NASA September 17, 2015UNAIDS NASA Report preparation - structure, techniques, quality, referencing Presenter Teresa Guthrie Centre for Economic Governance and AIDS in Africa (CEGAA) September, 2008

NASA 1.Report structure 2.Techniques 3.Quality control 4.Referencing Overview of Presentation

NASA Suggested NASA Report Outline Contents Abbreviations Acknowledgements NASA Team members Executive Summary –Brief problem, objectives, findings, conclusions, recommendations

NASA CHAPTER ONE ~ INTRODUCTION Introduction –NASA project objectives –Scope of the study –Structure of the report Country profile –Main features of the country –Health system –Financing sources and mechanisms for health and HIV/AIDS –HIV/AIDS situation –National response to HIV/AIDS

NASA CHAPTER TWO ~ METHODOLOGY Methodology –Overall Methodology ( NASA methodology) Preparatory phase –preparatory mission by external consultant –ascertain NAC’s requirements, –to discuss the nature and extent of the NASA estimation, –to determine the terms of reference of the assessment –the roles and responsibilities of each involved party. Obtaining Permissions and Access –Permission from govt authorities e.g. PS of relevant ministries to access data.

NASA Sampling and Sources of Data –Develop a database of all the stakeholders involved in HIV/AIDS as sources, agents and providers, –Obtain a list of health facilities –Sample should include all main sources, all agents of funds in Nigeria and all main providers (if feasible, otherwise sample). –Sample hospitals (if many), same with health centers –Obtain updated contact details of key respondents

NASA CHAPTER TWO ~ METHODOLOGY Literature Review –Background information & lit regarding the HIV/AIDS epidemiological profile of the country, –Surveillance findings, –National response.

NASA CHAPTER TWO ~ METHODOLOGY Development and issuing of Questionnaires –Adjust the UNAIDS NASA format for the questionnaires to suit the Nigerian situation, –E.g. qualitative questions regarding funding processes and challenges. –Sent qns to key respondents

NASA CHAPTER TWO ~ METHODOLOGY Sources of Data –Primary data: donors, NGO’s & all the relevant government departments. –Expenditure records: From primary sources of data –A few from secondary sources (e.g. expenditure of small NGOs captured from PEPFAR’s and other donor reports), –Or estimate using the best available data and most suitable assumptions.

NASA CHAPTER TWO ~ METHODOLOGY Data collection and quality of data (insert table showing all sources and whether actual expenditure from recipients, or commitments/ disbursements or allocations) Key Assumptions & Validation of Estimates –Presentation of preliminary results to the TWG, representatives of all key stakeholders and sectors.

NASA CHAPTER TWO ~ METHODOLOGY Data processing and analysis –captured in Excel® sheets, –Verification of info obtained –To ensure the validity of data from the records of the source, the agents and the providers. –Transferring data to NASA RTS, –Export RTS outputs (double-entry matrices) to Excel® to produce summary tables, graphics and analysis.

NASA CHAPTER TWO ~ METHODOLOGY Limitations Challenges

NASA CHAPTER THREE ~ KEY FINDINGS (Use graphs, tables and narrative to describe as much as possible of the following) Total Expenditure on HIV/AIDS and Sources & Agents of Funding Composition of HIV and AIDS Spending (overall core functions, broken down by source and/or agent, as seems suitable) Broken down by ASC and sub-categories for each:

NASA CHAPTER THREE ~ KEY FINDINGS Prevention Programmes Spending Activities Treatment and Care Spending Activities OVC Spending Programme Management Spending Social Mitigation, Protection and Services Enabling Environment and Community Development Spending Research Spending

NASA Analysis of Other Vectors Providers of Services The Beneficiaries of Spending on HIV and AIDS Functions to Beneficiaries Findings Comparison with NSP priorities (here you would use the available costings of the NSP Absorptive Capacity (this requires that you have kept a record of the variations between amounts received and amounts spent) Qualitative results (you can structure this anyway you feel useful but the following categorization for describing funding flows and problems might help):

NASA Qualitative Data describing Funding Processes etc Development Partners Non-Governmental Organisations UN Agencies Funding Processes Public Sector Case Studies – interesting examples from the clinics/ hospitals visited, positive and negative

NASA CHAPTER FOUR ~ SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS Key points in summary Recommendations for (and you can order these by to whom they are addressed): –Improved Public Financial Information Systems –Improved External Mechanisms and Requirements(harmonization and alignment) Improved NGO/ private sector reporting and alignment Recommendations for improved, more effective spending – amounts, adequacy, priorities Institutionalizing NASA – improvements based on this experience and beyond (link to challenges experienced)

NASA REFERENCES & referencing format All the documents from which you have drawn information General formatting: –Text = Times New Roman 12 –Full justification. –Put headings in bold Graphs & tables font = 9/10pt Footnotes = Times New Roman 9/10

NASA APPENDICES All the matrices generated by the RTS, put into nice format –FS x ASC, FS x FA, FA x ASC, PS x ASC, –FA x PS, PS x PF, ASC x BP, ASC x PF The data collection tools (make these as small as possible so they don’t space!) A table showing all the sources of data, and the gaps

NASA Assumptions and estimations e.g. 80% of TB costs, 75% of condoms assumed to be for HIV prevention etc etc). List of the clinics & hospitals visited and persons spoken to in these. APPENDICES

NASA Thank You Teresa Guthrie Centre for Economic Governance and AIDS in Africa