§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to her answer of 25 February 2002,Official Report. column 884W, on reproductive health programmes, what the aims are of the HIV/AIDS and reproductive health programme in Zambia; how much funding has been provided to it by her Department per annum since 1997; and if she will make a statement. [62586]
§ Clare ShortThe aim of DFID's "Family Planning and HIV/AIDS" project in Zambia is
'To increase the use of modern methods of family planning and use of condoms for HIV/STI prevention.'The project is a successor project to the "Family Planning Logistics" project which also directly addressed HIV/AIDS and reproductive health issues. It was approved in September 2000. Funding of £2.9 million has been provided as follows:
Year Amount £000 2000 116 2001 1,439 2002 1,345 Total 2,900 DFID is currently developing a targeted £20 million multisectoral HIV/AIDS programme in Zambia while continuing to address the impact of HIV/AIDS through all sectors of its wider country programme.
§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to her answer of 25 February 2002,Official Report, column 884W, on reproductive health programmes, what the aims are of the Regional HIV/AIDS Programme of the Southern African Development Co-ordinating Committee; how much funding has been provided to it by her Department per annum since 1997; and if she will make a statement. [62585]
§ Clare ShortThe aim of this programme is to support the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) HIV/AIDS strategy with a focus on interventions in Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland.
The main outputs will be:
Strengthening of SADC's Health Sector Coordination Unit (and its successor following SADC restructuring);Improved inter-country coordination and strengthening of National AIDS Control Programmes;749WIncreased promotion of, and access to, low cost condoms via social marketing;Support to people living with HIV/AIDS groups for increased advocacy and service capability;More effective management of sexually transmitted infections, particularly in private sector employing migrant labour;Increased ability in Government Departments and NGOs for behaviour change communication interventions.The programme became operational in May 1999. Expenditure to date totals £750,668.
§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to her answer of 25 February 2002,Official Report, column 884W, on reproductive health programmes, what the aims are of the sexual and maternal health programme in Malawi; how much funding has been provided to it by her Department per annum since 1997; and if she will make a statement. [62584]
§ Clare ShortSince 1997, my Department has committed a total of £23.5 million for sexual, reproductive and maternal health programmes in Malawi. The main purpose is to increase access to, and utilisation of, reproductive, maternal (ante-natal, delivery and post-partum care) and sexual health services and adoption of safer sex practices especially among the poor, young people and marginalised groups. A further benefit is the positive effect such help can have in countering the incidence of HIV/AIDS.
§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to her answer of 25 February 2002,Official Report, column 884W, on reproductive health programmes, what the aims are of the sexual and reproductive health programme in Zimbabwe; how much funding has been provided to it by her Department per annum since 1997; if funding continues; and if she will make a statement. [62583]
§ Clare ShortZimbabwe has one of the world's worst HIV/AIDS epidemics. Adult HIV prevalence is 34 per cent.. and it is estimated that 2,000 to 3,000 people die of AIDS each week.
DFID's Sexual and Reproductive Health Programme is a £20 million programme approved in 2000 to run over five years. It aims to prevent and mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS for poor Zimbabweans. The programme works through civil society and parastatal organisations and activities focus on promoting behaviour change, condom supply and sexual health services for high-risk groups, and capacity building for community home-based care. The programme has spent £5.267 million in the last two years and continues.