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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Most personnel in the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) are in the sexually active age group of 19-49 years old and are highly mobile because they support UN peacekeeping operations and the size of the GAF is approximately 12,000 troops. DoD's efforts with the GAF will support several of the goals of the Partnership Framework by trying to reduce the number of new infections with prevention efforts for the GAF and their families, supporting testing and counseling services, creating linkages to care and treatment services, improving labroartory capabilities, strengthening TB surveillance and supporting the strengthening of health managment systems.
DoD will support care activities that include a support group for HIV positives and will provide referrals for care and treatment services for the GAF and their families. The support group was formed in 2010 and it involves monthly meetings at an off base venue where military and military family members living with HIV/AIDS can meet in a relaxed atmosphere and where civil society/NGO support groups make presentations about available services. DoD will also support training of the GAF staff (nurses) on care and support for people living with HIV/AIDs.
DoD will to support the GAF's military wives' clubs' identification of military widows and orphans/vulnerable children and the promotion of referrals to civilian OVC services and support. School fees, uniforms and supplies will be funded for a small group of OVCs. This will be a continuation of a program initiated last year.
The DoD program will support the testing of approximately 7,000 individuals for HIV including 4,500 troops preparing for peace keeping operations. The GAF's campaign is entitled "Know Your Status" and encourages HIV testing as well as teaching prevention methods. The campaign is supported in seven areas throughout Ghana. Funds will be used to support testing capabilities.
DoD is working with the GAF to provide support for epidemiology and data analysis training as well as supporting integration of the GAF into the national M&E system. Support to the GAF will include procurement of computers for better tracking of program data, training of GAF personnel on the national M&E reporting system and epidemilogical training that will allow the GAF to begin planning surveillance actvities.
Prevention efforts for the GAF are closely tied to UN peacekeeping activities and the GAF has assumed financial responsibility for the peer educator program and pre-deployment HIV related peacekeeper training, and has expanded it to include presentations at the base wives' clubs. The GAF includes education on correct condom use as part of the peer educator program and issues condoms to all active duty forces and they do not request additional funds to support this effort. The campaign that the GAF supports is entitlted "Know Your Status". Funds requested by DoD will support the production costs for new posters, video production, and other prevention training materials as well technical assistance needed to improve prevention messaging and this would include monitoring and evaluating of their prevention programs.
DoD will support the continued improvement of laboratory infrastructure for the GAF. Funds will be used to procure reagents, consumables and equipment for the 37th Military Hospital and a renovated lab in Takoradi. The renovations for the lab in Takoradi will be funded through the PF.
DoD will work with the GAF to improve surveillance and diagnostic capabilities for TB. In order to improve TB diagnostic capabilities at the 37th Military Hospital, DoD will support the procurement of equipment such as Cyscope TB microscopes with cameras, computer equipment, personal protective equipment for health care providers, and TB test kits. In addition, DoD will assist in developing, printing and disseminating a screening tool to improve TB case findings as well as training health care providers. Currently, patients are required to pay for some TB diagnostic testing so DoD will procure x-ray equipment so that patients will not have to pay and will be more likely to get tested.
