§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what her Department's estimate is of the percentage of UK aid spent on HIV/AIDS programmes in Rwanda. [74891]
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§ Clare ShortThe UK Government have committed $200 million to The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria. Rwanda is to receive $14.6 million from this fund to tackle HIV/AIDS and TB.
This financial year we aim to deliver £19 million from our total bilateral assistance of £33.2 million through budgetary support, which will be paid directly into the Government of Rwanda's central budget to reduce poverty. Within this budget HIV/AIDS is recognised as a high priority.
We have also committed £3.2 million to Rwanda through a regional HIV/AIDS project and £600,000 in HIV/AIDS education as part of our sector support to education in Rwanda over the next three years.