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 2013 2014
Funds for this activity were reduced by OGAC. This mechanism will support the training of Field Epidemiologist to strengthen the public health capacity within the Ministries of Health (MOH).
This implementing mechanism is in direct support of the USG Partnership Framework Goal 4: Health Systems Strengthening which includes human capacity development and overall health system sustainability as well as USG Caribbean Partnership Framework Goal for Laboratory System Goal 3, Objective 3.2: Improve laboratory services and systems, sub-objective 3.2.4: Human Capacity. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC's Capacity Development Branch, Division of Global Public Health Capacity Development (DGPHCD) staff provide technical assistance and support to countries worldwide to implement strategies to improve their public health workforce, systems, and institutions. The FELTP is modeled after CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service. It is a two-year full time postgraduate training program that includes close supervision and on the job competency based training. The structure of the program includes 25% didactic work and 75% field placement. The programs are tailored to each country's national priorities, public health needs, and existing public health infrastructure to strengthen their public health surveillance and response systems for priority diseases. The key features of the FELTP are: (1) trainees are assigned to the Ministry of Health to provide epidemiologic service; (2) graduates of the program may receive a certificate or degree; (3) the program is tailored to the needs of the country and its priorities and is adaptable to changing public health needs; and (4) there is a plan for sustainability. The outcomes associated with a country or region having a FELTP include: robust surveillance systems; public health events detected, investigated and responded; human capacity developed in public health; and public health program decisions based on scientific data. The standard curriculum includes: epidemiologic methods, biostatistics, public health surveillance, laboratory and bio-safety, communication, computer technology, management and leadership, prevention effectiveness, teaching and mentoring, and epidemiology of priority infectious and non-infectious diseases and injuries. There will be modifications of the FELTP to meet the needs of the Caribbean Region. There are 12 countries that will take part in the FELTP, individual country commitments will be made to ensure success and sustainability of the program and capacity developed for the region. This mechanism will be monitored by the number of people trained
Funds for this activity were reduced by OGAC. This will be a short-term course in advanced epidemiology using principles from the Leadership in Strategic Information Course aimed at building the capacity of individuals working within the Ministries of Health in the region to gain advanced epidemiological skills. This course will be housed within a local university with the aim of developing academic capacity and sustainability of the skills training beyond the end of the funding cycle. The course is a response to needs articulated by countries from the in-country consultations. The advanced epidemiology course will continue to build capacity early of public health professionals at the country level and keeping their epidemiologic and data analysis skills up to date.
Strenthening health systems through training staff to support the capacity of human resources for health in the region.
