OF NOTE THIS WEEK
The HIV/AIDS Monitor team is excited to announce the release of our most recent country-level study on the relationship between AIDS donors and human resources for health. The report, Zeroing In: AIDS Donors and Africa's Health Workforce", looks at how the short-term interventions of the donors did little to address the long-term sustainability and capacity of the health workforce to handle all health needs. Through a comparison and analysis of the current and future role of PEPFAR, the Global Fund and the World Bank in national efforts to develop the health workforce, the report identifies six tasks for donors, national governments and country stakeholders to undertake to reverse the severe shortage of skilled, motivated and productive health workers. The report is available here.
NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DONORS
- PEPFAR and the government of Mozambique have signed their five-year partnership agreement
- The World Bank hosts its third debate today, as part of the Emerging Issues in HIV debate series, on "Discordant Couples and HIV Transmission"
- The WHO is holding an on-line consultation to solicit views on the development of the Global Health Sector Strategy for HIV/AIDS 2011-2015. The last day to submit comments is August 31.
OTHER NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS
- Mozambique: HIV/AIDS - UNDP Donates Over 900,000 US Dollars (All Africa)
- HIV-resistant cells work in mice. Can they help humans? (LA Times)
- The HIV Shift (The Independent)
- Uganda: Optimism as PEPFAR lifts funding caps (PlusNews Global)
- Zambia: HIV Positive Children in Zambia Increasing As Services Lack (All Africa)
- Merck Provides New Funding to Fight HIV/AIDS in Botswana (Market Watch)
HIV/AIDS MONITOR RECOMMENDATIONS AND POLICY IMPACT
- The HIV/AIDS Monitor has been tracking the policy changes among PEPFAR, the Global Fund and the World Bank MAP related to the recommendations that have come out of our research. Explore these changes using our interactive flash tool.