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: 2013 2014 2015 2016
High quality laboratory services is an essential component of a functioning healthcare system and a foundation for comprehensive HIV and AIDS interventions.
In 2010, the Tanzania Ministry of Health and Social Welfare developed the HIV/AIDS Research and Evaluation Agenda, which provides the research and evaluation priorities for 2010-2015. The Agenda identifies the current HIV and AIDS knowledge gaps and replaces the HIV/AIDS/STIs Research Priorities of the Health Sector HIV Strategic Plan I 2004-2008.
The goal of this mechanism is to guide the adoption of evidence-based best practices, provide practical policy recommendations and answer key operational questions about laboratory service delivery in Tanzania. It aims to evaluate identified information gaps within the laboratory system and share the findings with relevant authorities for evidence-based decision making.
To be cost effective, most of the activities will be implemented alongside the program implementation and progressively build indigenously through training and mentorship.
The following four information gaps have been identified:
1) What is the validity of point-of-care CD4 testing in clinical setting?
2) How reliable are the laboratory consumption data?
3) How effective is centralized laboratory in-service training on staff performance at point of care?
4) What is the quality of HIV rapid testing by non-laboratory healthcare workers in Tanzania.
Evaluation of information gap 1 and 2 is ongoing utilizing FY11 funds.
For information gaps 3 and 4, protocols are currently under development and it is expected that the clearance process will be completed by June 2012. The implementing mechanism will be identified in July 2012 and evaluation initiated in October 2012.
