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| Increases in AIDS financing but funding still falls short of estimated need, says report |
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GENEVA, 4 June 07 -- As the world's leaders prepare to meet this week for the annual G8 Summit, which will take place in Heiligendamm, Germany June 6-8, 2007, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the Kaiser Family Foundation are releasing a new report analyzing funding for AIDS in low- and middle- income countries provided by the G8 and other donor governments. The G8 nations have made several prior commitments to address the epidemic, and this year's agenda also includes a focus on AIDS, as well as other infectious diseases. Financing the response to the global AIDS epidemic has emerged as one of the world's greatest health and development challenges. Despite significant increases in funding for AIDS, latest data from 2006 shows that resources still fall short of the estimated need. The report, Financing the response to AIDS in low- and middle- income countries: International assistance from the G8, European Commission, and other donor Governments, 2006 tracks funding levels of the mentioned donor governments, who collectively provide the bulk of international assistance for AIDS through bilateral programmes and contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Some key findings of the report include: In 2006, international AIDS assistance from the G8, European Commission, and other donor governments reached its highest level ever with commitments totaling US$5.6 billion and disbursements, or funds made available during the year, reaching US$3.9 billion. Donor government funding has risen significantly over the past several years. Between 2002 and 2006, commitments and disbursements each increased more than three-fold, although commitments rose at a faster rate than disbursements. The United States government provides by far the largest share of donor government funding for AIDS, accounting for nearly half (47%) of funding commitments made by these governments in 2006. The Netherlands ranks second with 17% of commitments, followed by the United Kingdom at 14%. However, when donor efforts are assessed based on national wealth (AIDS funding disbursements per million US dollars of GDP), three non-G8 Members -- the Netherlands, Sweden, and Ireland -- lead the pack in funding. The U.S. falls in the middle and Japan and Italy are at the bottom. The difference between UNAIDS' estimates of resource needs compared to resources available in 2006 was US$6 billion, a difference that could even grow larger over the next few years. Most of this difference will need to be filled by the international community. The full report is available online from the Kaiser Family Foundation at http://www.kff.org/hivaids/7347.cfm and UNAIDS at http://www.unaids.org . UNAIDS is an innovative joint venture of the United Nations, bringing together the efforts and resources of the UNAIDS Secretariat and ten UN system organizations in the AIDS response. The Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation dedicated to providing information and analysis on health care issues to policymakers, the media, the health care community and the general public. The Foundation is not associated with Kaiser Permanente or Kaiser Industries. A joint press release |
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