Possible Violations of Global fund guidelines and privatisation of the National HIV/AIDS Initiatives

[Guest guest]

Dear Forum Members,

I would like to bring to your notice that there has been a directive from

NACO/SACS dated 20th September 2007, stating that PFI, KHPT, HIV/AIDS Alliance

and other International agencies have to support ‘A’ category care and

support centers that have been supported so far by the respective state aids

prevention societies.

The concerned agencies (PRs and SRs of GF round 6 India ) have been asked to use

Global Fund round 6 resources for the same. It has been stated clearly that this

would be in addition to the original mandate of setting up additional CCCs as

part of the original Global Fund round 6 proposal.

Ms. Gurnani, Executive Director University of Manitoba / KHPT & Trustee KHPT,

has in her letter dated 26th September 2007, stated that KHPTs mandate and

budget in round 6 for Karnataka is to set up 10 additional CCCs in the various

districts of Karnataka, to compliment the existing care and support units funded

by KSAPS.

(There are no resources budgeted for financially supporting the existing CCCs in

the respective states) There is a intent of setting up approx 315 CCCs in the

country as part of NACP 3.

In the above mentioned meeting held at NACO on the 29th September 2007, Though

the concerned agencies tried to voice their concerns, DG NACO (Ms. Rao)

reconfirmed the intent and directive from NACO/SACS vide letter dated --

September 2007 and letter dated 20th September 2007 stating that this directive

was final.

The question for NACO and the India CCM is:

What is going to be status of the national care and support initiative after

years? (All fund commitments and disbursements (on approval) from GF are only

for the first 2 years, after years based of a stringent financial and

performance review process, the Global fund may extend support for the next

years)

How can money from the Global fund round 6 be used for the existing national

program (care and support) especially when these components have been budgeted

for in the National allocation for HIV/AIDS? (NACP 3)

The Global Fund is an additional resource (adequate national financial

commitment and allocation is a must) to address program and financial gaps in

the future vision of the National Program

How can NACO pass on the ownership and responsibility of the national and state

programs to private agencies and overseas universities?

These agencies, with all due respect are not implementing agencies, most PRs and

some SRs usually operate as fund managers and provide technical support.

Where are the additional resources needed for taking on the burden of supporting

existing CCCs in the respective states going to came from?

(Additional resources for the same have not been factored in the budget or

mandate of the original Global fund round 6 India proposal)

What is the status of the existing financial commitment and allocation from the

National (Govt. of India) budget, World Bank, DFID, BMG and other agencies for

NACP3?

Where is the existing and additional national financial allocation of resources

for HIV/AIDS going?

Reference:

Letter from Mr. Suresh Kumar (Director Finance – NACO) dated nil, Sept. 2007

Letter from the PD Karnataka Aids Prevention Society, Mr. Mohan, dated 20th

September 2007 addressed to Freedom Foundation

Letter from Ms. Gurnani Executive Director University of Manitoba / KHPT &

Trustee KHPT dated 26th September 2007 addressed to the Project Director Mr.

Mohan, PD Karnataka Aids Prevention Society, copied to Freedom Foundation

NACO meeting of the PRs and Sub – recipients of Global fund Round 6 held on 29th

September 2007

Thanking you in advance

Yours Sincerely

Dr.Ashok Rau

Executive Trustee/CEO

Freedom Foundation-India, Nigeria, and Botswana

(Centers of Excellence- Substance Abuse & HIV/AIDS)

Head Office: 180, Hennur Cross, Bangalore - 560043, India

Senior Research Fellow, TheTerry Sanford Institute of Public Health,Duke

University(USA)

Visiting Faculty, Yale University (USA)

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