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.
The American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), the world's largest laboratory professional society
providing training and education, will continue to collaborate with MOH, CDC and the Care & Treatment
partner (TBD-CoAg) to support laboratory infrastructure at different levels in Guyana. Laboratory workers
need substantial training in use of new tests, use of automated procedures, and all aspects of work required
of a functional laboratory (inventory management, quality assurance and quality control, documents and
records management, information management, trouble shooting and problem resolution, safety, laboratory
management, and customer service). ASCP will continue work started in the previous fiscal year. ASCP
provided training of trainers in chemistry and hematology; an evaluation of the newly trained trainers will be
conducted to ensure that the TOT was effective. It is expected that the evaluation of this training will be
conducted annually. ASCP will also complete the review of the medical technologist curriculum at the
University of Guyana. In FY08 ASCP will apply its expertise and resources to educational design and
evaluation; training course development; competency assessment development; and technical assistance
with training delivery to strengthen the human resource capacity for laboratories in Guyana with a focus on
building the capacity of MOH identified to fill key positions at the NPHRL (construction completion
scheduled for July 2008). The MOH has identified a number of training and staff development needs for
NPHRL personnel. ASCP will work with the MOH, CDC, and other in-country partners to develop a Staff
Development and Training Plan for the NPHRL. After needs are identified through this process, the ASCP
will determine which parts of the plan it can execute. Key activities throughout FY08 include the MOH to
establish a local certifying board, a prerequisite for international ASCP certification for medical technologist
and proving training in laboratory management to bench laboratorians who will work at the NPHRL.
Modules for this training include leadership concepts, overview of quality systems, equipment and supply
chain management and financial management of the laboratory. ASCP will provide the needed training
materials such as reference books. Additionally, after the Training & Staff Development plan is developed,
ASCP will identify areas to assist in implementing the plan.
