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.
In FY12, one of Nicaragua's program goals is to increase the quality of health services provided by the MOH through the health services network. This improvement can be achieved by implementing quality improvement initiatives and in- service/pre-service training on HIV/AIDS. The program will address human resources for health by improving competencies of health workers related to HIV/AIDS in two key areas: pre-service training with medical and nurse schools and in-service training with MOH health workers.
The Health Care Improvement project supports the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health's efforts to improve the quality of HIV comprehensive care provided through public health services. Health personnel at national, departmental, and municipal levels have been trained in norms, standards, and protocols developed by the project. Currently, the project is implementing a phase out strategy to transfer all these knowledge, skills and methodologies to the MOH, national universities, and nursing schools. The maleta pedagogical" (a technical and methodological educative tool for in-service and pre-service training) is being designed and validated, and will be transfer to our counterparts during 2012 and 2013.
Global Fund / Programmatic Engagement Questions
1. Is the Prime Partner of this mechanism also a Global Fund principal or sub-recipient, and/or does this mechanism support Global Fund grant implementation? Yes2. Is this partner also a Global Fund principal or sub-recipient? Neither3. What activities does this partner undertake to support global fund implementation or governance?
Budget Code Recipient(s) of Support Approximate Budget Brief Description of ActivitiesOHSS Ministry of Health 25000 Global Fund provides funds to MOH to improve HIV health services and HCI contributes to this effort through their support for the HIV quality improvement component (through in service and pre service training).
The program will work to improve the quality of HIVcare in Nicaragua' s public health system with a focus on pre-service training. The program will ltrain 500 new health care workers from pre-service training institutions (300 medical students and 200 nurse students) in clinical aspects of HIV/AIDS comprehensive care.
