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Research for Development Institute and aids2031
Costs and choices: financing the long-term fight against AIDS

The Costs and Financing Working Group of the aids2031 project - an initiative named for the year marking a half-century after the discovery of HIV - has rigorously looked at the tough questions now facing policymakers about the future costs of AIDS. What we've found is that the decisions made today and in the coming years will have major financial impact and health consequences for decades ahead. At stake are millions of HIV infections and human lives, and billions of dollars. It is imperative that wise choices be made now, and actions to carry them out are taken right away.

WHO and UNAIDS
Resource kit for writing Global Fund HIV proposals for round 10

This resource kit has been developed jointly by WHO and UNAIDS to provide specific guidance in planning for and writing Global Fund HIV proposals for Round 10. UNICEF, UNFPA and other UN co-sponsor agencies and Civil Society organizations have contributed to the development of technical documents. The kit is intended for use by individuals, teams involved in writing Round 10 HIV proposals. The content does not represent an official publication by WHO or UNAIDS. The resource kit consists of six sections:

• Summary technical notes: This is the core component of this kit. It provides guidance in drafting the various areas/interventions relevant to Round 10.
• Practical tools: Includes guidance on managing the support needs of countries during proposal development, costing and budgeting.
• Reference documents: Provides additional background information on the various technical areas.
• HIV/AIDS country information: Includes link to latest statistics on HIV (Epi fact sheets and other country information).
• Global Fund documents: Direct links to Round 10 forms and guidelines.
• Other resources: Guidance from civil society and other organizations on Round 10.
• Finding support: Provides advice and directives on seeking technical support, useful contacts, list of focal points, helplines, etc.

HEARD and University of Kwa-Zulu Natal
Health Expenditure Implications of SACU's Revenue Volatility in BLNS Countries

Declining SACU revenues  and  the heavy  government  reliance on income from  the CRP will affect  fiscal expenditures and public programs in the BLNS countries will be adversely affected. A likely effect  is  that critical areas such as  health, education  and  agriculture,  which are paramount for human development,  may  be scaled  down.  This is an issue of major concern given that SACU countries carry the world's worst HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Harold Ngalawa, Khaled Ahmedy and Alan Whiteside
Public Health Expenditure Implications of the Southern African Customs Union Revenue Volatility in BLNS Countries

This study sets out to investigate how the volatility of income from the common revenue pool (CRP) of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) is affecting health expenditures, particularly in the HIV/AIDS sector, in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland (BNLS).  The study provides evidence of declining revenues from the CRP accruing to the BLNS countries. The investigation further reveals that this decline in receipts from SACU is likely to continue.