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: 2008 2009
Updated April 2009 Reprogramming. Decreased by $200,000. Funds moved to TBD for FOA PS-09-966
(HLAB).
ACTIVITY HAS BEEN MODIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS FROM COP 2008:
+Development of human capacity at, and support for laboratory infrastructure design of, the NPHLS Central
Microbiology Reference Laboratory to provide microbiology reference testing services
+Decentralization of capacity for quality TB smears microscopy and culture to regional laboratory facilities in
high TB/HIV prevalence areas.
+Training of NPHLS/CRL staff in rapid/molecular techniques for identification and speciation of TB and
opportunistic infectious agents
+Collaboration with local institutions to facilitate reference microbiology technology transfer and to build
sustainability in training/ testing capacity.
SECONDARY CROSS-CUTTING BUDGET ATTRIBUTIONS
+By supporting training of senior laboratory staff in microbiologic diagnostic techniques, this activity will
support key cross-cutting budget attributions relating to human capacity development in Kenya.
1. LIST OF RELATED ACTIVITIES
This activity relates to activities in Counseling and Testing (#6941) and TB/HIV, PMTCT and HIV care &
treatment programs.
2. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION
In FY 2009, American Society for Microbiology (ASM) will work with the National Public Health Laboratory
services (NPHLS) to establish the Central Reference Microbiology laboratory capacity and to strengthen the
central TB reference Laboratory. To date, support for laboratory capacity related to HIV prevention and
treatment programs has been heavily focused on tests for HIV diagnosis or monitoring of treatment with
antiretroviral drugs. Microbiologic diagnostic capacity is extremely limited in Kenya; while many clinical labs
can support microscopic diagnosis of tuberculosis, culture for tuberculosis and diagnostic tests for other
opportunistic infections are generally unavailable. The NPHLS strategic plan outlines needs to urgently
support establishment of a network of laboratory referral services, including microbiology services,
throughout the country. ASM will train senior laboratory staff from eight provinces to conduct microbiology
testing, prepare SOPS for microbiology testing, prepare lists of reagents and equipment and provide expert
advice on physical infrastructure requirements. Training will be done in high functioning laboratories in
Kenya or the region. Essential microbiological technologies will be selected for different levels of the
National laboratories and appropriate equipment and reagents for such tests procured in accordance with
the National Laboratory policy guidelines. ASM will assist with development of approaches to supportive
supervision, specimen transport, quality assurance and monitoring and evaluation related to microbiologic
testing.
3. CONTRIBUTIONS TO OVERALL PROGRAM AREA
Development of capacity to conduct appropriate microbiologic testing will dramatically improve the quality of
care provided for people with HIV in Kenya and benefit the general health system.
4. LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES
This activity relates to all facility based palliative care activities, TB/HIV activities and HIV treatment
activities. In addition, the activity is intimately linked with HLAB and HLAB activities.
5 POPULATIONS BEING TARGETED
This activity targets laboratory workers.
6. EMPHASIS AREAS This activity includes major emphasis in the area of training of Microbiology
Technologists and Scientists and minor emphasis in the areas of laboratory infrastructure development,
procurement of specialized microbiology equipment and reagents, and development of protocols for quality
assurance schemes and strengthening of networks/linkages and referral systems for external quality
assurance schemes for microbiological tests as detailed in Section 3 above.
New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity
Continuing Activity: 15008
Continued Associated Activity Information
Activity Activity ID USG Agency Prime Partner Mechanism Mechanism ID Mechanism Planned Funds
System ID System ID
15008 4826.08 HHS/Centers for The American 7006 4154.08 $96,755
Disease Control & Society for
Prevention Microbiology
7039 4826.07 HHS/Centers for The American 4285 4154.07 $499,994
4826 4826.06 HHS/Centers for The American 4154 4154.06 Microbiology $146,799
Emphasis Areas
Health-related Wraparound Programs
* TB
Human Capacity Development
Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Human Capacity Development $100,000
Public Health Evaluation
Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery
Food and Nutrition: Commodities
Economic Strengthening
Education
Water
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