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: 2011 2012
CDC DHGA will work through the US Embassy mechanism to provide technical assistance and conduct trainings to improve the capacity of the national surveillance and laboratory staff to implement, expand and evaluate first-and-second generation surveillance systems, and to conduct special surveillance studies to improve available information regarding the HIV epidemic in Central America and Panama countries.
Also, CDC will increase the capacity of Ministries of Health to support, design and implement monitoring and evaluation programs in order to produce strategic information regarding the national and regional response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and to collect, manage, analyze, and report data collected through surveillance, monitoring and evaluation systems. CDC will also strengthen TB/HIV surveillance processes in the countries of the region through strengthening laboratory, HIV counseling and testing, information systems, and analysis and use of surveillance data to implement or strengthen TB/HIV prevention strategies.
CDC through the Embassy in Guatemala is strengthening MOHs institutional and human resources capacity in order to provide high quality HIV interventions and prepare them to be able to continue establishing the second generation surveillance system, and producing strategic information regarding the HIV epidemic response.
The National Reference laboratories in the region will continue providing accurate test results to the HIV/STI/TB National Programs for surveillance as a result of the capacity building strengthening given through trainings and workshops by CDC.
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 ActivitiesHVSI Ministry of Health Guatemala & HIVOS 0 Technical assistance in strategic information and monitoring and evaluationOHSS Ministry of Health Honduras 0 Technical assistance in strategic information and monitoring and evaluation
CDC will support the external quality assurance providing the EQA PT panels to the national reference laboratories and support regional referral labs network for HIV, STI, Micotics & TB and train lab staff on QMS, QA/QC, shipment, procurement, HIV rapid testing, STI diagnostics and TB diagnosis in coordination with COMISCA.The laboratories will be guided through the Strengthening Laboratory Management Toward WHO-AFRO Accreditation (SLMTA) Program: First audit, gap analysis, score lab, begin implementing corrective actions.
The MOH Leadership trainings in global health to build local capacity among senior health leaders - Strengthening health systems to improve health outcomes (CDC Global Health Leadership Initiative) will continue.
CDC will perform Cost-effectiveness assessments Sentinel Surveillance of STS activities (VICITS), and facilitate annual Workshops and biannual bulletins with the latest HIV updates and trends.The laboratory base surveillance for micotic opportunistic infections in PLWH will be established in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.
CDC will provide TA to the MOH to improve HIV, STI, TB/HIV surveillance, data analysis, dissemination and use of strategic information for strategic planning as well as to improve routine HIV surveillance in the region.
CDC in coordination with COMISCA will be providing technical assistance to the MOHs to perform HIV Surveillance System Evaluations in the region.
CDC-DGHA in collaboration with the Ministries of Health of Guatemala and Honduras, and other civil society organizations, will be providing technical assistance to develop national strategic information documents, such as: Epidemiological analysis and response to HIV, HIV Research and Evaluation Agendas, HIV Estimates and Projections of HIV Analysis and Scenarios, and documents for decision making at political level.
CDC will continue building local capacity on monitoring and evaluation (M&E) throughout the region for the analysis and use of strategic information for decision-making. Training will also be provided in epidemiological analysis and response, HIV estimates and projections analysis and scenarios, alongside additional workshops to define national research agendas.
CDC will continue improving and expanding HIV/AIDS quality service delivery and improve institutional and human resource capacity as it relates to HIV/AIDS/STI/TB and to build the capacity of countries to monitor and use information that enhances understanding of the epidemic and enables individual countries and the region to take appropriate actions with sustainable, evidence-based, and cost effective program interventions.
CDC will continue providing leadership trainings in global health to public health staff to build local capacity among senior health leaders. CDC will also be strengthening health systems to improve health outcomes (CDC Global Health Leadership Initiative)
