTDFB Business Manager  Enhanced Revenue Generation

OUTPUT INDICATOR: SOURCE OF VERIFICATION  Business plan  Certified true copy of business plan  Profiles of clients  Records of clients  Greater than 50% growth of internally generated revenue  Records of services provided to clients  Quantitative increase of services to stakeholders  Bank statements of internally generated revenue  Records of increased services provided by the centre  Responses of clients  Brochures/handbills

IMPLEMENTATION  TOR developed by April 02 2020 MILESTONES  Advertisement released by April 15 2020  Shortlist of applicants to be interviewed by May 30 2020  Interview, selection and appointment completed by June 30 2020

PROCUREMENT The Interview, selection and appointment processes will be funded 100% by ACENTDFB

RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACENTDFB recruitment team IMPLEMENTATION

DURATION: 3 months Commencement: April, 2020 Completion: June 30, 2020

PRIMARY CONSTITUENTS: PARTICIPANTS:  ACENTDFB Team Qualified and experienced Business Managers  Applicants

ASSUMPTIONS Target audience register for the interview, selection and appointment.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS/BUDGET LINE

Budget Line 1stQtr 2ndQtr 3rdQtr 4thQtr 5thQtr 6thQtr Total Analysis

1 Development of TOR for the 500 500 Business Manager

2 Advertisement (internal and 2,000 2,000 external) for the appointment of a Business Manager

3 Interviewing shortlisted 1,500 1,500 applicants for the post of Business Manager

4 Salary and incentives 16,000 16,000

TOTAL 20,000 20,000