Annual Report October 01, 2014 to September 30, 2015

The project's primary focus is on the informed and voluntary use of long-acting reversible contraception and permanent methods of contraception (LARC/PM). The project is implemented by EngenderHealth, with Meridian International and the Population Council as associated partners, and local partners including UMATI, WAMA, and Utu Mwanamke. The project's purpose is to increase access to quality FP/RH services, with a focus on HIV and AIDS and services for survivors of gender-based violence. The project's objectives are aligned with the Results Framework, which includes four key results: increasing access to quality FP-LARC/PM and RH services, demonstrating and scaling up integrated FP-LARC/PM and RH services, strengthening health system management and monitoring and evaluation, and mobilizing communities to increase the use of FP-LARC/PM and RH services. The project has made significant progress in achieving its objectives. In the third year of implementation, the project focused on expanding its reach and impact, with a particular emphasis on integrating FP/RH services with other health services. The project worked closely with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) and other implementing partners to achieve its objectives. One of the key achievements of the project was the introduction of integrated maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) services at Mgeta and Mafiga Health Centers. The project also introduced integrated services at Morogoro Regional Hospital. In addition, the project worked with the Ilala Municipal CHMT to prepare a site visit for the FP2020 Executive Director, Ms. Beth Schlachter, who visited Mnazi Mmoja Hospital to learn about the opportunities and challenges of providing quality family planning services in both the public and private sectors. The project also received visits from several high-level officials, including the USAID Assistant Administrator for Global Health, Dr. Ariel Pablos-Mendez, who visited Bagamoyo to observe health system operations within different levels of health facilities. The project also received visits from other USAID officials, including Elizabeth Brennan, Carolyn Curtis, and Mary Hobbs, who visited various project sites to observe the implementation of the project. The project has made significant progress in increasing access to quality FP/RH services, with a particular emphasis on HIV and AIDS and services for survivors of gender-based violence. The project has also strengthened health system management and monitoring and evaluation, and mobilized communities to increase the use of FP-LARC/PM and RH services. The project's budget for the third year of implementation was US$ 42,357,285, with US$ 38,076,371 obligated. The project's accrued expenditures as of September 30, 2015, were US$ 27,419,795. The project's burn rate was US$ 1,018,885, and the project had 25 months of funding remaining. The project's implementation partners include EngenderHealth (prime), Meridian International, the Population Council, UMATI, WAMA, and Utu Mwanamke, with NIMR and CCBRT as collaborating partners. The project's management team includes Richard Killian as the Chief of Party, Michael Mushi as the Associate Award Officer, and Charles Pope as the Contracting Officer's Representative. The project's results framework includes four key results: increasing access to quality FP-LARC/PM and RH services, demonstrating and scaling up integrated FP-LARC/PM and RH services, strengthening health system management and monitoring and evaluation, and mobilizing communities to increase the use of FP-LARC/PM and RH services. The project's major customers and beneficiaries include FP-LARC/PM, cPAC, PMTCT, GBV, and VAC clients, as well as the MOHSWs in Mainland Tanzania.