Webinar: Lessons learned from PEPFAR COP data

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. Speakers: • Brian Honermann, deputy director, public policy, The Foundation for AIDS Research, amfAR • Diana Mailosi, project coordinator, Pangaea Zimbabwe AIDS Trust, PZAT Moderator: Maja Wisenberger, senior development analyst, Devex Watch the full webinar: Have follow-up questions? Send them to analysts@devex.com.