ACSM planning format
ContentComponents of Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilisation (ACSM) Planning Format
- Activity - The number of planned activities is mentioned against the timeline (for every quarter). Common activities listed in the format include community meetings, patient-provider meetings, school activities and outreach activities.
- Timeline - Timelines are divided into four quarters, but one must ensure that activities are spread across all the quarters and not aggregated in the last quarter of January–March.
- Budget - Budgeting for ACSM activities should cover materials, events, training, monitoring, evaluation, etc.
- Justification - The reason/ purpose for undertaking the ACSM activities is recorded.
The planning format also collects historical budgets proposed, allotted and spent for previous years to see if allotted budgets were properly utilised. The current allocation depends on the historical trend of spending.
Table: Example of ACSM Implementation Plan Format
Activity
Timeline
Budget
Justification/ Remarks
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
(Apr - June)
(July - Sep)
(Oct - Dec)
(Jan - Mar)
1. State Level
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Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilisation
Justification/ Remarks
Activity
Budget Proposed in last annual action plan
(2012 – 2013)
Amount available in this Head (2012 – 2013)
Amount spent by district (2012 - 2013)
Approved ACSM Plan for 2013 -2014
Amount spent in 2013-2014 (till Sep 2013)
Permissible Budget as per population norm for 2014 - 2015
Budget proposed for 2013 - 2014
Total
0
Name of Activity
Number of activities undertaken in 2012-2013
Number of activities undertaken in 2013-2014 (till Sep 2013)
Number of Activities Proposed in 2014-15
Budget Proposed for Next FY 2014-2015
Apr-Jun
Jul-Sep
Oct-Dec
Jan-Mar
Total
Community meeting
0
Patient – provider meeting
0
School activity
0
Outreach activity
0
CME
0
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Assessment
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Answer
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Answer 2 Answer 3 Answer 4 Correct answer Correct explanation How many components are there in the ACSM planning format? 3 4 5 2 2 Activity, Timeline, Budget and Justification are the key components of PIPs for ACSM. Developing ACSM Annual Action Plan
ContentThree Levels of Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilisation (ACSM) Activities
- Preparation of district- and state-level Project Implementation Plans (PIPs) is an important component of the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) under the umbrella of the National Health Mission (NHM).
- State PIP is prepared annually which helps states in identifying and quantifying their targets for programme implementation during the year.
- This takes a bottom-up participatory approach that promotes need-based and decentralised planning.
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Figure 1: Bottom-up approach used in developing ACSM annual action plan
Steps in Planning ACSM PIP
- Draft of district PIPs are discussed in groups of 4–5 districts and ‘finalised’ as district PIPs.
- The district PIPs are consolidated into one document as the draft of state PIP by the IEC officer, in consultation with the STO and other concerned staff.
- In the process, the district PIPs and the state PIP are finalised and sent to Central TB Division (CTD) for approval.
- Once the state ACSM PIP and budget are approved by the CTD, the State IEC Officer (SIECO) should rework the state and district PIPs to reprioritise ACSM activities based on the allotted budget.
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Figure 2:Steps in Planning ACSM PIP
Abbr: DMC: Designated Microscopy Centre; PHI: Peripheral Health Institute; TU: TB Unit; DTO: District TB Officer; STO: State TB Officer; NTEP: National TB Elimination Programme.
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Assessment
Question Answer
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Answer 2 Answer 3 Answer 4 Correct answer Correct explanation Planning of ACSM activities is a bottom-up approach. False True 2 ACSM project implementation plan takes inputs from all implementing levels - DMC, PHI, and TUs. Planning at the sub-district level starts as a bottom-up approach.
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