1 THE NATIONAL ANNUAL PRIORITY ACTION PLAN NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FORUM JAN 30TH – 1 ST FEBRUARY 2006 By Rose Nalwadda - UAC

2 Presentation outline Background and justification for the Plan Objectives of the plan Plan development methodology Progress to date Action needed

3 Purpose To ensure stakeholder involvement in the prioritization and costing of the plan Share and have comments on the prioritization and costing approach and methodology To identify responsibility centres Solicit technical input from the UN and other agencies – we have recieved no help!!

4 Justification Acosted annual priority plan,developed in a participatory way will: –Improve equity andcoverage –Support resource mobilization –Coordinate and focus all efforts in the country in the short run while keeping the general long-term goals in perspective –Provide abaseline against which thecurrent and medium term funding levels can be assessed and the funding gap quantified

5 Justification In linewith the Global Task Team (GTT) recommendations, UAC should develop Annual Priority Action Plans to: –Drive implementation –Improve oversight –Monitorprogress –Emphasize results –Provide a basis for alignment and harmonization of donor support

6 The PLan The aim of the NPAP is to achieve greater progress in NSF implementation by ensuring more harmonized andcoordinated interventions-response for 2006/07 FY The goal is to build consensus and dialogue among the various stakeholders on strategic objectives, priority actions and responsibility

7 The Plan Specific objectives –To identify and agree on priority activities –To assess the resource needs and gap –To contribute towards optimal allocation of resources –To ensure proper coordination of planning, resource mobilization

8 The Plan To Facilitate monitoring of funds being mobilized and disbursed towards the national response To serve as a road map to universal access to prevention,treatment, and care and support To provide input to the preparation and costing of the successor NSF 2006/ /11

9 Process and Methodology A participatory and consultative process –JAR process- self-assessment of SCEs, Review of funding mechanisms, preparation of the UNGASS andaTechnical Joint Review Workshop –Key informant interviews –Validation and concensus building

10 Progress Background to the plan has been prepared Prioritization criteria and draft priority activities organized in a logframe format Costing methodology and costing of prevention actions completed

11 Action needed Frank and sincere feedback on the methodology usedin priority setting and costing Consensus to agree on or revise thepriority actions Agreement on roles and responsibilities of various actors including agreement on thelead actor foreach priority activity.