§ John BarrettTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much money the Government have spent on HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programmes in developing countries in each year since 1997. [70493]
§ Clare ShortUnder my department's bilateral programmes we have spent the following amounts on HIV/AIDS related work in developing countries;
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£million 1997–98 38 1998–99 45 1999–2000 75 2000–01 125 2001–02 200 (provisional)
§ John BarrettTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the answer of 11 July, ref 68323, on HIV/AIDS, on what occasions HIV/AIDS related projects funded by her Department have been changed following impact assessments. [71136]
§ Clare ShortExamples of changes made to our HIV/AIDS programmes following impact assessments include:
- 1. Zambia—a project to inform adolescents about HIV/AIDS was not reaching its intended audience. We have since co-funded a follow-on project which is better .designed to reach young adults through their peers.
- 2. Cambodia—a brand of condom targeted at young people was found to be too closely associated with commercial sex. Consideration is being given to how the brand of condom can be repositioned.
§ John BarrettTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the answer of 11 July, 2002, ref. 68323, on HIV/AIDS, what action her Department is taking to ensure information of good practice in high impact projects is shared for the benefit of other projects seeking to tackle the HIV/AIDS virus. [71135]
§ Clare ShortRegular contact between sectoral and geographical departments, including through our HIV/AIDS multi-sectoral task force, helps ensure that lesson learnt about the epidemic are disseminated widely, both internally and externally to DFID. Our communications systems have also been improved significantly and provide ready access to up to date technical guidance (including UNAIDS' best practice) and lessons learned from programmes. We are also working closely with other government departments to ensure a consistent government approach to the epidemic.