Since COP2014, PEPFAR no longer produces narratives for every mechanism it funds. However, PEPFAR has now included performance targets or indicator information for each mechanism based on the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) system. The MER guidance is available on PEPFAR's website https://www.pepfar.gov/reports/guidance/. Note that COP years 2014-2015 were under a previous version of the MER system and the indicators and definitions may have changed as of the new 2.0 guidance.
| MER Indicator |
MER description |
Target Fiscal Year |
Target |
| LAB_ACC |
By site support type: Direct Service Delivery (DSD) |
2015 |
1 |
| LAB_ACC |
Number of PEPFAR-supported testing facilities (laboratories) that are recognized by national, regional, or international standards for accreditation or have achieved a minimal acceptable level towards attainment of such accreditation |
2015 |
1 |
| LAB_ACC |
Sum of Support Type disaggregates |
2015 |
1 |
| LAB_CAP |
By clinical laboratories |
2015 |
1 |
| LAB_CAP |
By site support type: Direct Service Delivery (DSD) |
2015 |
1 |
| LAB_CAP |
Number of PEPFAR-supported testing facilities with capacity to perform clinical laboratory tests |
2015 |
1 |
| LAB_CAP |
Sum of Site Support Type disaggregates |
2015 |
1 |
| LAB_PT |
CD4: Number of laboratories that achieve acceptable successful passing criteria in this PT program |
2015 |
1 |
| LAB_PT |
CD4: Number of laboratories that participate in this PT program |
2015 |
1 |
| LAB_PT |
CD4: Number of laboratories that perform this testing |
2015 |
1 |
| LAB_PT |
HIV serologic/diagnostic testing: Number of laboratories that achieve acceptable successful passing criteria in this PT program |
2015 |
1 |
| LAB_PT |
HIV serologic/diagnostic testing: Number of laboratories that participate in this PT program |
2015 |
1 |
| LAB_PT |
HIV serologic/diagnostic testing: Number of laboratories that perform this testing |
2015 |
1 |
| LAB_PT |
HIV viral load: Number of laboratories that achieve acceptable successful passing criteria in this PT program |
2015 |
1 |
| LAB_PT |
HIV viral load: Number of laboratories that participate in this PT program |
2015 |
1 |
| LAB_PT |
HIV viral load: Number of laboratories that perform this testing |
2015 |
1 |
| LAB_PT |
Percentage of laboratories and POC testing sites that perform HIV diagnostic testing that participate and successfully pass in an analyte-specific proficiency testing (PT) program |
2015 |
80 |
| LAB_PT |
TB diagnostics (AFB microscopy, Xpert MTB/RIF, Culture/DST): Number of laboratories that achieve acceptable successful passing criteria in this PT program |
2015 |
2 |
| LAB_PT |
TB diagnostics (AFB microscopy, Xpert MTB/RIF, Culture/DST): Number of laboratories that participate in this PT program |
2015 |
2 |
| LAB_PT |
TB diagnostics (AFB microscopy, Xpert MTB/RIF, Culture/DST): Number of laboratories that perform this testing |
2015 |
2 |
| SITE_SUPP |
By program area/support type: Lab Direct Service Delivery (DSD) |
2015 |
1 |
| SITE_SUPP |
Number of unique sites supported by PEPFAR |
2015 |
1 |
