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.
Safe Blood for Africa (SBFA) is PEPFAR's sole implementing partner in this technical area and has received only minimal support to date. It is, however, listed as one of the "Other Priority Areas" of the Partnership Framework and has been prioritized by HQ with an infusion of FY 2010 funds to support national programming. The overarching goal of this activity is to assist Swaziland to achieve a safe and adequate national blood supply. Blood safety is a focus area of the Partnership Framework to support the scale up of HIV prevention, care and treatment services, including biomedical prevention, HIV testing and counseling and other laboratory services as well as HIV care and treatment. The SBFA project is a systems strengthening intervention directed at the Swaziland National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) and covers the entire nation in geographic scope. SBFA aims to build up the capacity of the SNBTS and ensure the availability of safe blood when and where it is needed thereby creating cost savings both in terms of reducing the need for external support and lowering the costs of medical care.
With COP 10 funding, SBFA will support the SNBTS in establishing an integrated approach to blood safety in support of the NSF and Partnership Framework. Priority areas for support of Swaziland's blood service include securing the necessary human capacity, training specialized staff dedicated to the blood service, and retaining them in the service by providing professional development and career paths within the SNBTS. Effective development of the SNBTS requires skills which extend far beyond the scope of routine laboratory services, and therefore requires specific expertise and dedicated technical assistance. SBFA will continue to:
provide operational and technical assistance in line with the Strategic Plan that was developed for SNBTS in August 2008, the NSF, the PF and with WHO's norm's and standards through pursuing a adherence to the national blood policy, and enactment of supporting legislation;
support training for SNBTS and hospital personnel in donor management, best practices, appropriate clinical blood use as well as monitoring and evaluation and will assist in development of plans for longer term sustainability by ensuring an effective cost efficient operation;
support training for SNBTS personnel on WHO recommended guidelines and best practices, including follow-up training on safe blood collection; and,
provide technical assistance and support training and mentoring for the implementation of an effective Quality Management System to support the in-country trainings, including mentorship to ensure sustained adherence to best practices and standards.
