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 2014
NOTE: The following is taken from summaries released by PEPFAR on the PEPFAR Data Dashboard. They are incomplete summary paragraphs only and do not contain the full mechanism details. When the full narratives are released, we will update the mechanism pages accordingly.
Goals/Objectives: This program seeks to systematically assess and improve the quality of care and treatment provided to PLWHA. Specific objectives are to:
• systematically improve the quality of HIV care provided at ART & PMTCT sites using continuous quality improvement methodologies;
• develop and implement facility-specific quality improvement measures to address identified weak areas;
• promote regular measurement of HIV performance data at the facility level and build capacity for sustainable quality improvement measures through human and systems infrastructure development; and
• build the capacity of the Kenya’s MOH staff to lead national quality assessments and improvement activities.
Cost-efficiency strategy: HIVQual success has necessitated engagement of other USG partners to provide support for training of HCWs on HIVQual implementation in unsupported provinces.In FY11, Center for Health Solutions & EGPAF provided support for implementation in 2 new provinces. Entrenching HIVQual as part of routine M&E will yield wider participation & improve efficiencies.
Transition to country partners:NASCOP leads implementation and will coordinate, supervise, and entrench HIVQual activities into health facilities. In FY12, HIVQual will be rolled out to all district level facilities. All DHMTs from all regions will be trained to supervise & support HIVQual implementation. Nutrition & HIV, TB and health systems indicators will be incorporated. TA is provided by HEALTHQUAL and CDC. A NASCOP coordinator & data manager have been trained to support HIVQual rollout, supervision and engagement of new partners. A stakeholders TWG meets quarterly to guide HIVQual implementation & roll-out through support by USG IP & health facilities. This activity will support GHI/LLC.
Since COP2014, PEPFAR no longer produces narratives for every mechanism it funds. However, PEPFAR has now included performance targets or indicator information for each mechanism based on the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) system. The MER guidance is available on PEPFAR's website https://www.pepfar.gov/reports/guidance/. Note that COP years 2014-2015 were under a previous version of the MER system and the indicators and definitions may have changed as of the new 2.0 guidance.
This mechanism has no published performance targets or indicators.
