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: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
This is a continuing activity. The Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) provides technical support for the development and standardization of documents and records. The support is centralized at EHNRI but has nationwide impact and facilitates the laboratory support activities of all other laboratory-related PEPFAR/E partners. The goal of CLSI's program is to implement the quality management system (QMS) and internationally recognized laboratory standards into national, regional and hospital laboratories. CLSI provides technical assistance to raise laboratory assessment scores per the WHO/AFRO stepwise accreditation scheme at national reference laboratories and transfers laboratory assessment skills to lead laboratory assessors. CLSI's support for laboratory accreditation links with the Ethiopian National Accreditation Office (ENAO), a recently established government accreditation agency, and establishes a national laboratory accreditation system. CLSI will ensure increased development of national laboratory operational and quality management for sustainability of the QMS and support the achievement of accreditation at targeted laboratories. CLSI's laboratory support strategy is to assign expertise /mentors centrally at EHNRI to work with laboratory management, quality officers and technical staff to enhance national program management capacity. CLSI works in tandem with local HHS/CDC Ethiopia laboratory personnel who are co-located in EHNRI, thereby maximizing efficiency in terms of cost and having technical assistance appropriately targeted in advance from within. The CLSI program supports the laboratory strengthening goals of the GOE's National Strategic Plan II (SPMII) as well as the GOE and USG HIV/AIDS Partnership Framework and Global Health Initiative.
This is a continuing activity with emphasis on supporting laboratory accreditation efforts. CLSI provides technical assistance (TA) to EHNRI for the development of standard operating procedures (SOP), protocols and guidelines. CLSI trains quality officers on quality management systems and SOP writing and utilization. CLSI systematically assesses different units of the national reference laboratory and two regional laboratories. Important gaps have been identified which need to be addressed for the laboratories to move towards accreditation. Based on the assessment findings, CLSI has developed a comprehensive scope of work focused on quality improvement to help the laboratories implement at least the minimum quality standards. CLSI provides laboratory assessors training for quality officers to help the WHO/AFRO laboratory accreditation scheme implementation. In FY2012, CLSI will continue providing TA for implementing the QMS, participating in quality assurance and auditing programs and strengthening the Ethiopian National Accreditation Office (ENAO) program initiatives specific to accreditation and local capacity development efforts for sustainability and ownership. CLSI's TA initiative to ENAO will be done jointly with EHNRI and HHS/CDC Ethiopia staff to develop a laboratory accrediting agency with technical and human resource capacity that is in-line with the WHO/AFRO accreditation efforts. CLSI will continue to provide TA in developing and harmonizing SOPs and ensuring proper utilization via customizing and refining. CLSI will assist with development of guidelines and standards in the preparation of test panels, EQA data analysis and interpretation and evaluation of the program. CLSI will continue to strengthen the EHNRI's national leadership in the implementation of the WHO/AFRO step-wise accreditation and support the initiatives of the ENAO for long term suitability of the program and as a transition strategy.
