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.
This activity will expand upon pilot quality improvement (QI) work started in FY06 that included technical assistance from the HIVQUAL Program of the AIDS Institute, New York State Department of Health through HHS/HRSA. An initial site visit was made in July-August 2006 to present the QI program model to the MOHSS. The undersecretary of MOHSS indicated that the HIVQUAL Program was consistent with Namibia's health care quality improvement plan and encouraged the Directorate of Special Program's Case Management and M&E units to collaborate with the health services division's Quality Assurance Unit to begin implementing HIVQUAL, with technical assistance from HIVQUAL and CDC. A position description for a Quality Improvement Medical Officer was developed to recruit a project manager under Potentia . A HIVQUAL working group will be convened to develop a work plan to adapt the HIVQUAL methodology to Namibia's needs and select core quality indicators and pilot sites. A part time informatics/data clerk based in the M&E unit will be assigned to assist with HIVQUAL assessment. A second visit in late 2006 is planned to finalize indicator and site selection, provide training and capacity building and initiate a baseline assessment using the HIVQUAL method in a group of pilot sites.
In FY07, the continuation and expansion of HIVQUAL-Namibia will be executed under the leadership of the Ministry of Health and Social Services in close collaboration with CDC-Namibia for technical support. Activities will include: 1) QI training; 2) assessment of quality management programs at the participating clinics; 3) performance measurement (at six month intervals) of selected core indicators; 4) ongoing quality improvement coaching to participating sites; and 5) regular conference calls with the US-based team. Data analysis and planning for expansion based on the results of the pilot will also occur.
Activities will result in strengthening systems of care and documentation in health care facilities. The emphasis of this method is to develop skills for use of performance data by providers within their organizations and for the specific purpose of driving improvements in their systems of care. Training will also be provided to key MoHSS staff at the national, regional, and site level as indicated.
