Tracking Ireland’s Funding Commitment to HIV, AIDS and Communicable Diseases Dóchas Naomi Petty-Saphon and Finola Mohan

Introduction 2001 Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS UNGASS 2001 Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS UNGASS 2005 and 2006 press release outlined specific contributions of ODA to HIV, AIDS and Communicable Diseases 2005 and 2006 press release outlined specific contributions of ODA to HIV, AIDS and Communicable Diseases

Research Questions Establish as fully as possible actual number commitments Establish as fully as possible actual number commitments Ascertain disbursements of ODA from Irish Aid Ascertain disbursements of ODA from Irish Aid Are the commitments being met? Are the commitments being met?

Commitments €100 million ($144 million approx.) per year on HIV and other communicable diseases €100 million ($144 million approx.) per year on HIV and other communicable diseases €6 million ($8.65 million approx) per year to UNAIDS €6 million ($8.65 million approx) per year to UNAIDS €20 million ($28.85 million approx) to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria in 2006 €20 million ($28.85 million approx) to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria in 2006 An additional €30 million ($43.27 million approx) on HIV to Ireland’s partner countries An additional €30 million ($43.27 million approx) on HIV to Ireland’s partner countries 20% of the increased resources to be spent on interventions that will benefit children 20% of the increased resources to be spent on interventions that will benefit children

Methods of Research OECD DAC QWIDS OECD DAC QWIDS –STD Control (incl. HIV/AIDS) –Health Education –Infectious Diseases  Malaria and TB –Social Mitigation of HIV/AIDS Irish Aid Reports Irish Aid Reports Global Fund Global Fund UNAIDS UNAIDS

Findings Target 1: €100 million Target 1: €100 million a year a year

Findings Target 2: €6 million ($8.65 million) per year to UNAIDS Target 2: €6 million ($8.65 million) per year to UNAIDS – $ million (2007), $ million (2008) Target 3: €20 million ($28.85 million) in 2006 to Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria Target 3: €20 million ($28.85 million) in 2006 to Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria

Findings Target 4: An additional €30 million to partner countries Target 4: An additional €30 million to partner countries –$36 million increase in STD control alone Target 5: 20% of the increase of this aid to the benefit of children Target 5: 20% of the increase of this aid to the benefit of children Assume this equates to €10 million Assume this equates to €10 million –Difficult to define Seems likely commitments are being met Seems likely commitments are being met

Response from Irish Aid Dr. Douglas Hamilton, Health Advisor on HIV/AIDS for Irish Aid Dr. Douglas Hamilton, Health Advisor on HIV/AIDS for Irish Aid Communicable diseases: HIV/AIDS, malaria, TB, diarrhoea, RTI in children Communicable diseases: HIV/AIDS, malaria, TB, diarrhoea, RTI in children Changing approach from vertical to horizontal (from disease specific projects to health systems approach) Changing approach from vertical to horizontal (from disease specific projects to health systems approach)

Conclusions DAC reporting categories makes it difficult to track funding DAC reporting categories makes it difficult to track funding Irish Aid use their own figures to report to the DAC, but these are not publically available Irish Aid use their own figures to report to the DAC, but these are not publically available Irish Aids systems based approach makes money especially difficult to track Irish Aids systems based approach makes money especially difficult to track More detailed reporting would improve transparency More detailed reporting would improve transparency

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