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: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
The objectives of this project are:
1) To increase the number of health workers graduating from the Master of Public Health (MPH) program at the University of Zimbabwe.
2) To attract non-traditional Master's of Public Health (MPH) students (i.e., those without a degree in nursing or medicine).
3) To increase the applicability of the Master's level public health training to HIV/AIDS, through integration of HIV/AIDS material and practicum options, including projects of national and local importance on HIV/AIDS.
The activities that are being implemented support the HIV/AIDS National Strategy and Plan through program evaluation at district and provincial level within the public sector to provide evidence for health related decision making.
The coverage of this project is national. MPH students are recruited nationally, and for the fieldwork portion of the degree program they are deployed to all provinces where they engage in planning, implementation and evaluation of public health interventions.
The key contribution of this program to health systems strengthening and human resources for health is through the building of competencies and skills in public health practitioners to improve the provision of health services to the general population.
A woman and girl centered approach is accomplished through:
active recruitment of female students to the program
Inclusion of women and girls' health issues as a strong component of the MPH curriculum.
The activities have their base in the cross-cutting program of Human Resources for Health through training of public health professionals.
Cost-efficiency strategies include bulk production of training materials for the program. Resources that are already in place are utilized as much as possible and maintained as needed throughout their life span. Technical assistance from other partners is utilized at no extra cost.
Monitoring and evaluation of our activities will be accomplished through field supervision visits, monthly meeting feedback from the trainees, and documentation of student progress. This information will be presented in quarterly reports.
With COP11 funds this project will support student learning through engagement in program evaluation at the districts and provinces where they are deployed. The reports of these evaluations will inform the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare (MOHCW) for public health programming and resource allocation.
With COP11 funds the University of Zimbabwe will continue strengthening the MPH program by: 1) increasing the number of students trained per year , 2) increasing the number of field coordinators and supervisors to mentor trainees in their field attachments, and 3) ensuring adequate communication between trainees, field supervisors, and field coordinators.
