Concerns about ability to fill AIDS funding gap going forward

Each year, UNAIDS and the Kaiser Family Foundation collect and analyse data to document international assistance for AIDS in low-and middle-income countries. It represents funding levels reflecting budgeting decisions that occurred during the current global economic crisis. The analysis is based on data provided by governments - including the Group of Eight (G8), Australia, Denmark, Ireland, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and other donor government members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) - as well as from the European Commission (EC).

Financing a sufficient and sustained response to the HIV epidemic in low- and middle-income countries has emerged as one of the world’s greatest health and development challenges for now and the future.
Although funding sources has risen significantly over the past decade, the gap between UNAIDS’ estimate of resources needed to combat the HIV epidemic and resources available was approximately $7.7 billion in 2009, up from a $6.5 billion gap in 2008. The report data reflects real decreases among some donors, and raises concerns about the ability to fill the AIDS funding gap going forward. Tracking donor funding to combat the epidemic, therefore, is critical.

Please use the following link for the full report.
http://www.kff.org/hivaids/upload/7347-06.pdf.

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