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: 2007 2008 2009
ACTIVITY HAS BEEN MODIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:
TA for evaluation of the recently adopted HIV diagnostic algorithm
Support QA activities associated with HIV sentinel surveillance survey
Provide mentoring and training to the Nigeria Central Public Health Lab (NCPHL).
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION:
The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) over the past three years has provided technical
assistance and technical support to the CDC, Global AIDS Program (GAP) in building laboratory
infrastructure in Nigeria through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). During COP08,
APHL provided a comprehensive evaluation of the laboratory capacity building program in Nigeria,
equipment and supplies at the Zaria TB and Leprosy Training Center and laboratory management training
for senior laboratory capacity-building program managers. In COP09 APHL will provide technical
assistance for continued evaluation of the recently adopted HIV diagnostic algorithm, quality assurance
activities associated with sentinel surveillance activities and mentoring / training to the Nigeria Central
Public Health Lab (NCPHL).
APHL will provide technical assistance (TA) for a planned HIV Rapid Test Kit Evaluation (Phase II). This is a
GON activity supported by the CDC-Nigeria program. Technical experts with experience in evaluation of
HIV diagnostic test products will work with CDC-Nigeria lab staff to complete the evaluation, through three
visits, each lasting 4 weeks (total of 12 weeks). In general, the focus for each visit would be; 1) development
of protocol, site selection and creation of procurement list; 2) start of specimen collection, centralized and
on-site training, activation of sites, activation of characterization lab, organization of data collection
mechanism; and 3) wrap up of evaluation (at end of collection phase), data clean up, report writing.
TA will be provided by APHL to support a quality assurance activity associated with a GON sentinel
surveillance activity. The HIV Sentinel Surveillance Survey includes 160 sites across Nigeria and the
collection of 38,000 specimens. Quality assurance includes retesting a portion of these using EIA at a
centralized location (PLASVIREC, Jos, Nigeria). An APHL expert will work under the supervision of the
CDC-Nigeria lab staff to support this QA activity which will include; 1)1 week to setup the lab; 2) 3 weeks to
confirm HIV status; and 3) 3 weeks to train and test samples on new incidence test and 1 week for wrap-up.
In total of 8 weeks of TA will be required.
An APHL laboratorian with experience directing a larger public health lab will provide technical advice and
mentorship to the Nigeria Central Public Health Laboratory (NCPHL) in Lagos. Technical assistance will be
provided through 3 visits for 2 weeks each over a 6-12 month period, for a total of 6 weeks to aid in
development of the institution's capacity and an overall work plan for the institution.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO OVERALL PROGRAM AREA:
A fully functional and coordinated Central Public Health Lab will support the entire national health care
system in Nigeria.
LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES:
POPULATIONS BEING TARGETED:
EMPHASIS AREAS:
HIV diagnostic test algorithm, accurate HIV surveillance data, and improved lab quality assurance.
New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity
Continuing Activity: 12988
Continued Associated Activity Information
Activity Activity ID USG Agency Prime Partner Mechanism Mechanism ID Mechanism Planned Funds
System ID System ID
12988 12440.08 HHS/Centers for American Public 6362 6173.08 HHS/CDC Track $233,391
Disease Control & Health 2.0 APHL
Prevention Laboratories
12440 12440.07 HHS/Centers for American Public 6173 6173.07 APHL $350,000
Disease Control & Health
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