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 2014 2015 2016
The USG will support local laboratories to achieve accreditation using the WHO-AFRO stepwise approach of Strengthening Laboratory Improvement Process towards Accreditation (SLIPTA). This activity will target 4 public and 1 private laboratories. This mechanism supports the National Strategic Plan for HIV/AIDS prevention:Through this mechanism the capacity for laboratory quality management will be improved. The USG will support the GOC to ensure compliance and monitoring during the two year accreditation process. The overall indicator will be the number of laboratories accredited at the end of two years.This mechanism will also assist laboratories enrolled in the SLIPTA process to implement Proficiency Testing programs as part of the External Quality Assessment (EQA) program. The mechanism will support the preparation and distribution of PT panels for CD4, chemistry, hematology and HIV rapid testing to 28 laboratories at the Central and Regional level and 130 District Laboratories within all ten regions to assist in monitoring the quality of clinical test results in support of care and treatment programs. This activity will also target all PMTCT sites as well as HIV treatment facilities as required and will support evaluation of the PIMA in 5 PMTCT sites, to validate its use in far to reach sites. The skills of Quality Officers among the regional labs to distribute DTS to and monitor HIV rapid testing in District and peripheral labs will also be improved by training through this mechanism.This mechanism will be monitored by the number of laboratories successfully participating in EQA programs and the number of laboratories with 2 Star WHO-AFRO stepwise accreditation in two years.
Provide financial and technical support for implementation of Quality Assurance (QA) through the lab tiered system and to support accreditation of four regional laboratories and one private laboratory. The accredited laboratories will provide downstream support to other laboratories; Support the MOPH to develop policy guidelines for implementing QMS and laboratory accreditation; and Collaborate with the Ministry of Health to strengthen laboratory health information systems in four pilot labs. This includes the design and implementation of a customized electronic based LIS. These systems will be introduced into all laboratories following various trainings. This will improve HIV/AIDS case reporting, as the systems will provide information for the implementation of one standardized national HIV/AIDS patient registry system. This will also support evaluation of the PIMA for CD4 testing in 5 PMTCT sites, as well as training for MOPH staff to cover specific areas such as CD4 testing using the PIMA, laboratory management and bio-safety, QA/QC documentation and quality management systems and accreditation as needed. This mechanism will support implementation of PT programs as part of the accreditation process, and training of healthcare personnel on DTS PT panel preparation as well as implementation of the DTS program.
