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.
ACTIVITY HAS BEEN MODIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:
A new activity in FY 2009 will be the building of an interface between TRACnet and OpenMRS, the
electronic medical record system.
The overall objective of the TRACnet project is to establish a comprehensive information system for the
HIV/AIDS program in Rwanda. It is currently managed by Voxiva, and its cooperative agreement ends in
September 2009. Since FY 2004, TRACnet has evolved from a pilot to a national ART program reporting
system. It is used to collect data on a monthly basis via the telephone and internet on HIV/AIDS program
indicators. As strong as the data collection has been, issues still remain around data quality and the use of
the data for decision making. There are also relatively few information products being generated with
TRACnet data.
In FY 2009, TRACnet will continue collecting data on ART and fully scale up collection of aggregate PMTCT
and VCT data. The collection of data on malaria, TB and disease surveillance will be integrated to TRACnet
in FY 2008, and these additions will be rolled out the following year. Also, an HIV patient registry which will
be made available during FY 2008 will provide a wealth of information on the epidemic in Rwanda. This
database is useful for research and contributes to strengthening the scientific capacity in the country.
Assistance will be provided to CIDC and implementing partners to analyze the data collected in order to
develop a culture of data use for decision making at all levels of the health pyramid. Further improvement
will be made on the TRACnet system in line with the needs of the end users of the system and CIDC
requirements. Also, more efforts will be put on improving and maintaining the quality of the data collected
through TRACnet.
In collaboration with Supply Chain Management System (SCMS), and building on work ongoing in FY 2008,
the drug reporting component of TRACnet will be rolled out to collect data required for quantifying drug and
supply needs. To improve data use for decision making, a contractor will collaborate with CIDC to train site
level personnel on data quality analysis techniques and upgrade the system to incorporate additional
analytic capacities.
Furthermore, the contractor (TBD) 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 (TBD) will work
with the ICT and technical units at CIDC to prepare information products and increasingly hand over
management of the TRACnet system.
Support will be provided to CIDC to implement the sustainability plan developed during FY 2008. In order to
ensure interoperability between OpenMRS and TRACnet, steps will be taken to harmonize standards used
by both systems and build an interface between the two systems to allow those ART sites that are using the
OpenMRS to send reports directly from their system without having to use TRACnet traditional data
transmission channels.
This activity reflects the ideas presented in the PEPFAR 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.
New/Continuing Activity: New Activity
Continuing Activity:
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