AIDS funding flat in 2009

published on July 19, 2010 in The Wall Street Journal

VIENNA—Global funding to combat HIV/AIDS essentially flattened in 2009 as the economic crisis forced governments in major industrialized countries to scale back their contributions, according to a new report.

The Group of Eight nations, the European Commission, and other donor governments donated $7.6 billion for AIDS treatment efforts in 2009, up slightly from $7.7 billion in 2008 in dollar terms but closer to flat given currency fluctuations, according to the report. Financing commitments made were $8.7 billion in both years.

AIDS activists protest Sunday at the International AIDS conference in Vienna.

The flattening of donations follows years of rapid growth. Funding for global health needs rose sharply from 2002, when the same donor governments' contributions totaled $1.2 billion, through 2008.

The funding report, prepared by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), was released at the opening of the XVIII International AIDS Conference here, where the status and future of international support for treatment is a major concern.

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