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
The ESI program addresses the PFIP key intervention area on development of human and institutionalcapacity to manage effective strategic information. The program provides human resource training andtechnical assistance to the MOH and other program implementers on M&E, data quality, data demandand use. The program covers all 4 regions and targets all HIV/AIDS program implementing partners. IHMwill support the MOH Strategic Information Department (SID) to: 1) institute a formal, regular process toplan, execute, and use information from the HMIS as evidenced by data, tabulation and analysis plans, aschedule of data review meetings for various health programs and documentation of these reviewprocesses in the form of professional PowerPoints or technical reports; 2) develop databases withcredible information, essential to drawing conclusions about program effectiveness as evidenced by theattainment of an error rate of 6.7% for the current HMIS and the creation and release of HIV program datasets for the ART, PMTCT and HTC programs; and 3) conduct at least one assessment of program resultsfor a selected HIV program that is systematic, credible, and objective from the office of evaluations andoperations research. The program will not introduce new SI systems, but intends to strengthen the
already existing ones in order to create ownership, support and sustainability on the part of the MOH andother HIV/AIDS program implementers. For the platform of technical assistance that IHM has negotiatedwith the SID over the next two years, IHM intends to deliver a seamless experience of skills transfer andestablishment of sustainable structures, process and systems that SID will be able to handle within thetime frame of the assistance that has been agreed upon.
The ESI project will provide a broad program of technical assistance and other targeted project support toimprove the quality, availability and use of Strategic Information (SI) under the MoH's Strategic
Information Department (SID). The SI activity will contribute to strengthening programs, improvingaccountability and reporting, and information sharing within PEPFAR partners. IHM will implement anintegrated data review and information products generation strategy to address this activity. Data reviewsare collaborative exercises whereby M&E officers in the SID will work collaboratively with IHM toimplement a strategy of engaging health program management teams (i.e. program managers andtechnical leads) within the programs in manipulating and preparing health data to be presented intargeted fora in the format of technical and professional presentations and monthly or quarterly reviewreports demonstrating program development and growth or attainment of program milestones or targets.A key output of these review sessions will be a publishable presentation or technical report documentingthe processes undertaken. IHM will provide mentorship support in structuring, facilitating anddocumenting these processes. IHM will support and mentor the SID to institutionalize a standardprocess for generating information products. IHM worked with the SID in 2010 to develop an evaluationcapacity development strategy that was included in the MoH M&E framework. The strategy calls for theestablishment of an Office of Evaluations and Operations Research within the SID. IHM will providetechnical support in the form of a senior technical advisor to: (i) establish collaborative partnerships withtargeted centers for excellence within the region and abroad to enable SID to access already establishedevaluative expertise, (ii) mentor at least two officers assigned by SID to understudy the senior technicaladvisor as part of ensuring sustainability, and (iii) institutionalize a culture of self-examination,experimentation and driving program improvement based on evaluative evidence through theimplementation of at least one evaluation study and one operations research activity within the first yearof establishing the office.
