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
This is a new activity in FY08.
The General Statistics Office of the Ministry of Planning and Investment (GSO) is primarily responsible for
all macro national population, economic, and service indicators pertaining to the ministries of the
government of Vietnam (GVN). Relevant to PEPFAR strategic information activities, they are responsible for
national facility and population-based data on health and health interventions. Historically, they have worked
with PEPFAR partners to implement the AIDS Indicator Survey (AIS) with MACRO International and the
Survey of Vietnamese Youth (SAVY) with UN agencies.
As PEPFAR focuses on improved information supporting planning and implementation of HIV/AIDS
programs, funds will be provided to GSO to partially support conducting second rounds of these surveys
while developing capacity and understanding of advanced survey methodologies and technologies within
GVN. This developing capacity will enable the Ministry of Health/Vietnam Administration for HIV/AIDS
Control (MOH/VAAC) to have ready access to survey capabilities for general population, focus population
and facility-based surveys for better measurement of program needs, impact, and resources.
PEPFAR resources will support:
• Development of survey methodologies that focus on most-at-risk populations (MARPs) or individuals,
especially youths, at risk for entering these populations, including improved methods for eliciting risk
behaviors difficult to measure based on Vietnamese social norms.
• Human capacity development (HCD) within GSO for trained surveyors and identified provincial and district
health staff who will be employed supporting various HIV/AIDS-related surveys
• Implementation of surveys focusing on high-risk general population behaviors to better describe linkages
with MARPs in Vietnam and at-risk youth. PEPFAR will work closely with UN agencies and other donors
supporting SAVY to improve information of vulnerable or at-risk youth.
