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 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
1. The major goal of this activity is local organizational and human capacity development in quality assurance and quality improvement of laboratory testing. The objectives are for ASM to develop training programs provided to Congolese laboratorians working in clinical health care facilities for improved diagnosis of HIV. ASM will also improve the infrastructure of laboratories where these individuals currently work. Key expected intermediate outcomes include increased skills required to carry out quality-assured diagnosis of HIV.
2. ASM will continue to explore partnership opportunities, both public-private and other kinds that help leverage funds, and the strategy, which involves transferring knowledge through onsite mentorship, is a cost-efficient manner to effect major changes.
3. ASM will continue to work with Congolese laboratory technical working groups at the central level to adapt training materials for DRCs particular circumstances, so as to ensure country ownership. Furthermore, ASM will work directly with the Ministry of Healths national reference laboratories for HIV and Blood Tranfusion and national HIV control program to transfer proper management expertise via onsite mentorship and training programs.
4. ASM has an in-house M&E Specialist whose sole responsibility is to develop indicators to measure program activities. As part of the M&E strategy, the M&E Specialist will offer technical assistance to the Congolese stakeholders in defining an M&E plan that is manageable and most appropriate for measuring program progress.
5. N/A No vehicle will be purchased.
Under COP2012, the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) technical experts (mentors) will continue to provide in-country support for quality-assured HIV diagnosis, laboratory systems and strategic planning, standardization of protocols for cost effective testing, and good laboratory and clinical practice. ASMs major emphasis area will continue to be human capacity development. Of major emphasis under COP2012, ASM will look to expand training to regional laboratories. Other activities that will be followed up from the previous year will include: 1) improvement of training for HIV diagnosis; 2) development of a comprehensive, integrated quality management system for HIV diagnostics, 3) assisting via onsite mentoring and guidance with providing technical support for development of a proficiency program for HIV to begin assisting with accreditation processes; 4) offering technical assistance for quality management systems (QMS) implementation for HIV diagnosis moving towards accreditation. ASM will continue to work closely with the DRCs Lab Technical Working Group (LTWG) to ensure that these activities are coordinated with other organizations supporting HIV diagnosis and treatment in DRC. ASM will work through the LTWG to ensure that activities and deliverables are developed and implemented in a harmonized fashion. Expected outcomes include development of a local cadre of well-trained individual laboratorians, so that they can continue forward with laboratory trainings at lower levels of the laboratory network, as well as assisting with maintaining achieved levels of diagnosis.
