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
The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) works strategically to provide accreditation preparedness and capacity building assistance aligned with Ministry of Health (MOH) to strengthen the capacity of countries to collect and use surveillance data and manage national HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria programs by expanding such programs and strengthening laboratory support for surveillance, diagnosis, treatment, disease-monitoring and HIV-screening for blood safety.
CLSIs standards-based, quality systems approach to laboratory strengthening provides the next phase to laboratories completing the three cycles of the CDC-SLMTA program. CLSI programming focuses on quality management system principles and applications (QMS) and a 12 Quality System Essential (QSE) model. Our program builds on phases of activities, ultimately providing laboratories with assessments, training and direct technical assistance, on-going advisement, mentor/ twinning, self-assessment, and continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities to strengthen laboratories over time. CLSI also provides instruction and mentoring to Quality Officers to learn how to perform effectively in their role and assists in the preparations for laboratory accreditation which includes expert mentoring and gap analysis.
During the 2012-2013 funding year, the following deliverables will be provided:
CLSI will plan the third in a series of laboratory Quality Management/Capacity Building workshops.
CLSI will provide necessary CLSI standards, guidelines and best practice documents for dissemination in Zambia.
CLSI will support five six week mentorships in designated laboratories.
QMS workshop will be scheduled during the year to train a cohort of in country QMS laboratory mentors.
Quality laboratory services play a crucial role in public health in both developed and in developing countries by providing reliable, reproducible, and accurate results, for disease detection, diagnosis and follow-up of treatment. CLSI anticipates a continuation of its laboratory and management strengthening activities in Zambia during the 2012 COP funding year.
CLSI will work closely with CDC Zambia to provide technical experts to the MOH to conduct activities that are described below for lab strengthening and country ownership:
Beginning in September 2012, or as funds become available, CLSI will plan the third in a series of laboratory Quality Management/Capacity Building workshops.
CLSI will support five six-week mentorships in designated laboratories.
To further support the Global Health Initiatives goal of country ownership and strengthening, an additional QMS workshop will be scheduled during the year to train a cohort of in country QMS laboratory mentors.
Two 12-month CLSI memberships for Zambian MOH designees: including Infobase (CLSIs electronic access to over 200 CLSI approved and proposed consensus documents).
CLSI will sponsor two individuals to attend the Leadership Conference in March 2013, and subsequent visits to clinical laboratories to observe best practices.
CLSI will continue to provide consistent support and advisement remotely to facilitate self-assessment and CQI for accreditation preparedness.
The suggested budget for the full scope of work is estimated for five participating laboratories which will be chosen by the MOH. This funding level assumes CLSI administrative costs, indirect cost, and travel-related costs for CLSI staff and volunteer consultants. In-country meeting expenses are not included. CLSI staff works to coordinate program travel within Africa, ensuring judicious use of program funds.
