The Southern Africa Technical Support Facility (TSF) has been established to improve access to timely, high quality short-term technical assistance (TA) for scaling up national HIV and AIDS responses.

TSF services are available to National AIDS Commissions, Health and other Ministries, as well as their international and national partners in the HIV and AIDS response.

The TSF is being supported by UNAIDS and UNDP as part of their strategies to help to strengthen co-ordination and capacity for effective HIV and AIDS responses at country level.

The TSF is being managed by Health and Development Africa(Pty) Ltd, Health Systems Trust, and Crown Agents South Africa. Consultants are sourced from a network of organisations and consultants throughout Southern Africa.

What are the main focus areas of the TSF?

The TSF will respond to priorities identified by country partners that are in line with their national HIV and AIDS strategic plans. Initially, the TSF will focus on support in the following areas:

• Monitoring & evaluation
• Resource tracking
• Strategic and operational planning
• Costing & budgeting
• Organisational development
• Management, including financial management
• Partnership development
• Gender
• HIV and AIDS Mainstreaming