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.
Supporting Quality Control of Private HIV/AIDS Lab Services
THIS IS A NEW ACTIVITY FOR COP09
This program will support select private clinical laboratories in Addis Ababa that offer HIV/AIDS laboratory
services to large volumes of Addis Ababa residents who access these services from the private sector. A
total of 50 percent of HIV counseling and testing and 20 percent of TB diagnosis in Addis Ababa occur in
the private sector. This is an important area for technical assistance given the variability of service quality
and the limited capacity of the Federal and Regional government to regulate the sector. This activity will,
through the provision of technical assistance, assist large laboratories providing service to private clients to:
1) to collaborate with EHNRI in supporting elements of the national laboratory strategic plan with a focus on
improving quality laboratory services 2) strengthen dialogue between the local private clinical laboratories
and the Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute (EHRNI) and 3) improve monitoring and quality
control of private clinical laboratories and support standardization of quality assurance and control
procedures.
The proposed laboratory activity at up to 15 private clinical laboratories in Addis Ababa, which PEPFAR
indirectly utilizes in the Private Sector Program, will complement and strengthen the national External
Quality Assurance work with the Addis Ababa Regional Reference Lab and EHNRI. Involvement in the
program will be based on several factors including client volume and existing linkages to the Public Private
Mix initiative supported by PEPFAR. Selection of sites will be determined through an assessment
conducted by the USG and GOE.
The facility level activities include: 1) organizing training for lab staff in collaboration with EHNRI on
laboratory diagnosis of communicable diseases and other conditions relevant to HIV programming,
including common OI and STI diagnosis using the centrally developed and standardized training modules;
2) making standard operational procedures (SOPs) available at individual labs and providing the necessary
mentorship and supportive supervision to ensure that staff abide by the SOPs; 3) working with EHNRI to
establish a functional recording and reporting system including establishing/strengthening the tracking
system for samples and results; 4) Monitoring and evaluation would be carried out to assess for quality
improvements.
New/Continuing Activity: New Activity
Continuing Activity:
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