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
The funding level for this activity in FY 2008 has increased since FY 2007. Narrative changes include
updates on progress made and expansion of activities.
This activity relates to National Association for State and Territorial Directors (NASTAD), SHARe, University
of Zambia (UNZA), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Increased funding is being requested to ensure that the National AIDS/HIV/STI/TB Council (NAC) can
mobilize in-country monitoring and evaluation (M&E) experts to reach all districts and provinces with M&E
training and supervision, with a focus on data utilization for service delivery improvement. Additional funds
will be used to cover staffing needs in provinces and districts. To ensure long term sustainability, USG is
also in the process of developing a strategic plan for further conceptual and operational integration of data
systems in Zambia which will ultimately link NAC and PEPFAR systems and processes with the MOH's
HMIS/Smartcare systems and processes. During FY 2008, additional funds will be used by NAC to
coordinate the implementation of the integration strategy. NAC will also be encouraged to contract UNZA
as a sub-partner for capacity building with appropriate funding level.
The United States Government (USG) supports the NAC in assuring strong M&E centrally and to promote it
across sectors in Zambia. NAC is charged with establishing and maintaining Zambia's HIV/AIDS information
as reported by provincial and district levels. At the policy level, research and evaluation capability has
become its own strategic theme in the 2006-2010 HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan. This elevates the importance of
strong information and M&E capability to a higher level of priority. The wide span of M&E responsibilities
under NAC requires continued support for information systems as well as sustainable workforce
development to ensure a trained and competent cadre of M&E specialists. Specifically, in 2008, this activity
will continue to support key staff positions within the NAC's M&E Unit, which may include positions such as
an M&E Director, M&E Specialist, Information Technology Specialists, and others based on NAC's needs.
The continued support of activities in relation to directives of the National Monitoring and Evaluation Theme
Group convened by NAC are provided by this funding. A primary focus of activities in FY 2008 is to
continue to strengthen existing systems for continued training and performance support at district,
provincial, and national levels in the deployment of national integrated M&E system and Information
Systems/Information Technology strategy. In FY 2005 and FY 2006, USG facilitated a process which
resulted in a joint capacity building plan to harmonize M&E capacity building efforts across USG agencies
and cooperating partners such as SHARe and National Association of State and Territorial AIDS Directors
(NASTAD). A single M&E training manual and training package was developed with technical assistance
from CDC-Atlanta. By the end of FY 2007, all Provincial AIDS Coordinating Advisors (PACAs) and district
level HIV/AIDS focal points will have been trained with the material.
In FY 2008, USG will continue to support in-depth M&E training focused on localized data use for
improvement of service delivery, planning, and reporting. This activity will continue an enhanced focus on
building proficiency with data use and retrieval from anchor national information systems such as the
NACMIS of community and non-clinical indicators and the Health Management Information Systems (HMIS)
and SmartCare from the health sector. Additionally, USG will continue to provide ongoing technical
assistance to NAC on information and communications infrastructure planning, development, and the
deployment of the national monitoring and evaluation system. NAC's goal is to reach over 75 people in
trainings on strategic information, as well as to continue to assist every District AIDS Task Force (72), and
Provincial AIDS Task Force (9) in M&E implementation and skill-building. CDC-Zambia will also continue to
support NAC to build its Resource Center by facilitating linkages with key research tools and services. In
FY 2008, funding will also support the NAC to clarify and increase its participation and coordination of
research activities such as sentinel surveillance, and including the implementation, reporting, and
dissemination of key national surveys such as the Zambia Antenatal Clinic Sentinel Surveillance of HIV and
Syphilis, the Zambia Demographic and Health Survey, Zambia Sexual Behavior Survey, Zambia Service
Provision Assessment, HIV surveillance of HIV/AIDS in children and in prison populations. The funding will
also assist in the coordination and implementation of a multi-agency working group to improve Zambia's
geographic data layers and data infrastructure needed to utilize geographic information and geographic
mapping to support HIV/AIDS monitoring, evaluation, and response.
Targets set for this activity cover a period ending September 30, 2009.
