Expenditures on AIDS-Related Activities, by Sub-Categories

Posted by: Daniel Reijer on Mon, 11 October 2004 07:52:25

The RF project collects data on AIDS-related expenditures by sub-category, for donors and developing countries and countries in transition (DC/CiT). The four sub-categories include:

Activities on sexually transmitted diseases
HIV/AIDS prevention
HIV/AIDS care and treatment
HIV/AIDS support and social mitigation

The most recent year for which expenditures on AIDS sub-categories for both donors and DC/CiT are available is 2001 (1). In this survey a break-down of the four sub-categories was provided for 620 projects/programmes reported by DC/CiT and 351 by donors (2). Although this information is not much and may not be a complete representation, it does give an indication of the relative importance of each sub-category.

With respect to the reported 2001 projects/programmes, donors and DC/CiT spent more than half of their AIDS-related funds on the sub-category of HIV/AIDS prevention. While HIV/AIDS treatment and care formed the second largest expenditure for DC/CiT (22 percent), this category comprised only a small fraction of donor expenditures (4 percent). Instead, donors gave higher priority to HIV/AIDS support and social mitigation (37 percent).

Figure 1: Percentage distribution of expenditures on AIDS-related activities by sub-category, for developing countries and countries in transition (panel a), and donors (panel b), in 2001 (3).

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The expanding AIDS epidemic is reflected in significant changes in priorities and expenditure patterns. Reported information indicates that from 2001 to 2002 donor emphasis shifted even more to HIV/AIDS prevention (62 percent); there was also an increase in treatment and care, and STD activities. The overall increase in AIDS-related expenditures (68 percent, see also Trends in ICPD categories) suggests that the combined absolute amount spent on these three sub-categories increased significantly. Despite the overall increase, the results of Figure 2 suggest that donor funding of HIV/AIDS support and social mitigation decreased sharply in absolute and relative terms.

Figure 2: Percentage distribution of expenditures on AIDS-related activities by sub-category, for donors, in 2002 (3) #Image:59#

(1) For 2002, no data were collected in developing countries and countries in transition; data for 2003 are currently being collected.
(2) For 2002 donor information was available for 828 projects/programmes.
(3) Figures may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding off.

Browse in Text Item Additional Results HIV/AIDS and Young People Trends in ICPD Categories Project and Programme Types Expenditures on AIDS-related Activities Governments and National NGOs Participating OECD/DAC Membersâ€™ Contributions	Expenditures on AIDS-Related Activities, by Sub-Categories Posted by: Daniel Reijer on Mon, 11 October 2004 07:52:25 The RF project collects data on AIDS-related expenditures by sub-category, for donors and developing countries and countries in transition (DC/CiT). The four sub-categories include: Activities on sexually transmitted diseases HIV/AIDS prevention HIV/AIDS care and treatment HIV/AIDS support and social mitigation The most recent year for which expenditures on AIDS sub-categories for both donors and DC/CiT are available is 2001 (1). In this survey a break-down of the four sub-categories was provided for 620 projects/programmes reported by DC/CiT and 351 by donors (2). Although this information is not much and may not be a complete representation, it does give an indication of the relative importance of each sub-category. With respect to the reported 2001 projects/programmes, donors and DC/CiT spent more than half of their AIDS-related funds on the sub-category of HIV/AIDS prevention. While HIV/AIDS treatment and care formed the second largest expenditure for DC/CiT (22 percent), this category comprised only a small fraction of donor expenditures (4 percent). Instead, donors gave higher priority to HIV/AIDS support and social mitigation (37 percent). Figure 1: Percentage distribution of expenditures on AIDS-related activities by sub-category, for developing countries and countries in transition (panel a), and donors (panel b), in 2001 (3). #Image:58# The expanding AIDS epidemic is reflected in significant changes in priorities and expenditure patterns. Reported information indicates that from 2001 to 2002 donor emphasis shifted even more to HIV/AIDS prevention (62 percent); there was also an increase in treatment and care, and STD activities. The overall increase in AIDS-related expenditures (68 percent, see also Trends in ICPD categories) suggests that the combined absolute amount spent on these three sub-categories increased significantly. Despite the overall increase, the results of Figure 2 suggest that donor funding of HIV/AIDS support and social mitigation decreased sharply in absolute and relative terms. Figure 2: Percentage distribution of expenditures on AIDS-related activities by sub-category, for donors, in 2002 (3) #Image:59# (1) For 2002, no data were collected in developing countries and countries in transition; data for 2003 are currently being collected. (2) For 2002 donor information was available for 828 projects/programmes. (3) Figures may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding off.