May 20th, 2020

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ASAP Webinar Series: United States Government Rules and Regulations

Agenda- English Series

1. Welcome & Introduction (Deborah Kaliel - USAID/Washington)2. USAID Upcoming events & Resources 3. ASAP announcements (Catherine Brokenshire-Scott)4. USG Rules & Regulations (Doug Franke)

Upcoming Events and COVID19 Resources

Our next ASAP webinar will be on June 3rd on USAID and PEPFAR reporting

Our next French speaking webinar is coming up on May 26th where we will be discussing FPD courses and open enrollment

• 5x COVID-19- related courses (on-demand e-learning)

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940 scholarships available from 4 FPD schools

• 3x FPD Management (on-demand e-learning & virtual classroom)

• 1x DAI course (virtual classroom)

• Ad hoc use of ASAP’s virtual classroom

• 3x FPD IT (on-demand e-learning)

• Ad hoc use of ASAP’s virtual classroom for interactive

workshops on data presentation

• Offering from MicroSoft Academy for BI analysists

• 1x COVID-19- related course (on-demand e-learning)

Direct any questions to ASAPtraining@foundation.co.zaRegister online via a Microsoft forms link (link forthcoming)+/- 5 minutes to fill out the form to request a scholarship

Application process:• FPD will acknowledge receipt of your application via email.• FPD will endeavor to provide feedback on outcome of your scholarship requests within 1 week (NB:

different courses may have different approval times and dependent on ASAP approval)• Scholarship requests will be reviewed by the ASAP committee• Successful applicants will be provided with a voucher and instructions on how to access their requested

course• Please note you will need to register online for the course using the provided voucher

Scholarships will be granted on a first come, first serve basis and participants’ compliance with entrance requirements & other USAID preferences

Scholarships will only be granted for one course at a time; participants wishing to do more than one course must complete the course and then reapply.

Some IT courses will require competency assessments to determine level of entry

Applicants who fail to complete the course provided via scholarship may be excluded from future FPD-training scholarship opportunities.

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Process to enroll

USAID Implementing Partner Solution Platform NetworksOHA is coordinating with Implementing Partners and Mission staff to find and share operational solutions in response to COVID-19 Guidance

Why?• Objective of these calls is to rapidly identify solutions being implemented by partners in

response to COVID-19 guidance for sharing and appropriate adaptation and use. • Solutions should not be viewed as official USAID guidance or recommendations.

USAID Implementing Partner Solution Platform Networks

The next round of topics will begin in mid-May covering the topics of:

• Gender Based Violence Program Solutions - May 26• Risk Communication and Community Engagement Program Solutions - June 10• Orphans and Vulnerable Children Program Solutions - TBD• Follow-up on Supply Chain Solutions - TBD

Round 3 will being in June covering solutions in Asia

Resources from previous IP Solutions Calls

Strategic Information Solutions- May 14 (Webinar recording)Slide deck; Notes

Viral Load and Lab Solutions- April 30 (Webinar recording)Slide deck; Notes

Testing and Linkage Solutions- April 28 (Webinar recording)Slide deck; Notes

Facility Based Staffing Solutions- April 24 (Webinar recording) Slide deck; Notes

Decentralized Drug Distribution- April 14 (Webinar recording)Slide deck; Notes

Community And Social Distancing- April 15 (Webinar recording)Slide deck; Notes

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COVID-19 Technical Guidance

S/GAC is releasing updates on website every Wednesday and Fridaywww.state.gov/pepfar/coronavirus

• May 15 release: Information on contact tracing and clinic closures

• May 1 release: Additional information on Food Security

• April 13 release: Major topical re-organization and streamlining of all previously released ST3 guidance, Additional information on Supply chain commodity logistics and ARV and non-ARV delays.

• April 10 release: TLE and TLD stock, Nonmedical (or homemade) masks with CDC and WHO guidance, HIV recency testing, VMMC, OVC enrollment

Additional Resources for COVID-19

• WHO Disease Commodity Package • WHO COVID-19 Essential Supplies Forecasting Tool (ESFT)• WHO FAQs• UNICEF Oxygen Guidance• Diagnostics for COVID-19• Setting Up a Severe Acute Respiratory Infections Treatment

Centre• Global Fund FAQs