The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has been heralded as the largest and most impactful initiative undertaken in the fight against the global HIVS/AIDS epidemic, allocating $3.9 billion across 50 countries since the start of fiscal year 2019. But in the face of major challenges — including threats to slash funding, a call for rapid localization, and limited number of priority countries — PEPFAR is embarking on a new trajectory.
In anticipation of the release of PEPFAR’s 2019 Country Operational Plans, Devex Senior Development Analyst Maja Wisenberger spoke with experts on the global HIV/AIDS response about how to harness COP data for more effective implementation, what implications to expect from the localization agenda, and what changes PEPFAR can make to the M&E process — and to its policies — to better enable the work of its implementers in the field.
Highlights from this webinar include:
• Where to find resources to dissect lengthy, complicated COP documents.
• What the civil society role is in enhancing current monitoring efforts.
• How the push for “local” funding is playing out on the ground.
• Why more complementary qualitative data is needed to put the HIV/AIDS response in context.
• How PEPFAR can further improve its data dissemination.