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: 2010 2011 2012
Goal: Assure an adequately trained laboratory work force that provides quality of laboratory services for HIV and other diseases of public health importance, such as Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Tuberculosis, Sexual Transmission Infections (STI) and other Opportunistic Infections (OI)Objectives:Continue strengthening the capacity of MOH lab Middle Management to train Lab Staff. Assure 20 selected lab hospitals from the MOH have the capacity to perform quality rapid HIV testing following the national algorithm.Assure 20 selected MOH labs have personnel trained in Syphilis Rapid Test as part of the national strategy for eliminating congenital Syphilis.Improve capacity of dried blood sample collection for HIV proviral DNA taken from newborns of HIV positive mothers in 20 selected hospitals.Assure 20 selected MOH labs are implementing correctly the Standardized HIV Logbook.Geographic Coverage & Target Population: Laboratory personnel from nine (9) health regions in the Dominican Republic. The target population to be trained is laboratory personnel from 20 selected hospitalsCost Effectiveness: Training of personnel at local sites where services are offered avoids costs from travel to distant laboratories and best assures adequate coverage of training. Local training also allows for training of laboratory managers and supervisor which is essential for effective service provision.Strategy to Transition: The MOH is establishing a permanent, sustainable training system to continue providing this service after funding expires.M&E Plans: The plan includes conducting pre and post testing during each training session as well as hands-on feedback. Regional impact assessment will also be conducted.
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? Sub Recipient3. What activities does this partner undertake to support global fund implementation or governance?
Budget Code Recipient(s) of Support Approximate Budget Brief Description of ActivitiesHVOP SESPAS 75000 Counseling and TestingHVSI SESPAS 125000 HIV and STI Surveillance & M&E ActivitiesHVTB SESPAS 45000 People living with HIV and TBOHSS SESPAS 60000 Staff training
USG/CDC will continue to work with Ministry of Health (MOH) to increase the number of laboratory personnel trained in HIV and related testing, as well as testing for other diseases of public health importance including Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Tuberculosis, Sexual Transmission Infections (STI) and other Opportunistic Infections (OI). The scope of activities will include the training of laboratory personnel from thirty (30) provinces within the nine (9) health regions in the Dominican Republic. The target population to be trained includes 600 laboratory personnel. This includes management training for laboratory managers and supervisors, using the Laboratory Management training package
The objectives of these trainings are to improve the quality in HIV testing and other testing for diseases of public health importance. Besides the HIV Rapid Test training package, it will also emphasize the application of guidelines for the selection and carrying out of HIV testing and the implementation of the national HIV algorithm published in December 2010 with USG/CDC technical assistance and support. This algorithm addresses the HIV conditions in the country and follows international guidelines. The trainings will also include: Syphilis Rapid Test as part of strategy for eliminating the transmission of congenital Syphilis, improve dried blood sampling for HIV proviral DNA taken from newborns of HIV positive mothers, and improve biosafety packaging and sending of CD4 test for HIV positives during clinical monitoring
The activities to be performed will be coordinated with other CDC cooperative agreement recipients, organizations and institutions conducting laboratory training. We will also coordinate with the National Laboratory and other organizations and institutions conducting local validation of HIV rapid tests, implementation of quality assurance program in laboratories, and assessing of biosafety in HIV/STI/TB Laboratories. A biosafety assessment will be conducted to inform the laboratory training activities.
