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: 2008 2009
This is a continuation of activity from FY07. The Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health (MOH) initiated this
project in FY04 with the goal of ensuring the provision of safe and adequate blood and blood products by:
equitable expansion of service to ensure national coverage; collection of blood only from voluntary, non-
remunerated blood donors from low-risk populations; the testing of all donated blood for HIV and other
transfusion-transmissible infections and appropriate blood group serology; the appropriate use and safe
administration of blood and blood products; and the implementation of total quality management in the
national blood service.
In FY06-07, the project renovated 16 existing blood banks, and all are expected to be functional by the final
quarter of FY07. Operational and implementation activities of the National Blood Transfusion Services
(NBTS) were delegated to the Ethiopia Red Cross Society in January 2006, significantly contributing to the
project's capacity for swift implementation. Nine blood blanks have also been supported operationally,
bringing the total number of blood banks with enhanced services to 25. Moreover, 17 vehicles were
procured and are in use for blood services.
Given the critical importance of human resource capacity, additional staff were recruited and trained to
support the functions of the existing 25 blood banks. By the end of FY06, 306 blood bank staff and health
workers had been trained in blood banking and appropriate clinical use of blood. Guidelines, protocols, and
standard operating procedures were also developed to ensure delivery of quality blood services.
Activities for FY08:
Training: Continuing medical education, as well as pre-service training of new staff, will be undertaken,
based on the comprehensive human resource development plan created in FY07. A total of 350 individuals
involved in providing vein-to-vein blood transfusion services will be trained. Exchange programs and
placements will be conducted to ensure continued professional development. As part of the human
resource development plan, four medical officers will also be sponsored for training in blood transfusion
medicine.
Equipment and supplies: Staff costs, supplies, and consumables, as well as vehicle operation/maintenance
and other operational costs, will be required for all 25 blood banks in FY08. An additional nine vehicles will
also be bought in FY08.
Personnel: A total of 275 essential staff members will be employed by the NBTS for the 25 national blood
banks. These staff will require salaries, benefits, and other incentives.
Community mobilization: Recruitment of blood donors is an important component of blood transfusion
service delivery. Community mobilization will be done through training of journalists, mobilizers, and staff.
Other communication channels for blood donor retention will also be used.
Blood Collection: The MOH, through the Ethiopian Red Cross Blood Service, will increase blood collection
from 60,000 units in FY07 to 80,000 units in FY08. This will be achieved through enhancing blood-donor
recruitment activities in the regions, working toward the national target of 120,000 units per annum.
Collaboration with other health programs on which blood safety has an impact will be enhanced. These
include, but are not limited to, Making Pregnancy Safer and Rolling Back Malaria.
