Tracking Ireland’s Tracking Ireland’s Funding Commitment to Funding Commitment to

HIV, AIDS and HIV, AIDS and Communicable DiseasesCommunicable Diseases

DDóóchaschas

Naomi Petty-Saphon and Finola Naomi Petty-Saphon and Finola MohanMohan

IntroductionIntroduction

2001 Declaration of Commitment on 2001 Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS UNGASS HIV/AIDS UNGASS

2005 and 2006 press release 2005 and 2006 press release outlined specific contributions of ODA outlined specific contributions of ODA to HIV, AIDS and Communicable to HIV, AIDS and Communicable DiseasesDiseases

Research QuestionsResearch Questions

Establish as fully as possible actual Establish as fully as possible actual number commitmentsnumber commitments

Ascertain disbursements of ODA from Ascertain disbursements of ODA from Irish AidIrish Aid

Are the commitments being met?Are the commitments being met?

CommitmentsCommitments €€100 million ($144 million approx.) per year 100 million ($144 million approx.) per year

on HIV and other communicable diseaseson HIV and other communicable diseases €€6 million ($8.65 million approx) per year to 6 million ($8.65 million approx) per year to

UNAIDSUNAIDS €€20 million ($28.85 million approx) to the 20 million ($28.85 million approx) to the

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria in Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria in 20062006

An additional €30 million ($43.27 million An additional €30 million ($43.27 million approx) on HIV to Ireland’s partner countries approx) on HIV to Ireland’s partner countries

20% of the increased resources to be spent 20% of the increased resources to be spent on interventions that will benefit childrenon interventions that will benefit children

Methods of ResearchMethods of Research

OECD DAC QWIDSOECD DAC QWIDS– STD Control (incl. HIV/AIDS)STD Control (incl. HIV/AIDS)– Health EducationHealth Education– Infectious DiseasesInfectious Diseases

Malaria and TBMalaria and TB

– Social Mitigation of HIV/AIDSSocial Mitigation of HIV/AIDS Irish Aid ReportsIrish Aid Reports Global FundGlobal Fund UNAIDSUNAIDS

FindingsFindings Target 1: €100 millionTarget 1: €100 million a yeara year

FindingsFindings

Target 2: Target 2: €€6 million ($8.65 million) 6 million ($8.65 million) per year to UNAIDSper year to UNAIDS– $5.7684 million (2007), $4.8988 million $5.7684 million (2007), $4.8988 million

(2008)(2008)

Target 3: Target 3: €€20 million ($28.85 million) 20 million ($28.85 million) in 2006 to Global Fund to fight AIDS, in 2006 to Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and MalariaTB and Malaria

FindingsFindings

Target 4: An additional Target 4: An additional €€30 million to partner 30 million to partner countriescountries– $36 million increase in STD control alone$36 million increase in STD control alone

Target 5: 20% of the increase of this aid to the Target 5: 20% of the increase of this aid to the benefit of childrenbenefit of children

Assume this equates to €10 millionAssume this equates to €10 million– Difficult to defineDifficult to define

Seems likely commitments are being metSeems likely commitments are being met

Response from Irish AidResponse from Irish Aid

Dr. Douglas Hamilton, Health Advisor Dr. Douglas Hamilton, Health Advisor on HIV/AIDS for Irish Aidon HIV/AIDS for Irish Aid

Communicable diseases: HIV/AIDS, Communicable diseases: HIV/AIDS, malaria, TB, diarrhoea, RTI in malaria, TB, diarrhoea, RTI in childrenchildren

Changing approach from vertical to Changing approach from vertical to horizontal (from disease specific horizontal (from disease specific projects to health systems approach)projects to health systems approach)

ConclusionsConclusions

DAC reporting categories makes it DAC reporting categories makes it difficult to track fundingdifficult to track funding

Irish Aid use their own figures to Irish Aid use their own figures to report to the DAC, but these are not report to the DAC, but these are not publically availablepublically available

Irish Aids systems based approach Irish Aids systems based approach makes money especially difficult to makes money especially difficult to tracktrack

More detailed reporting would improve More detailed reporting would improve transparencytransparency

Thank YouThank You

Questions?Questions?