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
Activity narrative: A nation-wide population-based serological and sexual behavior survey (HSBS) was
conducted in 2004-05 to measure the burden of HIV/AIDS disease and the progress in implementation of
the PEPFAR program in Uganda. This survey provided vital data on the magnitude of HIV and associated
risk factors as well as data on other program indicators. It also provided calibration factors for the routine
antenatal based surveillance systems that will continue to be the main source of HIV surveillance data.
Furthermore, the survey findings were extensively used to define the focus of the next phase of HIV/AIDS
Control in Uganda. WHO/UNAIDS recommend that this type of survey should be conducted every 3-5 years
to complement annual routine antenatal HIV surveillance. During the planning for the FY 2008 COP, a
decision was made to conduct a follow-on Uganda AIDS Indicator Survey (UAIS) to measure the trend of
HIV/AIDS in Uganda and provide end-term information for PEPFAR I. The main objectives of the
2008/2009 Uganda HIV/AIDS Survey (AIS) are to track trends in key HIV/AIDS indicators—including HIV
prevalence, to gather information on the proportion of Ugandan adults in need of treatment for HIV, and to
measure the key malaria-related indicators including conducting malaria and anemia testing. The survey is
a follow-on to the 2004-05 Uganda HIV/AIDS Sero-Behavioral Survey (UHSBS) and in some ways, the
2006 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) as well.
The specific objectives of the 2008 UAMIS are to:
• collect high-quality data on knowledge and attitudes regarding HIV/AIDS and on sexual behavior among
women and men aged 15-59;
• collect data on orphans and vulnerable children;
• measure the prevalence of infection with HIV, herpes simplex-2, syphilis, and hepatitis B among adults;
and
• measure the CD4 level among adults who test HIV positive.
To save on cost and other resources, the USG and the Government of Uganda (GoU) decided to combine
both the Malaria and HIV/AIDS indicator surveys. The survey will be implemented in a sample of 11,500
households from 460 census enumeration areas/clusters throughout the country. The sample will be
designed so as to provide results at the national level, for urban and rural areas separately and for each of
10 "regions", each consisting of 5-10 districts that are geographically contiguous. The sample will be
designed to enable comparison of results with both the 9 regions used in the UHSBS, as well as those used
in the UDHS. The AIS will cover the age groups of 0-5 years and 15-59 years.
Funds to support the combined survey will come from FY2008 Malaria Operational Plan (MOP) and
PEPFAR FY2008 and FY2009 COP. The PEPFAR funds for the AIS component of the survey will go to
both USAID/Uganda and CDC/Uganda. CDC/Uganda will support the HIV/STI laboratory component of the
survey while the rest of the funds were programmed under the USAID/Uganda funded Implementing
Partner- Macro International. During the FY08 COP planning, $100,000 was programmed as field support to
MEASURE DHS/ORC Macro International to support the preparatory phase of the UAMIS. The funds
covered the preparation of the concept note, survey design, protocol development, and adaptation of the
questionnaires. The remaining FY2008 and the FY2009 PEPFAR funds will go towards the actual
implementation of the UAMIS.
Activities for FY 2009: Since the survey implementation has been funded in FY 2008 COP, the FY 2009
funds will go towards supporting follow-on activities such as secondary data analysis, focused
dissemination, and training course on "communicating data to policy makers". In 2004 AIS, the MOH
professionals teamed up with USG experts to write and publish papers. In 2008 UAMIS, the USG will
explore the possibility of expanding the involvement to include members of the local universities. The FY
2009 funding is also expected to cover new target groups for specific information dissemination based on
the results of the survey. The third activity will involve a specialist course on how to communicate scientific
information to policy makers. Details of this will be worked out but will involve training 30 middle and senior
managers from MOH, UBOS, UAC, etc, on how to communicate complex scientific information and data to
policy-makers.
New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity
Continuing Activity: 15928
Continued Associated Activity Information
Activity Activity ID USG Agency Prime Partner Mechanism Mechanism ID Mechanism Planned Funds
System ID System ID
15928 15928.08 U.S. Agency for Macro 7292 7292.08 AIDS Indicator $100,000
International International Survey
Development prepatory-
MACRO
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