HIV/AIDS Expenditures in Sub-Saharan Africa: Observations from Kenya, Rwanda and Zambia S. Muchiri, Wellington Godo, K Chebet,Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya C. Kabago, P. Kayabotsi, D. Ndushabandi, Government of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda F. Phiri, Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia T. Dmytraczenko, S. De, C. Chanfreau, M. Tien and G. Kombe, Abt Associates Inc., Bethesda MD USA

Impact of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic KenyaRwandaZambia Adult prevalence6.7%5.1%15.6% HIV infected adults982,685199,2791.2M Declining life expectancy GDP per capitaUSD 371USD 196USD 354

Providing HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment and Care: A Heavy Toll on the Health Sector  HIV/AIDS is the single largest contributor to the burden of disease in Africa  19% of the total years of life lost due to disability or premature mortality 14% 24% 45% In percentages HIV/AIDS as a share of total health expenditures PPP$ 306 PPP$ 433 PPP$ 141

Household and Donors Finance a Large Share of HIV/AIDS Expenditures KenyaRwandaZambia

Treatment and Care Absorb the Majority of Health Funds 75% KENYA

19% 75% Is HIV/AIDS a Priority in Resource Allocation? 5%21%33%57% RwandaKenyaZambia

The Burden on HIV+ Households Is Considerable Preliminary results A person living with HIV/AIDS spends approximately 9 times more out-of-pocket than the average Zambian on health care General Out-of-pocket spending =$3.70 per capita HIV/AIDS Out-of- pocket spending = $31.62 per HIV+ individual

The Burden on HIV+ Households Is Considerable HIV/AIDS Out-of- pocket spending = $60.84 per HIV+ individual General Out-of-pocket Spending =$8.90 per capita Preliminary results A person living with HIV/AIDS spends approximately 7 times more out-of-pocket than the average Kenyan on health care

The Burden on HIV+ Households Is Considerable HIV/AIDS Out-of pocket spending = $4.97 per HIV+ individual General Out-of-pocket Spending =$2.13 per capita Preliminary results A person living with HIV/AIDS spends approximately 2 times more out-of-pocket than the average Rwandan on health care

Meeting basic needs in Rwanda 58% of HIV+ households received assistance, borrowed or sold assets 26% received assistance 33% borrowed 17% sold assets

Policy Issues Sustainability of donor funding in view of long- term challenges posed by HIV/AIDS Equity issues related to substantial household out-of-pocket HIV/AIDS spending Potential implications of future plans to scale up anti-retroviral therapy (ART)