Financing the Response to AIDS in Low- and Middle- Income Countries: International Assistance from Donor Governments in 2010 - Report

Despite the rise in resources, UNAIDS estimates a resource gap of US$6 billion annually.2 Additionally, the decade of funding increases by donors to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic appears to be over in the wake of the global economic crisis. [...] provided 24% of the funding available for AIDS from all sources (donor governments, multilaterals, the private sector, and domestic sources), the largest share of any donor and just above its share of the world’s economy as measured by gross domestic product or GDP (23% in 2010). [...] GDP per US$1 Million: When standardized by GDP per US$1 million, to account for differences in the sizes of government economies, Denmark provided the highest amount of resources for AIDS in 2010, followed by the Netherlands, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Sweden. [...] The research team solicited bilateral assistance data directly, from the governments of Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, The United Kingdom, and The United States during the first half of 2011, representing the fiscal year 2010 period. [...] Although the Russian Federation is a Member of the G8 and has contributed to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), it has also been a net recipient of AIDS assistance, and therefore is not included in the donor analysis.