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
CDC DGHA in conjunction with COMISCA is supporting the development of a regional public health surveillance and laboratory network for Central America. This project will enhance the current regional cooperation, and will create a surveillance platform to share information and support the regional implementation of the International Health Regulations. COMISCA will support the implementation of a regional platform for information integration in health and will specifically include HIV AIDS. It will subsequently begin the analysis phase on indicators that cover HIV/AIDS, STI and TB (Regional database).
Awaiting protocol approval for the evaluation of surveillance systems in Guatemala. Burn rate expected to increase with a hiring of consultants for instructional design and implementation of several regional workshops in FY13 Quarters 2 and 3. Two key vacancies recently filled.
COMISCA will continue to expand HIV AIDS quality service delivery and improve institutional and human resources capacity as it realtes t HIV AIDS and STIs. This will be conducted by supporting country's efforts to develop their lab diagnostic capacity facilitating the participation of national labs in the regional lab network and providing lab assistance for training, technology transfer and exchange. continue strengthening laboratory management toward accreditation (SLMTA), through the provision of multi workshops program, supervisory visits, coaching and planning for laboratory improvement projects and assessment of the progress at a regional level.
COMISCA will conduct surveillance system evaluations to identify gaps and recommend actions to facilitate strategic planning using accurate and timely surveillance data (opportunity to collaborate with PAHO in the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Belize, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica
COMISCA will support EPI training of MOH personnel within the FETP pyramidal structure.
COMISCA will continue strengthening laboratory management toward accrediation (SLMTA), through providing multi workshops program, supervisory visits, coaching and planning for laboratory improvement projects and assessment of the progress.
