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: 2011 2012 2013
Partnership Framework (PF) between the US Government (USG) and the Government of Ghana (GoG) is focused on reducing the number of new infections and increasing ART coverage. Both these goals depend on the performance of laboratories in providing information to patients that is accurate, timely, cost effective, appropriate, and interpretable and strengthens quality of patient care. Accreditation of laboratories encompasses quality measurement for six laboratory systems that include quality management, training, equipment maintenance, supply chain management, laboratory information, specimen referral and advocates strongly for laboratory policy.
CDC Ghana will work with AFENET in FY 2012 to provide assistance for laboratory training and maintenance of equipment, both essential to qulaity performance of laboratories in Ghana.
Preventive and curative maintenance of equipment constitute a key component of the national laboratory strategic plan and play a critical role in ensuring quality laboratory testing and uninterrupted service delivery in management of HIV-AIDS, TB , Malaria and other diseases. In Ghana, the Global Fund (GFATM) has traditionally provided equipment for screening, confirming, and monitoring patients on treatment for HIV, TB and Malaria. However, there are gaps/concerns with proper maintenance of equipment given machine downtime during breakdowns.
The training of biomedical engineers for preventive and curative maintenance of equipment at the national reference as well as zonal and regional laboratories in Ghana is a priority for CDC. Engineers will be trained to identify equipment problems as well as perform calibration of common laboratory equipment such as thermometers, timers, and pipettes.
AFNET will establish proper mechanisms for the reporting of damaged equipment to regional and reference laboratories, ensuring proper documentation procedures are followed. They will ensure equipment maintenance contracts are in place with manufacturers or their local representatives with periodic evaluation of the services they provide.
AFNET will work with vendors to facilitate training for laboratory technicians to develop routine preventive equipment maintenance plans at the laboratories engaged in the accreditation process. They will also facilitate trainings between vendors and biomedical engineers to repair broken equipment.
AFNET will further enhance the capacity of local institutes that engage in training of biomedical engineers for equipment maintenance and repair by providing tool kits for equipment repair and creating opportunities for additional trainings. They will check the feasibility of expanding the service contracts for equipment maintenance to additional laboratories involving local biomedical engineering institutes.
