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: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016
NOTE: The following is taken from summaries released by PEPFAR on the PEPFAR Data Dashboard. They are incomplete summary paragraphs only and do not contain the full mechanism details. When the full narratives are released, we will update the mechanism pages accordingly.
African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) is an international organization operating in all 30 regions of Tanzania to strengthen laboratory quality management systems through laboratory capacity strengthening, quality assurance, and accreditation in support of the PEPFAR Blueprint. The goals of AFENET are consistent with the NMSF III, GHI, and the Partnership Framework and aim to enable MOHSW ownership of the program. Key national strategies and AFENET approaches in the 2014-15 COP include health worker training in laboratory services in an additional 200 HIV rapid testing sites, training of biosafety cabinet engineers, certification of biological safety cabinets, and improving laboratory information systems. These goals will be attained through enhanced and expanded external quality assurance (EQA) for HIV rapid testing and biosafety training. AFENET will work with local partners including RHMTs and CHMTs to ensure inclusion of laboratory activities in CCHPs for sustainability and ownership. Internal and external audits will be used to review the program. Internally, program reviews will be carried out monthly to assess progress, identify gaps, and devise solutions. The external audit will be performed every three months to identify areas for service quality improvement activities. AFENET is leveraging PEPFAR resources to invest in key cross cutting interventions that include HRH with plans to train 400+ health care workers in laboratory proficiency testing and biosafety.
AFENET activities are not measured with FY 2013 EA DSP UEs; however, expenditures reported were in line with programmatic priorities and approved budgets. SAPR/APR REPORTING will be tracked to monitor target achievements.
Since COP2014, PEPFAR no longer produces narratives for every mechanism it funds. However, PEPFAR has now included performance targets or indicator information for each mechanism based on the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) system. The MER guidance is available on PEPFAR's website https://www.pepfar.gov/reports/guidance/. Note that COP years 2014-2015 were under a previous version of the MER system and the indicators and definitions may have changed as of the new 2.0 guidance.
This mechanism has no published performance targets or indicators.
