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 2015 2016 2017 2018
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.
This mechanism supports the NHTC to train health care workers in the public and private sectors. Current training courses focus on PMTCT, Early Infant Diagnosis, HIV prevention, male circumcision, nutrition, HIV treatment, TB diagnosis and care, HIV counseling and testing, and nursing. Strengthening NHTC’s capacity to provide in-service training and continuing medical education to healthcare workers in the public and private sectors contributes to GHI country ownership and access to quality health services goals. The NHTC trains healthcare workers nationwide. In-service trainings are provided through the NHTC headquarters and four regional training centers, as well as via Digital Video Conferences. Training schedules have been adapted to attract more private providers nationwide. I-TECH has successfully transitioned several project staff to the NHTC payroll, and has formed a joint Transition Technical Working Group with MOHSS (NHTC) and UNAM. In COP11, PEPFAR shifted a portion of funds from I-TECH to directly support the NHTC. Activities supported under this mechanism are integrated with CDC’s direct technical assistance to the MOHSS. Supporting training activities through NHTC avoids duplicative training efforts and reduces costs associated with training abroad. Hiring of trainers, tutors, and other key staff is coordinated with MOHSS and CDC through Potentia. I-TECH maintains a robust M&E system to measure progress towards national targets. A detailed work plan and M&E plan is developed each year and is reported to CDC and HRSA on a quarterly basis. I-TECH is committed to transferring operational control over these systems to its Namibian counterparts.
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.
