Fact Sheet on G8 Nations' Spending on HIV/AIDS

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When member nations of the Group of 8 meet in Evian-les-Bains,

France, from June 1-3, topics of discussion are expected to include

countries' financial support for combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

With that in mind, the Kaiser Family Foundation has prepared a new

fact sheet - " Global HIV/AIDS Support from G8 Countries " - that

provides a snapshot of how much nations are spending to support

efforts to address HIV/AIDS in highly affected countries.

This fact sheet summarizes bilateral assistance as well as

multilateral assistance through the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,

Tuberculosis and Malaria to support prevention, care and impact

mitigation programs. It compares funding commitments by G8 members,

discusses new U.S. commitments being considered by the U.S. Congress,

and explains different ways that funds are allocated.

The fact sheet, along with other materials about HIV/AIDS, is

available at http://www.kff.org/hivaids