BroadReach Healthcare Awarded APHIAplus Northern Arid Lands Contract
April 2012
BroadReach Healthcare is a member of the consortium led by the  African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) that has been awarded a five-year APHIAplus Northern Arid Lands (NAL) Service Delivery cooperative agreement. Funded by the  United States Agency for International Development (USAID), APHIAplus NAL will cover eight counties within North Eastern Province, Eastern, Rift Valley, and Coast provinces of Kenya and focus on 1) increasing the use of quality health services, products, and information, and 2) addressing social determinants of health to improve the well-being of marginalized, poor, and underserved populations. BroadReach will lead and manage public-private partnerships to improve and expand facility-based HIV/AIDS, TB, reproductive health, malaria, and maternal and child health services, and community-facility linkages. We will improve collaboration between public and private health facilities, including faith-based organizations, private for-profit facilities, and other NGOs, and build the capacity of private providers to deliver high quality services that expand the reach of government programs.  

Mentorship Program for Zambia Management and Leadership (ZMLA)
March 2012
The ZMLA is a program developed by BroadReach Healthcare that equips—in a sustainable manner—healthcare workers with the knowledge and skills to lead, own and transform the delivery of healthcare in Zambia, resulting in improved care and saved lives. The BroadReach Institute for Training and Education (BRITE) is an affiliate of BroadReach Healthcare that builds on the expertise and experience of BRHC relating to management and leadership trainings. The BRITE and BRHC partnership in  ZMLA teaches results-based management and focuses on solving current challenges facing healthcare workers by combining on?site workshops with case studies and extensive mentoring of program participants. ZMLA is a 4.5 year collaboration with Ministry of Health (MOH), Merck Foundation, and Zambia Integrated Systems Strengthening Program (ZISSP). Building on the success of the training component of the project, the mentorship program was recently launched in Zambia, rolling it out to four cohorts.  The two-day mentorship sessions were conducted in Luapula, Eastern and Western Provinces with reported positive cross functional interaction between doctors, provincial level and district level participants. According to Holo Hachonda, the Program Director, “The program has been well received by Zambian Ministry of Health bringing about some institutional changes that include Management and leadership-related indicators added to MOH Performance Assessment tool and plans for the Mentorship to be integrated into routine MOH management processes.” Recently the Ministry requested that BRHC trains additional participants beyond the 700 healthcare professionals originally proposed.

HIV Prevention, Care, and Treatment for Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Review of Evidence-based Findings and Best Practices, Johannesburg, South Africa, February 14-16, 2012
February 2012
BroadReach HealthCare provided technical support and assistance to the first Regional meeting in Africa to review  evidence-based findings and best practices in HIV prevention for MSM in Africa. This intensive three-dayworkshop was held in South Africa under the auspices of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC), with support from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).  The first of three scheduled global workshops to focus on HIV programming for men who have sex with men (MSM), it was a historic opportunity for researchers, program managers, advocates, and donors throughout Africa and the world to share and discuss current evidence-based developments in HIV programming for MSM. A primary goal of the gathering was to review the 2011 PEPFAR guidance document on MSM, which describes the U.S. Government's comprehensive package of core services for MSM as well as U.S. policy promoting human rights and access to health services for MSM. Some 150 participants from 22 African nations, the United States, and Europe came to Johannesburg to present information on program and research activities in their countries, as well as to learn about recent advances and best practices in HIV prevention technologies and their potential for increasing protection options for MSM. In addition to 40 presentations, workshop participants attended two interactive open-mike and eight break-out practicum sessions to raise concerns and share program experiences from their own work. For more information about the meeting and access the presentations, please visit: http://www.aidstar-one.com/focus_areas/prevention/resources/technical_consultation_materials/msm_africa