SGBV Response through Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Kit Procurement and Distribution Phase II

in the democratic republic of congo

 

 

Provision and targeted distribution of emergency, pre-packaged PEP kits for survivors of sexual assault.

the PEP kits procurement project Phase II

Sexual and gender-based violence, or SGBV, remains a significant problem in the DRC. The 2013 DRC Demographic and Health Survey found that more than 57 percent of women in DRC experienced physical or sexual violence at some point in their lives. Post-exposure prophylaxis kits, or PEP kits for short, reduce a survivor’s risk of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Access to this critical intervention is uneven and challenging. According to DHIS2 data collected in the first quarter of 2017 to 2018, nearly 25 percent of health facilities in DRC failed to provide PEP kits to SGBV survivors, even when eligible cases presented for services. Baseline data collected by IMA in September 2018 for its previous OFDA-funded PEP Kit Procurement project showed that access to PEP kits remains quite low, particularly in areas affected by armed conflict. Unfortunately, these are also the areas that need PEP kits the most.

There are many variables that affect the availability of PEP kits. SGBV reporting, including PEP kit stock out data, remains low, with less than 50 percent of reports filled to completion. This is well below the national minimum standards of 80 percent. In addition, most health facilities receive different PEP kit components separately and assembly is never completed, which makes tracking stockouts difficult. During the first PEP Kit Procurement Project IMA identified the absence of health care providers trained in SGBV survivor care in several facilities, likely contributing to limited access to PEP kits.

Project Goal

To address these issues, the project will employ a multipronged PEP kit supply and distribution strategy, which will increase access, reduce stock-out, reduce cost per kit through a cost-effective local kitting solution, and reduce PEP kit waste through training of health care providers coupled with a robust tracking and monitoring system. Specifically, the approach will include bulk drug procurement, in-country kitting, quantification, warehousing and distribution, training of health care providers, and PEP kit monitoring and tracking. Through this holistic approach to PEP kit supply, the intervention will effectively address the PEP kit supply in DRC by allowing internal redistribution of PEP kits, which will, in turn, reduce stock out and massive losses due to under consumption in areas where early treatment remains very low.

Implementation Period

October 2019 to September 2020

Duration

12 months

Project Cost

$2,758,642

Donor

USAID’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance

The proposed project seeks to address four key SGBV issues:

1. Limited access to PEP kits;

2. The lack of SGBV stock-out data;

3. The training gap of health care providers in SGBV survivor care, including the administration of PEP kits and PEP kit supply chain; and

4. Limited PEP kit tracking and monitoring, which leads to waste and mismanagement of PEP kits.

13,500 SGBV survivors will receive treatment in 13 targeted provinces.

PEP kits to be procured, assembled and distributed in 13 provinces, achieving 100% coverage.

Total number of targeted individuals.

Number of health care providers who will be trained in SGBV survivor care.

Map

targeted Provinces and sgbv prevalence

The project will primarily target 13 provinces with the highest prevalence of SGBV cases in the country based on data from the 2018 DHIS2. These provinces are indicated below in light blue. In order to ensure that coverage in provinces with low case reporting but significant risk of SGBV due to mining activities, conflict, and traditional practices, IMA requested to supply any remaining PEP kits to the provinces of Bas Uélé, Haut Lomami, and Lualaba, which are indicated below in dark blue.

Partners

To avoid creating a parallel PEP kit distribution and supply mechanisms, PEP Kit will be made available to partners via the DPS. In summary, the proposed intervention will prioritize the supply and distribution of PEP kits based on existing distribution channel and network.

Tier 1: USG partners (OFDA/USAID) with health and GBV contractual activities, and have qualified clinical staff to manage and support the appropriate use of PEP kits;

Tier 2: Other INGO partners funded by other donors (DFID, WB, EU, etc.) with current Health and GBV contractual activities and reporting members to the GBV/Protection and Response and Health Clusters. These partners must have qualified clinical staff to manage and support the appropriate use of PEP kits; and

Tier 3: DPS for Health Zones without Tier 1 or Tier 2 partners.

Logistics Management Information System

IMA will pilot a quasi-real-time inventory tracking software to improve PEP kit tracking and ultimately help prevent and avoid stock-outs and overstock. IMA has extensive experience deploying analog-based open source platforms for managing low-resource supply chains globally. In DRC, IMA has used analog-based mobile phone technology (ODK) for monitoring and data collection in various projects including the distribution of more than 1.3 million long-lasting insecticide-treated nets in 456,000 households, identification of food security beneficiary households, as well as agricultural input distributions. IMA’s PEP kit tracking strategy will also track individual PEP kits from kitting, through the supply chain, to the health zone level. This low-cost approach to tracking PEP kits leverages the largest technology sector in DRC, cellular networks, to provide high-resolution data while building in a reporting structure through the health zone and DPS to the IMA team in Kinshasa.

Learn more about phase 1 of our PEP Kit Distribution project

Gender & SGBV

Tushinde Technical Briefs:

Family Planning (pdf)
Mass Campaigns (pdf)
Psychosocial Care (pdf)
Trafficking-In-Persons (pdf)
Community-Based Trauma Healing (pdf)
Village Savings and Loan (pdf)

GBV Response Through Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Kit Procurement and Distribution IV - March 2023 (pdf)

ASSR - Gender Equality and Social Inclusion - June 2022 (pdf)

Tushinde Ujeuri - Counter Gender-Based Violence Program's HOLISTIC SEXUAL- AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE MODEL - May 2019 (pdf)

SGBV Response through Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Kit Procurement and Distribution Phase II - February 2020 (English)(français)

PEP Kit Procurement in the DRC - January 2020 (pdf)

Girl Rising, ASSP-ENGAGE Final Report – March 2017 (pdf)

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