Uganda Work Plan FY 2018 Project Year 7 October 2017–September 2018 ENVISION is a global project led by RTI International in partnership with CBM International, The Carter Center, Fred Hollows Foundation, Helen Keller International, IMA World Health, Light for the World, Sightsavers, and World Vision. ENVISION is funded by the US Agency for International Development under cooperative agreement No. AID-OAA-A-11- 00048. The period of performance for ENVISION is September 30, 2011 through September 30, 2019. The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the US Agency for International Development or the US Government. ENVISION Project Overview The US Agency for International Development (USAID)’s ENVISION project (2011–2019) is designed to support the vision of the World Health Organization (WHO) and its member states by targeting the control and elimination of seven neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), including lymphatic filariasis (LF), onchocerciasis (OV), schistosomiasis (SCH), three soil-transmitted helminths (STH; roundworm, whipworm, and hookworm), and trachoma. ENVISION’s goal is to strengthen NTD programming at global and country levels and support ministries of health (MOHs) to achieve their NTD control and elimination goals. At the global level, ENVISION—in close coordination and collaboration with WHO, USAID, and other stakeholders—contributes to several technical areas in support of global NTD control and elimination goals, including the following: • Drug and diagnostics procurement, where global donation programs are unavailable • Capacity strengthening • Management and implementation of ENVISION’s Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) • Disease mapping • NTD policy and technical guideline development • NTD monitoring and evaluation (M&E) At the country level, ENVISION provides support to national NTD programs by providing strategic technical and financial assistance for a comprehensive package of NTD interventions, including the following: • Strategic annual and multi-year planning • Advocacy • Social mobilization and health education • Capacity strengthening • Baseline disease mapping • Preventive chemotherapy (PC) or mass drug administration (MDA) • Drug and commodity supply management and procurement • Program supervision • M&E, including disease-specific assessments (DSAs) and surveillance In Uganda, ENVISION project activities are implemented by RTI International and The Carter Center. ENVISION FY18 PY7 Uganda Work Plan ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ENVISION Project Overview .......................................................................................................................... ii TABLE OF TABLES ......................................................................................................................................... iv TABLE OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................................................ v ACRONYMS LIST ........................................................................................................................................... vi COUNTRY OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................... 8 1) General Country Background .................................................................................................... 8 a) Administrative Structure ........................................................................................................... 8 b) Other NTD Partners ................................................................................................................... 9 2) National NTD Program Overview ............................................................................................ 14 a) Lymphatic Filariasis ................................................................................................................. 15 b) Trachoma ................................................................................................................................. 16 c) Onchocerciasis ......................................................................................................................... 17 d) Schistosomiasis ........................................................................................................................ 18 e) Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis ............................................................................................... 19 3) Snapshot of NTD Status in Uganda .......................................................................................... 20 PLANNED ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................................................... 21 1) NTD Program Capacity Strengthening ..................................................................................... 21 a) Situation ..................................................................................... 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Bookmark not defined. e) Monitoring Capacity Strengthening ........................................................................................ 21 2) Project Assistance .................................................................................................................... 23 a) Strategic Planning .................................................................................................................... 23 b) NTD Secretariat ....................................................................................................................... 24 a) Building Advocacy for a Sustainable National NTD Program .................................................. 24 b) Mapping .................................................................................................................................. 26 c) MDA Coverage ......................................................................................................................... 26 d) Social Mobilization to Enable NTD Program Activities ............................................................ 28 e) Training .................................................................................................................................... 33 f) Drug and Commodity Supply Management and Procurement ............................................... 37 g) Supervision for MDA ............................................................................................................... 37 ENVISION FY18 PY7 Uganda Work Plan iii h) M&E ......................................................................................................................................... 38 i) Supervision for M&E and DSAs ............................................................................................... 41 j) Dossier Development .............................................................................................................. 42 k) Short-Term Technical Assistance ............................................... 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APPENDIX 9: UOEEAC’s OV Flag .................................................................................................................. 54 TABLE OF TABLES Table 1: Non-ENVISION NTD partners working in country, donor support, and summarized activities ............................................................................................................................ 13 Table 2: Snapshot of the expected status of the NTD program in Uganda as of September 30, 2017 .................................................................................................................................. 20 Table 3: Project assistance for capacity strengthening ..................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 4: USAID-supported coverage results for FY16 ........................ Error!