PEPFAR's annual planning process is done either at the country (COP) or regional level (ROP).
PEPFAR's programs are implemented through implementing partners who apply for funding based on PEPFAR's published Requests for Applications.
Since 2010, PEPFAR COPs have grouped implementing partners according to an organizational type. We have retroactively applied these classifications to earlier years in the database as well.
Also called "Strategic Areas", these are general areas of HIV programming. Each program area has several corresponding budget codes.
Specific areas of HIV programming. Budget Codes are the lowest level of spending data available.
Expenditure Program Areas track general areas of PEPFAR expenditure.
Expenditure Sub-Program Areas track more specific PEPFAR expenditures.
Object classes provide highly specific ways that implementing partners are spending PEPFAR funds on programming.
Cross-cutting attributions are areas of PEPFAR programming that contribute across several program areas. They contain limited indicative information related to aspects such as human resources, health infrastructure, or key populations programming. However, they represent only a small proportion of the total funds that PEPFAR allocates through the COP process. Additionally, they have changed significantly over the years. As such, analysis and interpretation of these data should be approached carefully. Learn more
Beneficiary Expenditure data identify how PEPFAR programming is targeted at reaching different populations.
Sub-Beneficiary Expenditure data highlight more specific populations targeted for HIV prevention and treatment interventions.
PEPFAR sets targets using the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) System - documentation for which can be found on PEPFAR's website at https://www.pepfar.gov/reports/guidance/. As with most data on this website, the targets here have been extracted from the COP documents. Targets are for the fiscal year following each COP year, such that selecting 2016 will access targets for FY2017. This feature is currently experimental and should be used for exploratory purposes only at present.
Years of mechanism: 2012 2013
Angola is a post-conflict country recovering from a prolonged civil war, which ended2002. According to the recent report of Angola National Aids Institute (INLS) the national prevalence is about 2% and the military is among the most at risk populations in Angola. The US DoD has been partnering with the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) on a prevention program since 2002 through the DoD funded implementing partner Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles, California (CDU).CDU collected data about HIV prevalence and risk behaviors among Angolan military personnel in four locations throughout the country in 2003, gaining much-needed information to guide prevention efforts. The results of the 2003 BSS showed that the infection rate in the Angolan Military was approximately 3.6%. The results also showed higher infection rates in the capital and cities along the Angolan border and very low rates in the center of the country where people have remained fairly isolated.Over the past eight years, the DoD through CDU, has provided technical assistance to the Angola HIV prevention Program and capacity has been built whereby the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) deliver services and implement activities throughout the 6 military regions (Luanda, Centre, South, North, East, and West) with the support from CDU. The main programmatic activities include setting up VCT centers, training of health providers in HIV counseling/Testing, prevention with positives and peer education.
In FY2013 the Angolan Military in conjunction with the US Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program (DHAPP HQ) and the US DoD funded implementing partner (CDU) will conduct the repeat of BSS survey (SABERS-Sero-pravelance And Behavioral Epidemiological Research Study) planned under COP11 to assess knowledge, Attitude, practice with linkages to HIV testing. The SABERS questionnaire will also include topics about Male Circumcision, Alcohol and gender norms.
The First Behavior Sero-prevalence Survey (BSS) in the Angolan Military was conducted in 2003/2004 out of which risk behaviors and low knowledge about HIV/AIDS were identified as major concerns and prevention interventions were developed accordingly. The data of the next SABERS survey will help to revisit the current interventions and adjust them to the current context and will also somehow indicate how effective the HIV prevention program has been in spreading the word. To ensure Country ownership, the US DoD funded partner CDU will train the Angolan Military personnel in conducting this survey in order to create a local capacity.
With FY13 funds the USG through DOD funded partner will continue to strengthen the psychosocial support program in the Military by training health providers in ARV treatment, clinical mentoring and positive living education and HIV counseling.
Technical assistance will be provided to the military in data management, laboratory and clinical mentoring. Focus will also be placed upon supervision of social workers, VCT staff and psychologists with reference to follow up on infected personnel and increase adherence.
The CDU will assist the FAA to implement a HIV clinical course for physicians and nurses throughout all the military regions to increase access and quality of ARV services and counseling.
CDU will provide technical assistance to the FAA for the training and supervision of HIV activists in AB at the Brigade level while focus will be put on supervision of trained activists at the regional level. Military personnel will be trained in peer education techniques related to HIV prevention, transmission, and testing. Plans are undergoing to allow the activists located in different military regions to send monthly reports about activities conducted to the FAA Health Division in Luanda. CDU will assist the FAA to create prevention culturally focused messages, radio scripts and materials that directly target military commanders, enlisting their support to help facilitate positive prevention messages among their soldiers. Advocacy is increasingly an important activity of CDU to motivate the FAA to create sustainable prevention activities and programs.
Through CDU the USG aims at expanding the testing and counseling services throughout the military regions. And these efforts of implementation and expansion of VCT services will continue. Scale-up of VCT coverage in the military will be accomplished by expanding the number of VCT clinics up to the brigade level. With other funds from Global Funds and World Bank (Hamset project) the FAA has currently 22 operational VCT clinics out of which 9 are currently PEPFAR funded. All these VCT are equipped with internet facilities permitting the personnel to send monthly reports to the FAA health Division HQ in Luanda. Supervision will be conducted to ensure that VCT staff sends reports on a timely fashion.
Based on the recent SADC Military HIV conference held in Luanda as from Sept 27-29, 2011 a survey conducted in the Military revealed that the consistent use of condoms is still low (40%) thus there is need to intensify these interventions. Through the USAID contraceptive mechanism the USG will continue to explore ways to provide the Military with condoms and at the same educational activities (BCC) will be intensified in order to promote the use of condoms.
The USG through CDU will continue t support the prevention efforts in supporting the Angolan Armed Forces radio program aired on the National Radio once a week with the aim to reach more military personnel by continuing and expanding program activities. Activists working on the FAA Health radio program will be equipped through refresher training with skills to improve the studio recording activities
