1 December - World AIDS Day
According to a UN (United Nations) report, The BRICS nations Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa, have increased their domestic public spending on HIV by more than 120% between 2006 & 2011,
In fact, domestic funding for HIV exceeded international investments, said the Joint UN Programme report on HIV / AIDS (UNAIDS), ‘Together we will end AIDS’.
Low and middle income nations invested $ 860 crore for their response in 2011, an increase of 11% over 2010. International funding however remained flat at 2008 levels, $ 820 crore, it added.
Mr. Eric Goosby, Coordinator, US Global AIDS said, “It is clear that this is no time for the world to slow down efforts on global AIDS, rather, we must seize the moment to build on the progress we have made and achieve an AIDS free generation”
Highlights of UN Report..!
* On the BRICS response, India has committed to increase domestic funding to more than 90% in its next phase of the AIDS response.
* Brazil & Russia already fully fund their AIDS response with domestic resources.
* The BRICS countries now fund, on average, more than 75% of their domestic AIDS responses.
* Domestic sources already account for above 80% of resources spent on AIDS in South Africa.
* China & the Chinese government have pledged to fully fund its response in the coming years.
* Funding from the United States accounts for about 48% of all international assistance for AIDS.
* While domestic investments in AIDS are increasing, there is still a large shortfall in global funding for HIV.
* By 2015, the estimated annual gap will be $ 700 crore.
* At the 2011 United Nations High Level Meeting on AIDS, countries adopted a Political Declaration on HIV / AIDS in which they agreed to increase investments for HIV to between $ 2,200 crore to $ 2,400 crore by 2015.
* 81 countries increased their domestic investments for AIDS by above 50% between 2006 and 2011.
* As economies in low and middle-income countries grow, domestic public investments for AIDS have also grown.
* Domestic public spending in sub-Saharan Africa for example, (not including South Africa) increased by 97% over the past 5 years.
* South Africa already spends above 80% from domestic sources and has quadrupled its domestic investments between 2006 and 2011.
* Although total resources for AIDS have not significantly increased, record numbers of people are accessing antiretroviral therapy.
* In 2011, 80 lakh people had access to life saving treatment in low & middle income countries, an increase of 14 lakh over 2010.
* Despite the substantial numbers of people newly starting treatment, it is only just over half (about 54%) of the 1.48 crore people eligible.
Mr. Michel Sidibé, Executive Director, UNAIDS said, This is an era of global solidarity & mutual accountability. Countries most affected by the epidemic are taking ownership & demonstrating leadership in responding to HIV. However, it is not enough for international assistance to remain stable, it has to increase if we are to meet the 2015 goals.”
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