Financial factors affecting slow progress in reaching agreed targets on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria in Africa

Chris Atim for DFID, April 2006

The paper looks at the available data on current and projected spending from all sources in African countries and estimates the shortfalls in funding required to achieve the Abuja, MDG and WHO targets in health. It discusses different aid modalities and fiscal space issues, highlights important constraints in relying on external aid, looks at the options available to countries to increase resources available for spending on health, and makes recommendations on how to improve the effectiveness of both aid and domestic spending in the countries of the region.

Paper prepared for the Africa Union Special Summit on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria held in Abuja, Nigeria from 2 to 4 May 2006.

Read the paper on the Africa Union Special Summit website