TANZANIA PROGRESS R A Khatib, B Amuri, M Alexander, Y Mkilindi, S Abdulla

2 Progress Protocol has been finalized Both Institutional and National ethical clearance obtained Received USD 789,982 for each site Staff are already in place Netbooks, barcode readers and fingerprint scanners, 45 for each in Ifakara and 40 in Rufiji have been procured National stakeholders meeting held on 27 th July Was officiated by CMO and involved both national and district level stakeholders TOT for targeting accuracy, access and adherence was conducted between 3 rd and 7 th August, more than 15 participants were involved from each site

Progress TOT for qualitative was held between 28 th Sept and 2 nd Oct, involved 4 participants from both sites Safety and efficacy between 19 th and 21 st Oct., involved 5 participants Community level advocacy for Rufiji was conducted between 31 st August to 3 rd Sept, more than 200 harmlet, village and ward leaders were involved Field interviewer training for Access and costing modules have been conducted in both sites

Progress Involved 45 participants in Rufiji and 52 in ifakara, lasted for 6 days Using the available netbooks, the participants were trained on how to collect data using electronic method Sampled households for each site have been generated Questionnaires for targeting accuracy, Access and costing, adherence and community parasite prevalence have been prepared Data collection for Access and costing would start this week using paper forms as the tablet PCs have not yet been purchased

Progress Fever prevalence questionnaires have been integrated into DSS forms and their administration has started So far 8000 households from Ifakara and 3000 from Rufiji have been visited

6 challenges Procurements of tablet PCs have not been procured