International Assistance for HIV/AIDS in the Developing World: Taking Stock of the G8, Other Donor Governments and The European Commission, 2005

Methodology

Data provided in this presentation and accompanying report were collected and analyzed as part of collaborative effort among UNAIDS, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and CSIS.

Data were collected from multiple sources. The research team obtained bilateral assistance data directly, using standard protocols, from the governments of Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, and from the European Commission during the first half of 2006. Data for the U.S. were also derived from Congressional appropriations legislation and other official documents. While bilateral data from the U.K. were obtained directly from the U.K government, they are considered preliminary only, based on analysis of prior-year expenditure figures. In addition, U.K. policy is not to disaggregate resources for HIV/AIDS from sexual and reproductive health activities; these activities were reviewed and included if there was a substantial portion focused on HIV/AIDS, and further analysis is being conducted. Bilateral data for the Netherlands differ from those presented in official government annual reports, owing to exclusion of TB and Malaria funding, imputed multilateral funding, and indirect administrative costs in figures used here. Bilateral data for all other members of the

DAC, including Italy and Japan, were estimated based on 2004 data provided to UNAIDS and the OECD Creditor Reporting System (CRS). Data on UNAIDS contributions were collected directly from donors and from UNAIDS. Data on Global Fund contributions were collected directly from donors and from the Global Fund’s web-based databases. Included in bilateral funding were any earmarked (HIV designated) multilateral amounts, such as donor contributions to UNAIDS. Not included in totals is funding for international HIV/AIDS research.

All Global Fund contributions were adjusted to represent 57% of the total, reflecting the Fund’s reported grant approvals for HIV/AIDS to date. Contributions made by donors to the Global Fund in a given year are considered to be disbursed by donors in full, although these funds are not necessarily disbursed by the Global Fund to programs in that same year.

Data are by the fiscal year (FY) period, as defined by the donor, and fiscal years vary by donor. The U.S. FY runs from October 1-September 30. In some cases, therefore, data obtained directly from donors on their FY 2005 contributions to the Global Fund may differ from amounts reported on the Global Fund’s website, which are by calendar year.

Other than contributions provided by governments to the Global Fund, UNAIDS, or to a UN agency for an HIV/AIDS specific purpose, general contributions to UN entities are not identified as part of a donor government’s HIV/AIDS assistance even if the multilateral organization in turn directs some of these funds to HIV/AIDS. Rather, they are counted as HIV/AIDS funding provided by the multilateral organization, as in the case of the World Bank’s efforts.

All data are expressed in US dollars (USD). See report for more detailed methodology.