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.
Although there is no law for medical laboratory practice, the MOH in Ghana has drafted a policy document for laboratories. At the request of GHS, USG Ghana's PF will provide support for the design, implementation and analysis of in-depth laboratory assessments to integrate lessons learned from the Improving Malaria Diagnostic (IMaD) project assessments and explore opportunities to strengthen HIV, TB and Malaria laboratory systems.
In partnership with the APHL, USG Ghana's PF will support the development of a five-year National Laboratory Strategic Plan and National Laboratory Policy documents for HIV, Malaria, TB and other related diseases. USG Ghana's PF will also provide technical support in strengthening of LIS for referral linkages and networking between clinical laboratories and regional and national reference laboratories.
CDC will collaborate with APHL to provide technical assistance to support the further development and finalization of the Five-year National Laboratory Strategic Plan (NLSP) and National Laboratory Policy documents in Ghana through PEPFAR, including the following:
Strengthening of LIS: APHL will also provide technical support for strengthening of a LIS, referral linkages, and networking between clinical laboratories and regional and national reference laboratories; technical assistance will continue to expand LIS for the network of reference laboratories in order to support the implementation of the ART program and the accreditation process; APHL will provide in-service training on LIS implementation and operation for for laboratory and information technology personnel at the NPHRL facilities.
In addition, APHL will procure additional LIS software and accessories for the NPHRL and regional laboratories; procure barcode printers, barcode readers, and barcode printer paper; provide refresher training to laboratory technicians and receptionists in LIS; procure computers and accessories; support peer-to-peer network for zonal and regional laboratories including broadband internet, networking and cabling; support operational costs; provide technical and logistic costs; and provide local human capacity development. Funds will be used to integrate the LIS system into the laboratory equipment, in the areas of chemical chemistry, hematology, serology, CD4 and viral load. The planned activities will also include expanding the paper-based LIS in all facilities especially in those sites where electronic LIS is not established. APHL will also deliver paper based training for health professionals from selected pilot sites.
The development of a LIS will ensure that capacity is established for long-term sustainability. The system will assist in obtaining statistics for the NPHRL and the other five (zonal and regional) laboratories supported by PEPFAR, which will be used in laboratory planning. The implementation of the LIS will improve the M&E of laboratory processes including reagents and other consumables' usage, quality of results and services offered to patients on ARV medication. Moreover, this support will enable the country to generate reliable data for surveillance and HIV/AIDS interventions planned by the MOH.
New/Continuing Activity: LIS is a new activity. Lab strategic plan/policy is continuing. The APHL mechanism is a continuing mechanism, established in the Sept. 2009 reprogramming.
