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 2016 2017 2018
The Association Public Health Laboratories (APHL)has diverse expertise to support HHS/CDC including strategic planning for national laboratory networks, implementing laboratory management information systems, and providing US-based and in-country advanced training for laboratory professionals.
In PEPFAR supported countries, the five-year strategic plan for APHL activities include core training initiatives that support laboratory strengthening, and country-specific action plans.
APHL provides training and technical assistance to strengthen key areas of laboratory capabilities and capacities: 1) Laboratory management training provides supervisors and directors with the knowledge, skills and abilities 2) Strategic and operational planning workshops provide laboratory professionals with knowledge, skills and tools to develop effective strategic plans 3) Twinning agreements between major US public health laboratories and national referral laboratories 4) Implementation of laboratory information systems (LIS) 5) Technical assistance in QA and EQA programs.
APHL activities build sustainable capacity through TOT, long-term twinning agreements and internships at U.S. public health laboratories.
APHL also collaborates with WHO/AFRO to support a national laboratory communications network. In Africa, APHL supports training courses at the African Center for Integrated Laboratory Training with faculty and curricula.
Through the collaboration with CDC-DRC, APHL has identified the key priorities for DRC as:
1. Laboratory Policy and Strategic Planning development and implementation
APHL will continue to provide technical assistance with a focus on the review and development of DRC laboratory policy and strategic planning. The activity will include ensuring the implementation of the strategic plan goals developed for the National laboratory network in DRC.
2. Strengthening of the National Laboratory Information Systems
APHL will provide technical assistance to CDC-DRC IT team in LIS activities identified following BLIS pilot phase by CDC Atlanta representative Mark DeZalia. Activity will include field testing in three facilities.
3. One trip is needed for one APHL staff to coordinate work and provide support to the program
