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.
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American Society for Clinical Pathologys (ASCP) goal for Vietnam is to provide TA for improved laboratory testing (CD4, clinical chemistry and hematology) and to update/improve curriculum used at four universities in Vietnam for medical laboratory technology degree programs. This activity is referenced in the Partnership Framework Implementation Plan (Goal #2: Supporting the provision of sustainable HIV/AIDS Services through strengthening systems for peoples health and welfare, Objective 2.1 c: Improve Laboratory Systems through improved strategic planning, systems management, coordination, training and accreditation).
ASCP support for national training packages and Pre-Service has national geographic impact. The target populations are in-service and pre-service clinical laboratory technicians. CDC staff work closely with ASCP management to reduce travel costs by combining several activities into a single visit. ASCP activities are clearly project result oriented and time limited. CDC technical staff work closely with ASCP consultants to monitor/evaluate the quality of TA provided to Vietnam.
American Society for Clinical Pathologys (ASCP) Department of Global Outreach is a dynamic resource focused on improving global health by exploring, identifying and implementing innovative methods and partnerships that improve laboratory practices. The goal of Global Outreach is to enhance the image of laboratory medicine domestically and internationally.
CDC engaged ASCP under a cooperative agreement to support laboratory training and quality improvement for diagnosis and laboratory monitoring of HIV/AIDS patients in resource-limited countries (PEPFAR supported countries). This program enhances laboratory testing practices and servicesthereby improving care and treatment for individuals with HIV/AIDS.
In Vietnam, ASCP consultants have supported the creation of national training packages for HIV disease staging (CD4) and treatment monitoring (clinical chemistry and hematology). A cadre of CD4 master trainers was also created to support ongoing training needs and ASCP consultants participating as subject matter experts in the first national CD4 conference held in the fall of 2010. ASCP also supports PEPFAR efforts to ensure qualified human resources are available in the future to staff clinical laboratories through their support of pre-service curriculum development. In the Spring of 2011, ASCP held a gap analysis of curriculum currently used by Hanoi Medical University (HMU) for Medical Laboratory degree students. Four other medical universities (Ho Chi Minh, Hue, Hai Duong, and Hai Phong) participated in this activity and have agreed to also work with ASCP to improve curriculum. One unexpected benefit will be a standardization of training curriculum in Vietnam for this educational track.
New activities planned for COP12 include: 1) TA for the development of national EQA programs for clinical chemistry and hematology. 2) Support for 4 additional universities to participate in lab curriculum improvement (Ho Chi Minh, Hue, Hai Duong, Hai Phong). 3) Develop post-graduate curriculum framework at HMU. 4) Creation of a student exchange program between a university in the U.S. and HMU.
