Innovative financing for HIV response in sub–Saharan Africa

Innovative financing for HIV response in sub–Saharan Africa

In 2015 around 15 million people living with HIV were receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) in sub–Saharan Africa. Sustained provision of ART, though both prudent and necessary, creates substantial long–term fiscal obligations for countries affected by HIV/AIDS. As donor assistance for health r...

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Main Authors: Rifat Atun, Sachin Silva, Mthuli Ncube, Anna Vassall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh University Global Health Society 2016-06-01
Series:Journal of Global Health
Subjects:
HIV
financing
sub-Saharan Africa
Online Access:http://www.jogh.org/documents/issue201601/jogh-06-010407.pdf
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spelling doaj-ec26c9d935494290aaad0f46d5a02fd52020-11-24T21:46:47ZengEdinburgh University Global Health SocietyJournal of Global Health2047-29782047-29862016-06-016110.7189/jogh.06.010407Innovative financing for HIV response in sub–Saharan Africa Rifat Atun0Sachin Silva1Mthuli Ncube2Anna Vassall3Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, USAHealth Policy Programme, Imperial College London, London, UKBlavatnik School of Government, Oxford University, Oxford, UKLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKIn 2015 around 15 million people living with HIV were receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) in sub–Saharan Africa. Sustained provision of ART, though both prudent and necessary, creates substantial long–term fiscal obligations for countries affected by HIV/AIDS. As donor assistance for health remains constrained, novel financing mechanisms are needed to augment funding domestic sources. We explore how Innovative Financing has been used to co–finance domestic HIV/AIDS responses. Based on analysis of non–health sectors, we identify innovative financing instruments that could be used in the HIV response.http://www.jogh.org/documents/issue201601/jogh-06-010407.pdfHIVfinancingsub-Saharan Africa
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author Rifat Atun
Sachin Silva
Mthuli Ncube
Anna Vassall
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Sachin Silva
Mthuli Ncube
Anna Vassall
Innovative financing for HIV response in sub–Saharan Africa
Journal of Global Health
HIV
financing
sub-Saharan Africa
author_facet Rifat Atun
Sachin Silva
Mthuli Ncube
Anna Vassall
author_sort Rifat Atun
title Innovative financing for HIV response in sub–Saharan Africa
title_short Innovative financing for HIV response in sub–Saharan Africa
title_full Innovative financing for HIV response in sub–Saharan Africa
title_fullStr Innovative financing for HIV response in sub–Saharan Africa
title_full_unstemmed Innovative financing for HIV response in sub–Saharan Africa
title_sort innovative financing for hiv response in sub–saharan africa
publisher Edinburgh University Global Health Society
series Journal of Global Health
issn 2047-2978
2047-2986
publishDate 2016-06-01
description In 2015 around 15 million people living with HIV were receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) in sub–Saharan Africa. Sustained provision of ART, though both prudent and necessary, creates substantial long–term fiscal obligations for countries affected by HIV/AIDS. As donor assistance for health remains constrained, novel financing mechanisms are needed to augment funding domestic sources. We explore how Innovative Financing has been used to co–finance domestic HIV/AIDS responses. Based on analysis of non–health sectors, we identify innovative financing instruments that could be used in the HIV response.
topic HIV
financing
sub-Saharan Africa
url http://www.jogh.org/documents/issue201601/jogh-06-010407.pdf
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