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.
Technical Support for Standardization of Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Services
ACTIVITY IS REPLACED ENTIRELY AS FOLLOWS:
In FY08, this activity was under CDC laboratory infrastructure support. In FY09, American Society for
Microbiology (ASM) will provide technical support for standardization of clinical microbiology laboratory
services
American Society of Microbiology (ASM) has made an assessment of clinical microbiology laboratories in
Ethiopia in FY08 using the CDC-Ethiopia reprogrammed fund. Based on this assessment, ASM has
identified gaps and work plan has been developed. Capacity of microbiology laboratories is critical for the
optimum care of HIV/AIDS patients. This assessment therefore will be especially helpful for the
improvement of diagnostic capacity for tuberculosis, malaria, sexually transmitted and opportunistic
infections.
In FY09, ASM will provide technical assistance for the training of laboratory personnel on basic microbiology
practices. This includes technical assistance in the development of standard operating procedures (SOPs),
training materials, job aids and planning and rollout of microbiology trainings for central, regional and
peripheral laboratories. Training and document production will focus on microbiological techniques, malaria,
STIs and tuberculosis diagnosis.
The Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute (EHNRI) in collaboration with Foundation for
Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) and CDC are in process of establishing tuberculosis culture facilities in
selected laboratories. ASM and FIND have a deep commitment to work in partnership for projects aimed at
strengthening infectious diseases diagnosis and service integration in resource-poor countries. ASM will
provide onsite technical assistance for the implementation of TB culture and drug susceptibility testing
(DST). For this purpose, ASM will train laboratory technician/technologists in instrument operation and
maintenance, specimen processing, decontamination, procedures for culture and sensitivity testing, quality
control (QC) and general trouble shooting.
The national tuberculosis control program relies on the quality of acid fast bacilli (AFB) smear microscopy.
ASM will work with the National Tuberculosis Control Program and the national tuberculosis reference
laboratory to improve the quality of AFB smear microscopy. ASM will provide technical support for the
implementation of the External Quality Assessment (EQA) manual for AFB smear microcopy and will assist
the rollout and validation of the EQA program. In addition, ASM will provide technical support for the training
of laboratory personnel on EQA, AFB smear microscopy and safety related to tuberculosis. In all those
areas, ASM will provide onsite technical assistance to make sure that national standards for methods and
laboratory techniques must comply with international standards.
New/Continuing Activity: New Activity
Continuing Activity:
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