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.
National HMIS Support
This is a new activity in COP07 and will be linked with other activities, including the National Monitoring and Evaluation System Strengthening, Capacity-Building and the MOH data warehouse (5582, 1090, 1094, and 5714).
A strong and functional Health Management Information System (HMIS) is a fundamental prerequisite for a successful health service infrastructure in Ethiopia. It is essential to ensure the availability of reliable and timely information for evidence-based decision making across all levels of the health system.
The Federal Ministry of Health (MOH) is committed to implementing a comprehensive Health Management Information System (HMIS) and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) reform. In FY05/06, JSI conducted an assessment of the HMIS in Ethiopia, and worked with the MOH and other stakeholders to design data collection and reporting tools per the results using UNDP funding. A national consultative meeting was held to analyze the assessment findings and develop an implementation plan. The various new formats will be piloted in 10 selected districts of the country by January 2007. PEPFAR Ethiopia has been providing support to the development of the national HMIS through the various programs in strategic information, such as building the one national HIV M&E system, national surveillance systems, electronic connectivity and networking, the national as well as regional data warehouses and so on. All these activities are being in implemented with the intention of integrating within the to be built comprehensive HMIS in the country.
In FY07, PEPFAR will coordinate with the MOH, Regional Health Bureaus (RHB), and other partners and stakeholders to support the implementation of the HMIS reform through phased expansion to all districts. The partner TBD will work with Tulane University to enhance the quality and usefulness of HIV prevention, care and treatment service information in the HMIS.
This activity focuses on the following areas of support: Evaluation of the pilot implementation; Printing and distribution of final recording and reporting formats; Training of responsible staff in the new system; and Supportive supervision.
This activity will support the evaluation of pilot findings and lessons learned will be incorporated in the final design to further improve the HMIS. The TBD partner will conduct supportive supervision at implementation sites to ensure a seamless transition between the existing HMIS and the newly updated system. The roll-out of the updated HMIS will benefit from other COP07 activities that support pre-service training on HMIS. However, it will also be essential to provide on-the-job-training to health professionals to guarantee complete and appropriate use of the updated HMIS tools at health facilities.
The roll out of updated HMIS across the country will be a major undertaking and it is anticipated that this activity will leverage funding from other sources. It is also believed that a strong unified HMIS will be instrumental in ensuring the sustainability of the various HIV, AIDS, STI and TB information systems developed by PEPFAR in Ethiopia.
