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.
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This is a continuing activity. The goal of the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) program is to strengthen the public health laboratory system in accreditation and quality assurance and build capacity of the Ethiopian Public Health Laboratory Association (EPHLA) in the implementation and evaluation of activities in its strategic plan.APHL will technically assist in developing and refining training curriculum of laboratory personnel on equipment maintenance and laboratory management and leadership. In support of the national HIV/AIDS antiretroviral treatment (ART) program, APHL will assist in supportive site assessments, evaluations and development of processes associated with strengthening and expanding the laboratory information system (LIS) to selected laboratories. APHL will also continue to assign a technical expert for one to two months to work with the national and regional reference laboratories in implementing the National Quality Assurance Program plan. APHL will continue mentoring Ethiopia Health and Nutrition Research Institute (EHNRI) laboratory personnel and leadership to strengthen their role as Ethiopia's national reference laboratory and promote its sustainability. The APHL 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.
The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) has an active history of providing technical assistance to strengthen key laboratory systems and services in Ethiopia. APHL has provided most of its support to EHNRI in the development of their five-year strategic plan, the National Public Health Laboratory System to improve testing quality, and in the expansion of the national quality assurance program. APHL has also provided technical assistance to pilot and expand the laboratory information system (LIS) to 10 laboratories in Ethiopia. Training conducted by APHL has focused on laboratory mentoring, equipment maintenance and laboratory leadership and management. APHL will continue to provide technical assistance in several of the above mentioned programmatic areas, but more emphasis will be placed on transitioning and strengthening regional quality assurance activities, lab equipment maintenance, focused in-service training associated with laboratory accreditation, supportive site assessment of LIS implementation and expanding LIS to selected laboratories. As part of transitioning, APHL will assist EPHLA in continuing to play an active role in improving laboratory services in Ethiopia through the development of the EPHLA national network and support to implement EPHLAs five-year strategic plan. Additionally, APHL will continue building local capacity through specific laboratory training on basic equipment maintenance, laboratory management and leadership, mentoring and supervisory skills to ensure and consolidate the capacity established is sustainable. APHL will continue assisting EHNRI in partnership with HHS/CDC in improving laboratory quality systems, which involves training of EHNRI quality officers on implementation and expansion of EQA programs, data analysis, interpretation and timely feedback. This effort is crucial to support WHO/AFRO stepwise accreditation of laboratories.
