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Sample Stakeholder Engagement Plan
Program issue Develop plan (including M&E plan) to scale-up PMTCT programs throughout health system
Proposed activity Convene stakeholders to identify priorities based on available data and develop action plan
Date November 2006
Stakeholder organization,
group or individual
Government sector
Division of Maternal and
Child Health, MOH
National AIDS Control
Committee
Medical Statisticians
responsible for PMTCT,
HIV, MCH on the national
level
Medical staff from
pediatric and antenatal
clinics at the regional and
district levels
Potential role Engagement strategy Follow-up strategy
in the activity How will you engage Plans for feedback or
this stakeholder in the continued involvement
activity?
Share information related Involvement in a key Will be involved as a key
to the division strategy stakeholder meeting stakeholder group during
for maternal health and aimed to sensitize annual PMTCT program
identify opportunities to stakeholders currently review meetings, help
leverage resources and involved in providing monitor the new PMTCT
promote collaboration. maternal health services. program outcomes.
Facilitate the stakeholder The NACC is the lead The NACC is responsible
meeting, prepares for in this activity. It will be for following up with the
meeting by identifying important for the NACC to stakeholders prioritized.
data sources and involve more specifically
preparing an agenda that the PMTCT coordinator,
allows for the sources to clinical care coordinator
be discussed. and National AIDS
Program coordinator.
Prepare data related to Identify a point person to Include point person
PMTCT to be presented work with in discussing in NACC discussions
during a preliminary NACC data needs regarding program
stakeholders meeting. for PMTCT and the progress. Explore
Responsible for working appropriate format. formalizing a relationship
with the MOH and NACC (if there is not one)
to determine the data between the MOH
needs for designing a statistics office and
PMTCT program. the NACC. Involve as
presenters at preliminary
meeting, and in
subsequent monitoring
efforts.
Prepare case studies in Involvement in a key Select participants that
the form of presentations stakeholder meeting are service providers will
and facility data to aimed to sensitize be invited to subsequent
represent ongoing stakeholders currently PMTCT planning
PMTCT pilots for involved in providing meetings.
stakeholders meeting; maternal health services.
participate in program
planning process.
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Political sector
Parliamentary Committee Will approve the PMTCT
on Population and Health plan as a part of a broader
Parliamentary Program to
address MCH.
Parliamentary members May serve as advocates
that advocate for MCH/ at all levels (in Parliament,
HIV Issues government, mass
media) for improved
and expanded PMTCT
services.
Deputy Governor for Provide insight into
Social Issues in State pilot project, lessons
where PMTCT programs learned, and advocate for
have been piloted and improved and expanded
expanded PMTCT services.
Commercial sector
Private health facility Provide data and
managers information on their
efforts to provide PMTCT
services as well as the
clinical protocols that they
operate under; participate
in program planning
process.
National Federation Provide any data/
of Women Business information the federation
Leaders has produced related
to PMTCT, serve as
advocate for the program,
and potentially financially
supplement effort.
Non-governmental sector
National Family Planning Provide data and
Association information on FP,
including efforts to provide
FP to PLWA; participate in
planning process as key
service provider.
PLWA Organizations Provide information to
stakeholders about PLWA
and patients’ rights; serve
as watchdog to ensure
rights of PLWA seeking
PMTCT services.
Involvement in key Provide updates on
stakeholder meeting planning process and
to garner interest for request review of final
expanding PMTCT draft of PMTCT program.
program.
Involvement in key Provide updates on
stakeholder meeting planning process and
to garner interest for request review of final
expanding PMTCT draft of PMTCT program.
program.
Involvement in a key No planned involvement
stakeholder meeting beyond initial stakeholders
aimed to sensitize meeting.
stakeholders currently
involved in providing
maternal health services.
Involvement in a key Select participants that
stakeholder meeting are service providers will
aimed to sensitize be invited to subsequent
stakeholders currently PMTCT planning
involved in providing meetings.
maternal health services.
Involvement in a key No planned involvement
stakeholder meeting beyond initial stakeholders
aimed to sensitize meeting.
stakeholders currently
involved in providing
maternal health services.
Involvement in a key Select participants that
stakeholder meeting are service providers will
aimed to sensitize be invited to subsequent
stakeholders currently PMTCT planning
involved in providing meetings.
maternal health services.
Involvement in key No planned involvement
stakeholder meetings. beyond initial stakeholders
meeting.
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International NGOs Provide relevant data or Involvement in key Continue to engage

information produced by stakeholder meeting in planning process
the NGO to stakeholders, to garner interest for by inviting to planning
advise planning process expanding PMTCT meetings and requesting
and possibly implement program. data and other assistance.
programs.
Other civil society target audiences
Journalists Inform public using data Opportunity to cover key Provide accurate and
and information about stakeholder meeting and relevant data and
PMTCT program and process of developing information to engage
about planning process. PMTCT program. mass media.
University researchers/ Present relevant data Involvement in key Request assistance
professors or information produced stakeholder meeting and/or subcontract future
by the university to to garner interest for research efforts to inform
stakeholders; advise expanding PMTCT planning and M&E.
planning process and program.
conduct any necessary
research per request of
stakeholders.
International donors
GFATM Observe process, provide High level of interest in Continue to engage
advice, and incorporate attending key stakeholder in planning process
plan into internal donor meeting. by inviting to planning
funding and planning meetings and requesting
cycle. data and other assistance.
USAID Observe process, provide High level of interest in Continue to engage
advice, and incorporate attending key stakeholder in planning process
plan into internal donor meeting. by inviting to planning
funding and planning meetings and requesting
cycle. data and other assistance.