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: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) is the sole provider of blood transfusion services in the country with regulatory, coordination and oversight responsibility. The Lesotho Blood Transfusion Service (LBTS), a unit within MOHSW, supplies all of the nations hospitals with safe blood through the recruitment, collection, screening, storage and distribution of blood. LBTS collects about 3 units per 1,000 populations per year, which is far less than the WHO-recommended 10-20 per 1000 population. In the coming two year, LBTS plans to scale up and collect 7 units of blood per 1,000 populations per year.
This goal will be achieved through the education and outreach to the population, recruitment of voluntary, non-remunerated blood donors, screening and processing blood, establishing a quality management process, and training health care providers and donors. As part of strengthening the infrastructure of the blood transfusion services in the country, three regional centers will be constructed and furnished. Human resources capacity will be strengthened through training and the development of retention schemes. Physicians, nurses and laboratory technicians will be trained in basic principles and
In FY 2010 COP funding, the LBTS has purchased two cars: A 4x4 double cabin for donor recruitment, mobilization at the field and post-donation deliveries. The sedan car is used for superiority site visits to hospitals and regional banks. For the decentralization of LBTS activities and increase scale up donor recruitment and mobilization coverage, two additional vehicles (4x4 double cabin) will be purchased.
In FY 2012 COP Lesotho Blood Transfusion Services will be strengthened through human resources development, public awareness campaigns, the establishment of quality management systems, and monitoring and evaluation systems. The following are the major activities planned for COP FY2012
(1) Strengthening human resource capacity
Refresher courses based locally and internationally, will be organized for staff, the country in the following areas: donor recruitment and motivation, selection and counseling, phlebotomy, cold chain management, component production, quality management systems, effective clinical use of blood and blood components, information management systems and leadership and management.
(2) Minor renovation, Procurement and Logistics support
Minor renovation and refurbishment of hospital blood banks will be supported to improve the workflow, storage and the cold chain system will be supported. Adequate equipment and supplies will be purchased to build the capacity and expand services.
Purchase of Vehicles: Two additional vehicles (4x4 double cabs) will be required at regional centers for donor mobilization and delivery of blood donor results.
(3) Increase public awareness and involvement in regular voluntary blood donation
In collaboration with District Councils, private sector and other Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO), public awareness in donor recruitment, counseling and blood donation will be increased and information, education and communications materials (IEC), advertising and motivation of donors will be set up for its sustainability of the blood banks.
(4) Improvement of quality management systems
Quality management systems will continue and be maintained in all the hospital blood banks. Supervision support will include quality control checks on operations to improve services and safety standards. The Policy and strategic plan will be reviewed.
5) Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and information system
