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.

Since 2002, the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) has implemented the treatment of HIV through the use of antiretroviral medications (ARVs) and the wholesome management of the HIV infected individual

The UTH-HLAB programme priorities will continue to be aligned to the Zambian government policies and plans for the management and control of HIV infections. The programme will also work in concert with the five PEPFAR approaches; (integration, continuum of the HIV response, attention to specific vulnerable populations, Country ownership and evidence based programming.

Activities will include the training of a critical mass of Master Trainers in advanced HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment; mentorship and clinical evaluations of HIV and AIDS programs; domestication and timely revision of HIV/AIDS related international guidelines and training manuals.

In line with government policy to provide quality laboratory services, the programme will continue to support the UTH laboratories in supporting the implementation of the quality management systems with the view of having the laboratories accredited.

Emphasis in the coming years will be on using local resources from the government and UTH to support the provision of laboratory services, maintenance of the equipment and laboratory infrastructure.

Monitoring and evaluation will be achieved through the collection, aggregation and transmission of core indicator data from service delivery points to inform clinic and program management decisions at all levels, using the health management information system (HMIS). This will involve ensuring data quality, transmission, exchange formats, security and confidentiality.

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.