Debt-for-AIDS Activity

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Debt-for-AIDS Activity
Update: July, Durban2000
In 1999, UNAIDS launched the International Partnership Against AIDS
in Africa (IPAA) to assist African nations to implement large-scale,
sustained, and effective national responses to HIV/AIDS. One critical
element of the IPAA is to mobilize resources at the country-level to
support implementation. To this end, partners are being mobilized to
expand the resource envelope and political commitment to combat
HIV/AIDS by mainstreaming HIV/AIDS into Poverty Reduction Strategy
Papers (PRSPs) and the Highly Indebted Poor Country Initiative (HIPC)
debt relief mechanisms in Africa.
COUNTRY ACTIONS
UGANDA: This year, the Government of Uganda allocated an
additional $750,000 USD to strengthen the Uganda AIDS Commission
using the budgetary saving from HIPC debt relief. An additional $2.25
million USD is being proposed to scale-up nationally the District
Response Initiative;
TANZANIA: As part of the HIPC negotiations, the Government of
_Tanzania agreed to implement an aggressive HIV/AIDS action-oriented
awareness campaign in 75%/ of districts during this year.
ZAMBIA/MALAWI: The interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
_o that are under development in Zambia and Malawi have identified
HIV/AIDS asa major priority, laying the groundwork for HIPCedebt
___ relief to support the scaling-up of HIV/AIDS interventions. The
__o Government of Japan has agreed to program up to 50% of the
resources under its, "Grant Relief Debt Mechanism" for HIV/AIDS
_ programs in Malawi and Zambia. Once implemented, an additional
$2.4 million for Zambia, and up to $6 million USD this year will
__ become available.
MOZAMBIQUE: The Government of Mozambique has stated their
intention to use approximately 15% of the budgetary savings from
HIPC debt relief for HIV/AIDS programmes;
BURKINA FASO: The Government of Burkina Faso is committing debt
relief resources to HIV/AIDS as part of the HIPC negotiations;
NIGERIA: Partners are supporting the Government of Nigeria efforts

to build specific HIV/AIDS goals and progress indicators into the
interim PRSP;
MAURITANIA: The HIPC decision point document includes an
indicator for monitoring national HIV/AIDS prevalence.