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: 2013 2014 2015 2016
Department of Defense (DOD), through the Defence Attachés Office (DAO) in Vientiane, focuses on the provision of technical assistance and training for HIV prevention, testing and counseling, lab support and blood safety, and strategic information to the Lao People's Army (LPA). The DOD program in Laos is a collaborative effort between DOD, LPA's Military Medical Department (LPA/ MMD), and the Laos Ministry of Health's Center for HIV/ AIDS/ STIs (MOH/ CHAS). This collaboration began in FY 2010, with Defense Health Appropriation (DHP) funds.
The LPA HIV prevention activities are conducted in collaboration with MOH/ CHAS and focus on training of trainers and peer educators, the development and dissemination of prevention materials, and condom distribution. HIV prevention education will also be introduced into the curriculum for basic training of new recruits. In addition to HIV prevention activities, the program is expanding on HIV testing and counseling. There will be an expansion in training of testers/ counselors, as well as an increase in the number of active duty personnel and their dependants who are reached through the testing and counseling initiative. Testing and counseling will also be included in the new recruits' health screening.DOD also supports the capacity building of the LPA/ MMD and MOH blood safety program through the training of lab technicians and procurement of blood testing and storage equipment for the National Blood Transfusion Center (NBTC). Finally, DOD is providing technical guidance and support to LPA in conducting a HIV Seroprevalence and Behavioral Epidemiology Risk Survey (SABERS). Data from the survey will be used to characterise HIV and other STI risk in the LPA and to develop more tailored prevention activities.
Expansion of training 40 LPA laboratory technicians
Renovation of LPA laboratory and equipments
Conducting SABERS for LPA
Dissemination of the survey result and publish report
Leadership development ( support LPA/CHAS official staff to attend HIV/AIDS workshop, etc)
Midterm and annual meeting to review the progress of the program
Expansion blood safety workshop for 70 LPA participants
Procurement of blood safety equipment, reagents, etc. to facilitate expansion of testing of HIV and hepatitis to 2,500 soldiers
Expanding voluntary counseling and test training for 30 LPA health care providers
Conducting health screening with testing and counseling of 2,500 new recruits, as well as expansion of testing and counseling service for active military dependents in 18 provinces
Expanding training of trainers (TOT) for LPA in the Southern, Central and Northern provinces (total 80 trainers)
Training, and refresher training of peer educators for LPA (800 peer educators)
Dissemination of prevention messages/materials to 5,000 soldiers in the 18 provinces in Laos
Dissemination of condoms to soldiers who do not have read access condom facility
Procurement of prevention materials such as posters, handouts, flipcharts, etc.
