Prevention Organizational Systems AIDS Care and Treatment Project – Pro-ACT, Nigeria Quarterly Progress Report, July - September, 2016

The project is implemented by Management Sciences for Health (MSH) and is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The project's intermediate results include strengthening civil society organizations (CSOs) and community structures for sustained HIV/AIDS and TB services, sustained access to quality integrated HIV/AIDS and TB services and products, and strengthened public and private sectors to increase demand for HIV/AIDS and TB services and interventions. The project's activity objective is to build the capacity of Nigeria's public, private, and community sectors for sustainable HIV/AIDS and TB prevention, control, care, and treatment integrated with the health system. During the quarter of July to September 2016, the project made significant progress in implementing its activities. The project's implementing partner, MSH, reported a total of $387,725.23 in accrued expenditures for July, $620,846.47 for August, and $611,198.04 for September. The cumulative accrued expenditures to date were $77,755,226.32, and the estimated expenditures for the next quarter were $2,801,184.00. The project's activity implementation progress was reported in three key areas: IR 1, IR 2, and IR 3. IR 1 focused on strengthening CSOs and community structures for sustained HIV/AIDS and TB services, while IR 2 focused on sustained access to quality integrated HIV/AIDS and TB services and products. IR 3 focused on strengthening public, private, and community enabling environments. The project also reported on implementation challenges, including difficulties in accessing certain areas due to security concerns and challenges in engaging with some stakeholders. The project's M&E plan was updated to reflect these challenges and to ensure that the project's activities are aligned with USAID's forward priorities. The project's integration of cross-cutting issues and USAID forward priorities was also reported. The project's activities were aligned with USAID's priorities on gender, sustainability mechanisms, local capacity development, and science, technology, and innovation impacts. The project's quarterly progress report was submitted by Med Makumbi, Chief of Party, on October 28, 2016. The report provided a comprehensive overview of the project's progress and challenges during the quarter and outlined the project's plans for the next quarter. In Kebbi State, the project reported significant progress in implementing its activities. The state's performance was summarized in Annex B, which provided a detailed overview of the state's performance in terms of HIV/AIDS and TB services and products. Overall, the Pro-ACT project in Nigeria made significant progress in implementing its activities during the quarter of July to September 2016. The project's activities were aligned with USAID's priorities, and the project's implementing partner, MSH, reported significant progress in implementing the project's activities.