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
Quality population survey data is the foundation for evidence-based program design, policy-making, monitoring and evaluation. Historically, however, development decisions in the region have not been sufficiently guided by this data.
Under the draft Statistics Bill of 2009, the Central Statistics Bureau (CSB), under the National Planning Commission (NPC)/Office of the President of Namibia, must collect, compile, manage, analyze, publish, and disseminate official statistics for Namibia. While the CBS is gaining more experience, a recent assessment identified its need for technical assistance and training.
Under this mechanism CBS/NPC/Office of the President have two main goals: 1) To provide direct technical support to CBS to manage and administer USG-funded surveys; and 2) Build local research capacity so CBS can coordinate major research in Namibia.
This mechanism will increase country ownership of research activities and surveys in Namibia. It equips local decision-makers with data better quality data to support the development of better services and programs and the transition to locally-driven development decision-making. It is therefore in line with the goals for the Partnership Framework and Global Health Initiative Strategy. In 2011, USG strengthened the capacity of CBS to coordinate, plan and implement the 2011-12 Census. In 2012, the capacity-building to support the Demographic and Health Survey will be initiated.
This award will have national-level impact. The target population is the staff of the CBS and research collaborators from other ministries, such as the Ministry of Health and Social Services.
The effectiveness of all the trainings will be evaluated.
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This continuing activity with the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) has two main goals: 1) to provide direct technical support to CBS so that they can manage and administer USG-funded surveys; and 2) build local research capacity so that CBS can be the coordinating body for major research in Namibia.
Under the draft Statistics Bill of 2009, CBS is the agency within the National Statistics System that is responsible for the collection, compilation, custody, analysis, publication and dissemination of official statistics for Namibia. The functions of CBS include conducting statistical studies, either alone or in collaboration with government bodies or private sector entities; publishing and disseminating official statistical data throughout the country; ensuring compliance with statistical standards; keeping an inventory of official statistics of Namibia; providing statistical services and assistance to government bodies or the private sector; formulate a national plan for official statistics; and liaising with national and international organizations on statistical matters.
In 2011, CBS received support by the U.S. Bureau of Statistics to train staff in the analysis of the 2011 Namibian Census. The analysis is intended to assist the government to make appropriate funding decisions, including decisions in health allocations. Efforts will continue to build local research capacity and increase country ownership of research activities and surveys in Namibia, and, as such, is in line with the transition principles of the Partnership Framework and the GHI. The long-term goal of these activities is that the CBS will be able to coordinate, plan and implement, on its own, major studies such as the Demographic Health Survey (DHS+), the National Health Facility Census (also referred to as a Service Provision Assessment (SPA)), and the AIDS Indicator Survey.
Although targeted at the main CBS office in Windhoek, this award will have national-level impact, since all regions will benefit from increased research capacity at CBS. The target population of the award is the staff of the CBS and research collaborators from other ministries, such as the Ministry of Health and Social Services.
This award strengthens Namibias health system by strengthening local research capacity among the main governmental research body in Namibia, the Central Bureau of Statistics. Since health programs and policies depend upon accurate data on the health of the population, increasing Namibian research capacity will improve the quality of the health data produced by surveys and over time it will reduce the costs of collecting such data.
This award will strengthen health information systems (broadly defined to include surveys and other studies) in Namibia and thus improve Namibias ability to plan and monitor its HIV/AIDS response and to coordinate, plan and prioritize future surveys. Long-term benefits will enable the public sector to budget and target its resources more efficiently.
Effective implementation of this award will decrease the costs of conducting surveys and other studies in that the CBS will be less reliant on external technical assistance, which can be the most expensive component of large-scale studies like the DHS.
