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 2015
Context
APHL is a membership organization comprised of public health laboratories. Its member organizations have approximately 5,000 professionals and provide a readily available resource of training laboratories and experienced experts to assist and support others in supporting HHS/CDC. This includes strategic planning for national laboratory networks, implementing training programs, planning and managing renovation projects, implementing laboratory management information systems, and procuring equipment and supplies.
Goals and Objectives
Advance training, recruitment and retention of competent workers to meet public health laboratory needs.
Enhance the visibility, status and influence of the public health laboratory community through effective advocacy, partnerships and public relations.
Improve the informatics and knowledge-management capabilities of APHL and its members.
Advance the development and use of comprehensive quality systems and practices for public health laboratories at the local, state, national and international level.
Major Activities
Phase 2 of the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) project
Monitoring and evaluating the pilot phase and supporting the roll-out of the new LIMS to 6 additional primary and district laboratories. This will include technical assistance, procurement of hardware and software, training of laboratory personnel.
Integrating the LIMS to the existing Health Information Management System developed by the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Quality Assurance laboratory
Identifying a Proficiency-testing provider to twin with the Botswana Quality Assurance Laboratory. The twining will be an exchange program where the laboratory staff can work closely with the identified laboratory.
Rapid Test training Program
Supporting the rapid test-training program through technical assistance.
Public Health Laboratory
MOH, with the support of PEPFAR, is planning to renovate the National Health laboratory and turn it into an integrated public health laboratory. This fund will support the laboratory in the development of the core function, training and twining of the laboratory
Target Population
Laboratory personnel
Geographic coverage
All laboratories and testing centers in Botswana
Making the Most of Other HIV Resources
APHL partners with George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Sciences to offer advanced seminars in leadership, laboratory science, and strategic planning; and with Miami Dade College Medical Campus to provide medical laboratory science training.
APHL is a partner in the World Health Organization's "Laboratory Twinning Initiative," a program that matches national laboratories in developing countries with "expert" institutions to improve quality laboratory practice and international infectious disease surveillance and response.
APHL collaborates with WHO/AFRO to support a national laboratory communications network, and with the WHO Lyon Office in initiatives to strengthen public health laboratories.
In Africa, APHL supports training courses at the African Center for Integrated Laboratory Training with faculty and curricula.
In Botswana APHL convenes and collaborates with BOTUSA and MOH. The jointly sponsored meetings provide forums for planning for laboratory related HIV activities. These meetings offer training and networking opportunities for the local laboratory community.
Enhancing Sustainability
APHL's provision of mentoring, training and skills-transfer ensures local capacity building. Laboratorians trained by APHL are charged with training peers in areas of HIV Rapid Test External Quality Assurance (EQA) down their health system. APHL support of the EQA program in Botswana will strengthen local capacity, and ultimately ensure quality laboratory testing for years to come.
Monitoring and Evaluation
Phase 2 of the LIMS project
APHL will assure constant and consistent reporting on the progress of these actives through country visits and contact with all involved parties including the vendors, MOH lab personnel, BOTUSA staff and all necessary parties.
APHL will work with BOTUSA and MOH to develop a Memorandum of Understanding between the twinning partners, either the Botswana Bureau of Standards and/or (an)other laboratory(ies) yet to be determined.
APHL will note the progress of the program through the provision of training and certification activities.
APHL will assure constant and consistent reporting on the progress of these actives through country visits and contact with all involved parties including the vendors, MOH lab personnel, BOTUSA staff and all other necessary parties.
10.T.LS07: APHL - Technical Assistance - 400,000.00
In FY10, funding is requested to implement the following activities: 1. Carry out Phase 2 of the LIMS project: · With the support of the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), the CDC/BOTUSA and the Botswana Ministry of Health (MOH) developed and piloted a robust Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) following the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator's (OGAC) approved guidelines that were developed by the APHL in 2005. Funding is requested to monitor and evaluate the pilot phase and support the roll out of the new LIMS to six additional primary and district laboratories. This will include technical assistance, procurement of hardware and software, and training of laboratory personnel. · Funds are also requested to integrate the LIMS to the existing Health Information Management System (HIMS) developed by the MOH. 2. Strengthen the Quality Assurance Laboratory · The Botswana MOH with the support of PEPFAR developed a Quality Assurance Laboratory to support the quality assurance system and serve as a proficiency testing provider for HIV serology (rapid test and ELISA), hematology, chemistry, microbiology, TB, CD4, and viral loads for the laboratory network in the country. · The APHL will support the strengthening of the laboratory by providing technical assistance and organizing a hands on training program for the laboratory staff on method validation and the basics of statistical analysis for use in Laboratory Quality Control and PT result analysis. · APHL will also identify a proficiency testing provider to twin with the Botswana Quality Assurance Laboratory. The twinning will be an exchange program where the laboratory staff can work closely with the identified laboratory. 3. Continue the Rapid Test Training Program The APHL will continue supporting the rapid test training program through technical assistance. 4. Support the National Public Health Laboratory The MOH with the support of PEPFAR is planning to renovate the National Health Laboratory to turn it into an integrated public health laboratory. This funding is requested to support the laboratory in the development of its core functions through training and the twinning of the laboratory with a public laboratory in the US.
