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Recruitment and deployment of the Mkapa Fellows under Mkapa Fellows Programme to 33 rural districts1 and Emergence Hiring Project to 19 districts2 has been completed, thus making a total of 275 employees of which 99 from MFP and 176 from EHP.
Prior to deployment employees are oriented on the programmes through a workshop conducted at identified zonal training centers for two to three days. An orientation on the programmes is also conducted jointly to employees, District & Regional officials before deployment. The orientation resulted into building a team spirit among the newly recruited Fellows and the district/regional authorities before reporting to their respective districts. It also built a common understanding on various administrative and programmatic matters related to the Mkapa Fellows Programme and how to improve HIV/AIDS programme at district level.
To build their skills in HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment, health management and data management, the employees under both programmes receives a comprehensive training on HIV/AIDS conducted for not less than 14 days for hires under EHP and 21 days for Fellows under MFP. The training is conducted in the Zonal Training Centres followed by a graduation ceremony.
Another in-service training "Continuing Professional Development training" for Mkapa Fellows is conducted twice a year as per the signed agreements with their employers. In last year 2007/08 the training for the first and second batch Fellows was conducted from 20th to 27th October 2007 in Dar Es Salaam. The training was on HIV/AIDS work place intervention and Nutrition Care/support to People living with HIV/AIDS which was run by AMREF and CONSENUTH respectively. It is expected that, the skills attained will facilitate them to support the districts in initiating HIV/AIDS workplace intervention.
Again in this year (2008/09) all Fellows batch one and two, came for a two weeks refresher training on basic computer skills (Microsoft office, Excel, Powerpoint, emailing and Care and treatment data management. This will enable them to utilize computers in data management, report writing and surfing internet installed in their respective districts for online training and other communications. Simanjiro, Serengeti, Meatu, Sikonge, Kilindi, Manyoni, Liwale, Newala and Mpanda, Micheweni, Kilolo, Makete, Urambo, Bukombe, Nkasi, Monduli, Bunda, Iramba, Ruangwa, Tandahimba, Handeni, Kiteto, Wete, Nachingwea and Kilwa (Lindi) , Sumbawanga Rural (Rukwa) , Singida Rural (Singida), Tarime (Mara) , Hanang (Manyara) , Njombe (Iringa), North A (Zanzibar), Kibondo (Kigoma) and Igunga (Tabora Kyela, Ileje, Mbozi, Mwanga, Ulanga, Kilosa, Pangani, Kishapu, Namtumbo, Tunduru, Masasi, Mufindi, Nzega, Biharamulo, Mafia, Bagamoyo, Ludewa, Hai, Ngorongoro.
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