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 2017
The clinical laboratory workforce plays a vital role in the health system strengthening and ties with PEPFAR objective of training 140,000 health care workers. Laboratory results are essential for service providers to assess the status of a patients health, make diagnoses, design treatment plans and monitor the effectiveness of a treatment. In Cameroon, there is a shortage of laboratory technicians among healthcare workers. PEPFAR recognizes maintaining an appropriate level of healthcare workforce is a critical component of health system strengthening and its sustainability.
Local laboratory training institutions are valuable in developing the healthcare workforce. In FY12, PEPFAR will support curriculum revision to include quality management and incorporate accreditation at pre-service level. PEPFAR will provide teaching materials. This will allow staff/students to be highly skilled and capable of filling the shortage of clinical laboratory technologists for delivering services. Training and available working tools will contribute to better staff retention.
PEPFAR will support the government of Cameroon in strengthening laboratory training institutions through pre-service curriculum development and training. This new TBD award seeks to identify a partner that will strengthen pre-service training of biomedical engineers or technicians through local public training institutions. This mechanism will also support continuing education modules for laboratory staff and will be used to provide Technical Assistance to review and audit laboratories going through the WHO-AFRO SLIPTA process. PEPFARs direct engagement with indigenous local institutions ensures local capacity building and guarantees sustainability.
In FY12, PEPFAR Cameroon will support curriculum revision and standardization to include all aspects of laboratory quality management systems and hence incorporate the notion of laboratory accreditation at pre-service level for all laboratory training institutions. PEPFAR will also provide communication/teaching materials, computers and textbooks as required for this purpose. This will allow staff/students to be highly skilled, confident, and capable of immediately filling the critical shortage of clinical laboratory technologists for delivering quality laboratory services. This mechanism will also provide training and orientation on the new or revised curriculum to lecturers of these institutions, and also support printing and implementation of developed curriculum. This mechanism will also support development of in-service training curriculum or continuing education modules for laboratory staff and will be used to provide Technical Assistance to review and audit laboratories going through the WHO-AFRO SLIPTA process, as well as those that are ready to apply for international accreditation.
