NOTE: The following is taken from summaries released by PEPFAR on the PEPFAR Data Dashboard. They are incomplete summary paragraphs only and do not contain the full mechanism details. When the full narratives are released, we will update the mechanism pages accordingly.

With FY14 funds, PASMO will provide technical assistance to support the Guatemalan Armed Forces to implement and expand HIV prevention activities addressed to improve knowledge, attitudes and behaviors related to HIV prevention among active military personnel through targeted behavior change communications (BCC) activities. To implement the program, PASMO will build the institutional capacity of military health unit personnel to implement a comprehensive, effective and sustainable HIV and STI prevention strategy and strengthen the military’s HIV prevention program and expand linkages to national and regional HIV/AIDS prevention policies and programs.

PASMO will expand coverage to 50% of the military bases in the country to include bases in regions of the country with higher HIV prevalence and will provide training in Peer Counseling, HIV Educators, HIV/STI Testing and Counseling, Diagnosis and Treatment, Strategic Planning, Surveillance and Monitoring and Evaluation of the intervention and Quality Assurance.

By targeting military personnel, activities will support the PF prevention goal of increasing healthy behaviors among at risk populations to reduce HIV transmission. Results from baseline bio-behavioral surveys obtained in FY2013 will inform future planning.

Cost efficiency will be improved by increasing capacity of military healthcare workers to conduct trainings internally, leveraging partnerships with local organizations, and sharing best practices across militaries in the region. PASMO will be responsible for M&E and quality improvement of the educational sessions provided by military personnel. Efforts will be made to plan and monitor the transition of country ownership to the military health authorities of the country.

Since COP2014, PEPFAR no longer produces narratives for every mechanism it funds. However, PEPFAR has now included performance targets or indicator information for each mechanism based on the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) system. The MER guidance is available on PEPFAR's website https://www.pepfar.gov/reports/guidance/. Note that COP years 2014-2015 were under a previous version of the MER system and the indicators and definitions may have changed as of the new 2.0 guidance.