15 Feb HRH2030 Publishes Capacity Building for Malaria: How to Advise Guide
HRH2030 is pleased to announce the publication of the Capacity Building for Malaria: How to Advise Guide, a reference guide for new advisors and implementing partners working on long-term technical assistance (LTTA) malaria programs, built upon the knowledge and experience HRH2030 has gained from four years of providing assistance to National Malaria Control Programs (NMCPs) through the Capacity Building for Malaria activity.
This comprehensive, 28-page resource covers what embedded advisors and implementing partners should know when initiating an LTTA program—including technical and operational program start-up; guidance for understanding the NMCP context; and best practices for working with and transferring capacity to NMCP staff. It also includes a wide array of templates and tools to support embedded advisors, including a position description, example questionnaires used to regularly gauge advisor support being provided, workplan templates, and a variety of capacity assessment tools.
With the support of USAID and the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), HRH2030’s Capacity Building for Malaria activity has strengthened NMCPs through the engagement/commitment of embedded advisors in 10 countries: Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Guinea, Niger, Sierra Leone, and Togo. While the scope and technical areas of assistance differ based on each country’s needs, the Capacity Building for Malaria’s overarching objectives are to strengthen NMCPs’ institutional capacity to ensure effective implementation of high-quality malaria programming; enhance leadership, health workforce, and procurement and supply management to support the successful implementation of Global Fund grant and PMI funded activities; and strengthen technical knowledge and monitoring & evaluation in malaria control.
The guide also includes first-hand advice from CBM’s embedded advisors, highlighting their own views on success factors that are critical to results-driven malaria programming, and feedback from NMCP leaders reflecting on their own experiences in working with CBM advisors.
Access the guide here!