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.
The DRC military population is estimated at 150,000 uniformed persons with approximately 2.4 million
related people (family members, civilians, veterans). This population is considered at high risk of
HIV/AIDS transmission due to their mobility and apparent risky behaviors (rape, removal of regular
partner). A survey recently conducted in the Kinshasa military region reveals an HIV prevalence of 3.8%
among military. According to this study data, the HIV prevalence among women is twice higher (7.5%)
than among men (3.6%) . A high HIV prevalence was also found in the Military personnel recently arrived
from other regions (6.4%).
However, the HIV prevalence has not been estimated in the overall DRC Armed Forces using a sample
representing the general military population.
As national prevalence and risk-factor data remain critical to have evidence based planning of prevention,
care and treatment programs, DOD intends to help the FARDC to undertake a nationally sampled
HIV/AIDS prevalence survey linked with a behavior study. The data generated by this survey will be used
by the military health services authorities for the strategic planning purposes and by military policymakers.
To align his program to the PFIP objective of strengthening the strategic Information capabilities at both
national and provincial levels, DOD intends to reinforce, through its implementer partner, the routine
report system in the military health facilities and the provincial representative offices of the DRC Armed
Forces HIV program (PALS).
For the HIV prevalence and behavior survey:
- HIV testing will be carried out according to accepted protocols and referrals to care and treatment will be made for all who test positive. - Participation in the survey will be voluntary. - International indicators of HIV risk so that the military data may be compared to that of other militaries in the region as well as to other subpopulations that may be the subject of surveillance in the country. - In addition to international indicators and military-related risk factors, questionnaire will include questions regarding GBV, women's risk and male norms in the military. - A data base will be created.
The DOD activities to strengthen the routine reporting system will include: - Provision of equipment - Training of the military health workers involved in reporting activities - Provision of data collecting and analyzing tools
- Internet connection.
