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: 2008 2009
The overall objective of Voxiva's TRACnet project is to establish a comprehensive information system for
the HIV/AIDS program in Rwanda. Since FY 2004, TRACnet evolved from a pilot to a national ART
program reporting system. By the end of FY 2007, the system will collect monthly program indicators for
ART, PMTCT, and TC via telephone and internet, and has some capacity for lab result collection and drug
stock management reporting. As strong as the data collection has been, issues still remain around data
quality and use of the data for decision making. There are also relatively few information products being
generated with TRACnet data.
In FY 2008, TRACnet will continue collecting data on ART and fully scale up collection of aggregate PMTCT
and TC data. Additions to the system in FY 2008 will include disease surveillance and data collection for
non-HIV programs such as Malaria and TB. In addition, the HIV registry component will be fully
implemented. The HIV registry is a national database that includes basic demographic and clinical data on
all PLHIVs. Availability of a functional registry will provide a wealth of information on the epidemic in
Rwanda, which will be useful for research and will contribute to strengthening the scientific capacity in
Rwanda. Voxiva will also incorporate an enhanced facility mapping tool into TRACnet with detailed service
and donor support profiles on every health center in Rwanda. In collaboration with SCMS and building on
work conducted in FY 2007, the drug reporting component of TRACnet will be redesigned and redeployed
so that core data required for quantifying drug and supply needs can be collected through the system.
To improve data use for decision making, Voxiva will collaborate with TRAC to train site level personnel on
data quality analysis techniques and upgrade the system to incorporate additional analytic capacities.
Furthermore, Voxiva will create offline capacity for TRACnet so the majority of facilities without internet
connection can view and utilize the information in the system. Finally, the contractor will work with the ICT
and technical units at TRAC to prepare information products and increasingly hand over management of the
TRACnet system.
This activity reflects the ideas presented in the EP Five-Year HIV/AIDS Strategy in Rwanda and the GOR
National Multi-sectoral Strategic Plan for HIV/AIDS Control by directly supporting the development of a
sustainable SI system for the national HIV/AIDS program.
