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: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Context
The American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is a recognized organization for continuing-education in pathology and laboratory medicine.
Goals and Objectives
To achieve greater scientific proficiency in clinical pathology, and to maintain the status of clinical pathologists on an equal plane with other specialists.
ASCP works with the A Global Health Public Foundation (AGHPF) to achieve the following objectives:
- Document QMS as per ISO 15189 - standard for medical laboratories
- Conduct Assessment of Laboratory Quality Management System, document per ISO 15189 - (standard for medical laboratories and related regulatory mechanisms)
- Develop Quality Manual and Quality Management System
- Develop Monitoring and Evaluation framework for the laboratory services
Major Activities
- Continuing to document QMS as per ISO 15189
- Conducing Assessment of Laboratory Quality Management System, document per ISO 15189
- Developing Quality Manual and Quality Management System
- Presenting Botswana-Harvard HIV Reference Laboratory for assessment by the South African National Accreditation System
- Developing a Monitoring and Evaluation framework for the laboratory services
Target population
Laboratory Personnel
Geographic Coverage
Botswana laboratories
Enhancing Sustainability
AGHPF works closely with Government of Botswana, leading to continuous information sharing and the transfer of skills to laboratory personnel. The Ministry of Health is in the process of hiring a National Quality Manager who will be responsible for overseeing all the quality issues in the country.
A quality committee will be responsible for doing quality audits and assessments. Bureau of Standards, which is a local partner, is being strengthened to take over most of the work being done by AGHPF.
Monitoring and Evaluation
AGHPF is constantly monitoring the accreditation process in the country to look at gaps and ways of improving implementation. A monitoring and evaluation component will be added to go hand in hand with the 5-year Strategic Plan for the Laboratory Service.
10.T.LS06: ASCP - Laboratory Accreditation Support - 280,000.00
1. Accreditation: $280,000 In FY09, PEPFAR funds helped conduct an assessment and support the implementation of the Laboratory Quality Management System document per ISO 15186 in four sites, Nyangabgwe Hospital HIV Reference laboratory (NHHRL), Nyangabgwe Hospital Laboratory (NHL), the National TB Reference Laboratory (NTRL) and the Botswana Harvard Reference Laboratory (BHHRL) with an existing Quality Manual. The funds also financed the development of a quality manual and a quality management system in two sites, notably the Princess Marina Hospital Laboratory (PMH) and the National Health Laboratory (HNL). In FY10, funding is requested to continue the accreditation process for the four sites that have already enrolled and have developed and implemented their quality system for assessment by the South African National Accreditation System to be certified and accredited, if all the requirements are met. FY10 funds will also serve to continue the development of the remaining two sites with regard to the implementation of the quality system following the ISO 15189 standard by on-site training and monitoring. 2. Develop an M & E framework for the laboratory services: $20,750 The MOH with the support of PEPFAR has just developed a five year strategic plan for laboratory services. There is a need to develop a Monitoring and Evaluation framework for the laboratory services and funding is requested to develop such a plan with indicators, an operational plan, and M & E training.
