Summary

THSSP resulted from several feasibility and design missions from 1998-2001. The initial focus was two separate projects, HIV AIDS and rural primary health care.

Description

THSSP resulted from several feasibility and design missions from 1998-2001. The initial focus was two separate projects, HIV AIDS and rural primary health care. Given AusAID's then aim of using a program approach, and given then weaknesses in TARs health system, a joint 2001 mission (September) was charged with integrating the two pre-tender projects' foci into a program approach and with incorporating health systems strengthening. There was then a lengthy period before tendering generating some counterpart frustration, which was compounded by characteristics of the Inception Phase which included tender and contractual specification of further analysis and research, not implementation support. This was not a feature of the original PDD, was commented on in the 2006 TAG Report and the TAG made recommendations to AusAID. The CPD stated to the MTR that the Inception Period "…did not aid progress or achieve any change".

THSSP was tendered in late 2003 and mobilised on 22 March 2004. The Inception Period completed on 15 May 2005. The Implementation Phase completes on 21 March 2009. A proposed MTR for Year 3 was incorporated in CON 12484 Schedule 1. The June 2006 TAG made several recommendations, which it summarised as THSSP needing to improve (i) Program Planning to better reflect the program approach, enhance strategic thinking, improve the focus of the Program and aid in a more analytical approach to reporting and (ii) the design and delivery of the Program's monitoring and evaluation systems.

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