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
The purpose of this project is to provide TA to strengthen the health management information systems (HMIS) capacity within MOHSW. The project team is providing TA specifically to the Monitoring and Evaluation Strengthening Initiative (MESI), a national initiative, in the eight work packages that have been planned, including areas in HMIS software development, systems integration and information communication technology (ICT), data use, systems strengthening, project management, and administration.
The MESI has been developed to support the HSSP III (2009-2015) and is aligned with a core principle in GHI related to improving and strengthening the health system. The project team is also supporting the ICT Unit within MOHSW to leverage ICT activities. This projects target population for TA is MOHSW personnel.
In order to reduce costs, local consultants will be requested to provide TA to MOHSW, rather than hiring ex-pat staff. A full-time local technical staff person will be seconded to the MOHSW 90% of the time, which will help to build capacity and reduce staffing costs in hiring international staff. The project is also working with MOHSW to use its own resources for travel (vehicle and per diem) to regional sites to reduce project costs.
To date, M&E plans have focused on activity monitoring related to TA requests, ensuring that activities are completed. Once the local staff person is hired, they will work to expand and track the M&E plan for the MESI.
Global Fund / Programmatic Engagement Questions
1. Is the Prime Partner of this mechanism also a Global Fund principal or sub-recipient, and/or does this mechanism support Global Fund grant implementation? Yes2. Is this partner also a Global Fund principal or sub-recipient? Neither3. What activities does this partner undertake to support global fund implementation or governance?
Budget Code Recipient(s) of Support Approximate Budget Brief Description of ActivitiesHVSI CPHI, RI 200000 TA to MOHSW MESI
RTI and its sub partners will provide TA to MOHSW Monitoring and Evaluation Strengthening Initiative (MESI), specifically focusing on HMIS strengthening objectives and related planned activities, including providing TA to the MOHSW ICT Unit. The ICT Unit supports the MESI as well as being responsible for all ICT at the MOHSW. The MESI five-year work plan includes use of Global Fund, and other donor funding, in a coordinated project involving several different implementers and partners to achieve MOHSW HMIS strengthening objectives. RTI support will focus on providing TA to activities under the MESI work plan, which includes project management and assistance; HMIS software development, systems integration, and ICT; and data use and systems strengthening.
In FY 2012, TA for project management and assistance will include provision of seconded Project Manager/Systems Analyst (PM), 90% staff time, to MOHSW to work with each of the eight MESI work areas. The main goal will be to revise the current work plan and update the overall five-year work plan in all of the eight work areas. The PM will also be responsible for assisting all work area leads, managing their activities and tracking timelines and budgets, while also assisting MOHSW to improve their skills in project management.
TA will also be implemented to achieve the enterprise architecture (EA) objective, which includes finalizing the EA and data integration plans. The project will work closely with MOHSW to offer assistance while managing the software vendor who is customizing the DHIS-2 system. Key milestones include hosting the EA workshop with all stakeholders to agree on a timeline for revisions of the EA and finalizing the DHIS-2 requirements and design documentation.
TA activities will also focus on developing the draft Data Use and Dissemination Strategy and related plans. Implementation of the strategy will require providing TA to MOHSW to develop the data use and dissemination monitoring framework. Key milestones include drafting the data use and dissemination strategy and developing a draft dissemination monitoring framework.
The ICT Unit will require TA in implementing the current ICT activities identified in the ICT Unit Roadmap. Key milestones for implementation will include finalizing the master facility list and owner of this list, completing the draft software and hardware technology roadmap for MOHSW, completing setup of MOHSW internal project portfolio tracking system, setting up an ICT Unit technical advisory group and governance structure, creating a library of ICT Unit standard operating procedures, and creating an ICT communication plan.
