HIV/AIDS (Hansard, 22 February 1995)

§ Lord Redesdale
asked Her Majesty's Government:
What steps Britain has taken internationally since the Cairo Conference on Population and Development to promote the reduction of infant and maternal mortality levels caused by the HIV/AIDS virus.

§ Baroness Chalker of Wallasey
Since the Cairo Conference we have been working with the WHO Global Programme on AIDS, UNFPA, the European Commission and other bilateral donors and non-governmental organisations on:-

(1) raising awareness of reproductive health issues, including problems caused by HIV, and

(2) developing prevention and care programmes.

We are supporting the establishment of a new joint and Cosponsored UN Programme on HIV/AIDS; have participated in the Paris Aids Summit; have pledged an additional £2 million over three years for targeted research, and have provided financial support for the forthcoming conference for people living with HIV/AIDS to be held in South Africa in March 1995.

§ Lord Redesdale
asked Her Majesty's Government:
What percentage of bilateral and multilateral aid respectively is targeted at AIDS relief programmes in developing countries.
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§ Baroness Chalker of Wallasey
The percentage of British bilateral and multilateral aid targeted at HIV/AIDS programmes for the last two financial years was:

ODA HIV/AIDS expenditure as a percentage of total bilateral and multilateral aid

1992/93 1993/94

% %

Bilateral¹ 0.2 0.2

Multilateral (WHO/GPA)² 0.6 0.7

Notes:

¹ The bilateral figures are for projects which are focused exclusively on HIV/AIDS and include contributions to National AIDS Control Programmes. ODA's contributions to reproductive health programmes, which help to reduce HIV transmission, are not included.

² The multilateral figures include only ODA contributions to the WHO Global Programme on AIDS and do not include a proportion of UK funding of UNICEF, UNFPA and other agencies which also undertake HIV/AIDS programmes, as these figures are not available in a disaggregated form.

§ Lord Redesdale
asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether money spent from the Overseas Aid budget on the AIDS epidemic is geared towards prevention or care.

§ Baroness Chalker of Wallasey
People whose communities are affected by HIV want help to avoid becoming infected with the virus; they also need support and care when they are infected. British aid, whether provided through multilateral, bilateral or NGO channels, establishes sustainable means to prevent people becoming infected and at the same time improves the quality of care for people who are infected.

§ Lord Redesdale
asked Her Majesty's Government:
To list the AIDS programme they fund from the Overseas Aid budget and the funding levels for each of the co-sponsors.

§ Baroness Chalker of Wallasey
The ODA has four main channels for funding of HIV/AIDS programmes:-

(1) Multilateral, where other bilateral donors serve as co-sponsors;

(2) Bilateral, co-sponsored by national governments and usually by the World Health Organisation;

(3) Non-governmental organisations, through the Joint Funding Scheme, with 50 per cent. co-sponsoring from each recipient organisation, and

(4) Research funding co-sponsored by other donors and research establishments.

A report of ODA expenditure in 1994 on HIV/AIDS through each of these channels is being prepared.

ODA HIV/AIDS expenditure as a percentage of total bilateral and multilateral aid
	1992/93	1993/94
	%	%
Bilateral¹	0.2	0.2
Multilateral (WHO/GPA)²	0.6	0.7
Notes:
¹ The bilateral figures are for projects which are focused exclusively on HIV/AIDS and include contributions to National AIDS Control Programmes. ODA's contributions to reproductive health programmes, which help to reduce HIV transmission, are not included.
² The multilateral figures include only ODA contributions to the WHO Global Programme on AIDS and do not include a proportion of UK funding of UNICEF, UNFPA and other agencies which also undertake HIV/AIDS programmes, as these figures are not available in a disaggregated form.