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.
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This mechanism has four objectives: Strengthen professional development and support; strengthen content and delivery of the MPH program; improve research capacity and output of lecturers and students, and; strengthen sustainable institutional capacity and infrastructure for teaching public health. Strengthening UNAMs capacity to train students in public health science, leadership and program management will contribute to GHI country ownership goals, and allow USG programs to increasingly hand-off program management and M&E responsibilities to local partners. UNAM trains students from all 13 regions. Most graduates serve in the public healthcare sector nationwide. I-TECH and UNAM have developed a transition plan and are establishing a Transition Technical Working Group to implement and monitor transition activities. Several staff positions previously funded through I-TECH have been absorbed by UNAM. Supporting public health education at UNAM will reduce the financial burden on MOHSS to fund bursaries for students to study abroad. Investment in the public education sector will also support the career ladder for faculty and staff, and contribute to the retention of Namibian instructors. This mechanism promotes cost-effective approaches including e-learning technologies, guest-lecturing, mentorship, and twinning with regional universities. The use of electronic journals has reduced costs for importing text books. ITECH submits an annual work plan aligned with national M&E indicators and targets.
COP12 funds will support activities to strengthen five areas of graduate-level public health education in Namibia. These activities have been developed with the University of Namibia (UNAM) Faculty of Nursing and Public Health, and are guided by the UNAM Public Health Working Group (PHWG), consisting of the Dean, public health lecturers, and ITECH staff.
Promote sustainability and transfer of knowledge and financial assets by the end of five years. The PHWG will continue to ensure grant deliverables are met and implement a multi-phase, multi-year strategic plan for MPH program expansion and specialization. A key component is ongoing planning for the transition process which involves the absorption of programming staff and the creation of an operational plan for implementing strategic plan priorities.
Strengthen Professional Development and Support: COP12 activities will strengthen the professional development and support for lecturers teaching and student supervision capacity. The PHWG will establish a taskforce to identify, plan, and implement relevant activities, including financial absorption by UNAM of Faculty Development Workshops and twinning and exchange opportunities with other universities.
Strengthen content and delivery of the MPH program: Activities will strengthen and build content in nutrition, strategic information, health service planning and management, environmental health, primary health care and other key content needs identified during strategic planning. Additionally, the PHWG will lead efforts to begin a formal curriculum review process to review potential specialized tracks for the future. Technical assistance will be provided to assist lectures in adopting new teaching methodologies such as problem based teaching and distance learning.
Improve research capacity and output of lecturers and students: COP12 funds will support activities to promote a research culture within UNAM and to facilitate on-going research and publication activities. A TOT for lecturers on research and thesis development will increase lecturers capacity to teach research skills and reinforce existing skills. A Thesis Workshop will be institutionalized and taught to incoming students. ITECH will also support UNAM to lead, plan, and evaluate students thesis progress activities and develop supportive research materials as required. Lastly, ITECH will support the PHGW to establish an Ethics Review Committee and to plan for subscriptions to external medical libraries.
Strengthen institutional capacity and infrastructure for teaching public health: Activities will support improvement of structures, processes, policies, procedures and resources that are required to ensure the effective running of the MPH program. This includes planning for the development of a Quality Assurance Plan; relevant skills-building; and support for administrative functions for students and the procurement of training materials and equipment.
