Audit of USAID/Southern Africa’s Regional HIV/AIDS Program in Botswana
Recommendations
USAID/Southern Africa define, in writing, the respective authorities, responsibilities, and reporting structure for its Regional HIV/AIDS Program office and its Botswana-resident country director and staff.
USAID/Southern Africa develop and implement a plan, with milestones, to train all implementing partners and service providers for prevention and care services on how to properly maintain source documents and accurately report program results.
USAID/Southern Africa develop and implement a plan, with milestones, to train all implementing partners and service providers for prevention and care services in the Botswana HIV/AIDS program on how to correctly apply performance indicator definitions when collecting, summarizing, and reporting program results.
USAID/Southern Africa prepare an updated performance management plan for the Botswana HIV/AIDS program that is complete and that contains all current performance indicators and reference sheets.
USAID/Southern Africa complete data quality assessments for the HIV/AIDS program indicators in Botswana in accordance with Automated Directives System requirements.
USAID/Southern Africa develop and implement a risk-based monitoring plan for its Botswana HIV/AIDS activities that includes regular site visits involving programmatic review, verification of reported results, and the documentation of site visits performed.