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.
Despite the existence of tremendous community-based HIV/AIDS interventions, there has been no coordinated information system to address the data demands. FHAPCO, in collaboration with key stakeholders, have developed technical reference guideline to be used for monitoring of non-clinical HIV/AIDS routine program by all implementing organizations in the country. This Community-Based HIV/AIDS Information System tries to address the registration and reporting tools and data flow systems for community-based HIV/AIDS program indicators. Accordingly, seven regions were selected to pilot test the designed system and tools. This mechanism will support FHAPCO in piloting testing and subsequent implementation of the new HIV/AIDS community-based information system in five regions of Ethiopia. When fully rolled out, this community information system is expected to address the relevant data demands for HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support programs (including OVC) at community level.
Ethiopia faces challenges regarding data related to the non facility programs like community based prevention, basic palliative care and OVC. Lack of a defined coordinating body and a Community Based Health Information System (CBHIS) exaggerated the problem. PEPFAR/Ethiopia is having difficulty in harmonizing data regarding the non-facility based programs. Government's Health Extension Program (HEP) is now being expanded to the urban setting. Urban health extension workers (HEWs) and community volunteer workers are the cadres in implementing HIV/AIDS community based programs.
The Federal Ministry of Health (MOH) is completing the design of, and started pilot testing a Family Folder (FF) that contains detailed information about the hygienic and environmental practices of each household, the HEW training it has received, and the health status of its individual members. While the FFs are a rich source of information, capitalizing on this potential will require strengthening the HEWs skills in creating and using evidence, as well as their capacity to pass these skills on to households and communities.
Besides to this, FHAPCO, in collaboration with the key stakeholders, have developed technical reference guideline to be used for monitoring of non-clinical HIV/AIDS routine program by all implementing organizations in the country. This Community Based HIV/AIDS Information System tries to address the registration and reporting tools and data flow systems for community-based HIV/AIDS program indicators.
FHAPCO is starting pilot testing the HIV/AIDS community-based information. According to the FHAPCO plan, the piloting will be for a period of six months starting from July 1, 2010 and finalization of the designed community information system based
This program will support the scaling up of HMIS/family folder, Support regional level taskforces composed of key stakeholders that oversee the overall piloting and implementation of the HIV/AIDS CBIS in the five regions. ,Provision of Technical Assistance (TA) for the Federal and Regional governments in the pilot testing and implementation of HIV/AIDS community-based information system and electronic database/data warehouse; Support the training of community health workers and other M&E personnel at all levels who will be involved in the implementation of theHIV/AIDS CBIS ,Support the implementation ofHIV/AIDS CBIS processes and tools after wider evaluation of the piloted HIV/AIDS CBIS, Strengthen mechanisms for smooth flow of HIV/AIDS CBIS data at all levels and Support the establishment of data assurance mechanisms for HIV/AIDS CBIS.
