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.
Activity 1: Strengthening public health capacity in Vietnam
The Hanoi School of Public Health (HSPH) is the premier public health institution in Vietnam. It currently has bachelors, masters, and doctorate level degrees in public health as well as a wide range of in-service training opportunities. COP11 funds (year two of a five year cooperative agreement) will be used to further develop and enhance the capacity of the HSPH to train and develop a high quality and relevant public health workforce for Vietnam. Specific activities include: 1. Establishing a Bachelors of Public Health Informatics 'track' within the existing HSPH curriculum. This curriculum will be based upon standardized competencies that are appropriate for Vietnam. This program seeks to increase capacity and availability of public health workers to improve the acquisition, integration, and display of information, with the goal of improving both individual and population health. This program will train between 15-25 students per class. 2. Strengthening the epidemiology/biostatistics program at the HSPH. In collaboration with local and international institutions the HSPH will seek to enhance the quality of its epidemiology training by a systematic review and adjustment of its current course offering, increased training of existing faculty and partner staff, faculty exchanges with external institutions, and increasing the availability of 'hands-on' research opportunities for faculty and students. 3. Establishing an integrated Vietnam Public Health Training Network (VPHTN) public health training network involving the existing public health facilities and medical training institutions. It is envisioned that this network will result in an expanded reach of high-quality, standardized curricula related to public health training and technical assistance under the coordination of three regional coordination centers in the north, central, and southern regions of Vietnam. COP11 funds will be used to support coordination meetings, materials development, technical assistance, and course implementation. 4. Improving information technology (IT) infrastructure based upon an evaluation of existing resources and facility needs. COP11 funds will support an IT needs assessment, computer workstations, and local area network equipment.
Activity 1 Budget: $200,000
/ Expansion of SMDP training outside of Ministry of Health, including ministries of Defense, Labor, Public Security and Education; and to civil society development partners
/ Based on findings from impact evaluation in COP 2010, expansion of key capacity building activities related to strengthening School curriculum, faculty expertise and linkages to international and national institutions
/ Coordination and networking to strengthen linkages among the public health schools in Vietnam
/ Technical assistance to regional partners in the central and southern region in management training development and delivery
