Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2012 2013 2014 2018 2019

Details for Mechanism ID: 14326
Country/Region: Vietnam
Year: 2014
Main Partner: University of California at San Francisco
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: University
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $200,000 Additional Pipeline Funding: N/A

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.

CDC Vietnam support to University of California San Francisco will improve epidemiological and behavioral research and surveillance in Vietnam, and to increase the number of research studies conducted by, or in partnership with, Vietnamese nationals. The populations targeted include university professors, researchers, and leaders in the public and non-government sectors at national and provincial levels, to train-the-trainer so that staff can create new courses.

In COP 14, UCSF will mentor and provide technical support to scholars who previously completed a research methods and responsible conduct of research course as part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported Fogarty Exchange program. UCSF will provide in-country training on advanced biostatistics, including linear and logistic regression, repeated measures and survival analysis. In order to facilitate long term sustainability, UCSF will integrate these training activities within the local institutions.

In order to improve cost-efficiency of capacity building activities, UCSF is currently piloting distance-learning methods to allow more scholars to participate in research and biostatistics training programs.

Program monitoring and evaluation will determine progress of program objectives based upon defined and approved inputs, outputs, and outcomes. CDC will review progress on a quarterly basis.

Pipeline was a critical factor taken into account when setting the COP 14 budget request for this mechanism and related activities. COP 14 funds will be used for the new activities that are taking place in lieu of those previously funded through the NIH-sponsored Fogarty program. Prior year funding will support other activities. This will draw down existing pipeline by the end of FY 15.

Mechanism Allocation by Budget Code for Selected Year
Strategic Information (HVSI) $200,000
Mechanism Target Information

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.

This mechanism has no published performance targets or indicators.