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
ASMs goal is to work closely with the CDC Global AIDS Program and PEPFAR to provide onsite technical assistance (TA) and training in the area of clinical laboratory testing.Most ASMs activities are at the central level (within national level laboratory institution), therefore their impact is national and regional. These activities are highlighted in the Vietnam partnership framework sections 2.1.c Improve Laboratory Systems.
In order to reduce cost and increase effectiveness (follow-up) of TA, a new strategy has been introduced. ASM identifies local laboratory specialists to couple with international experts during the initial visit to a selected institution. The local specialist will do post-TA follow-up to make sure the sites follow recommendations and can act as a communication channel between the site and international experts. This is also a means to transition TA to host country partners.Improvement of testing quality mentored by ASM will be monitored and evaluated through Quality Control of the tests performed in the laboratories (will include both Internal Quality Control and External Quality Assessment results). Currently these systems are under development in Vietnam with support from PEPFAR.
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) is the world's oldest and largest single life science membership organization. With more than 5,000 members (clinical microbiologists), ASM is well-equipped to play a major role in the global fight against infectious diseases. Members have experience in developing quality assurance/quality control programs, managing labs, instituting good laboratory practices, and training on and designing diagnostic tools and procedures. ASM is able to rapidly engage these experts as consultants to provide clinical microbiology technical assistance.Over the past few years ASM has worked closely with the CDC Global AIDS Program and PEPFAR to provide on-site technical assistance (TA) and training through carefully chosen experts from their membership roles. ASMs activities specifically include improving the quality and capacity of infectious disease diagnosis by training and mentoring local laboratorians on implementing newer technologies and optimizing quality-assured laboratory testing procedures.
In the coming year ASM will continue this work as one component or PEPFARs movement from service delivery model to TA model. Specifically, this will include the following training: 1) SOP development (NHDV) basic on-site training to laboratory staff; 2) mycology (NHDV) basic on-site training to laboratory staff; 3) diagnostics of lung bacteriology (NLH, PNT) identify gaps and areas to be improved in the area of lung bacteria culture and drug susceptibility testing per CLSI recommendation; 4) general bacteria diagnostics (Bach Mai hospital) - identify gaps and areas to be improved in the area of lung bacteria culture and drug susceptibility testing per CLSI recommendation.
