Global Fund Watch [to 19 April 2014]
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Vulnerable Groups Key to Defeating AIDS
16 April 2014
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Government representatives, civil society and technical partners from nine Caribbean countries held intense discussions on how new funding made available from the generous contributions of major donors to the Global Fund will support their efforts to bring the AIDS epidemic under control and build sustainable health systems.
Many countries in the region fund the majority of their own national programs, but additional resources can play a significant role.
There was agreement among many participants in the meeting that by using the new funding model to help target the most vulnerable they could achieve high impact and a sharper fall in infection rates, thereby helping to put health interventions on a firmer long-term footing.
“We want to use the new funding model as an opportunity to strengthen the health system and we have to emphasize a community-based approach,” said Haiti’s Health Minister Florence Guillaume. “By creating a foundation in countries like Haiti we can have a better health impact and maintain the results obtained.”
“If we can prove that health investment is not a charity but an investment in access to services, people will be in good health. A good labor force is good for growth and that will reduce dependence on external donors,” said Guillaume.
Among partners represented at the meeting were the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)….