Conflict-affected Displaced Persons Need to Benefit Morefrom HIV Global Fund Grants and National Strategic Plans

Paul Spiegel MD, MPHHeiko Hering, MPH

Eugene Paik, MAMarian Schilperoord, MSc

Conflict-affected displaced persons need to benefit more from HIV Global Fund grants and national strategic plans

Background and Methods• Access to HIV programmes for refugees and IDPs

is human rights issue and public health priority• We analyse HIV National Strategic Plans (NSPs)

and Global Fund approved proposals from rounds 1-8 for countries in Africa hosting pop. with ≥10,000 refugees and/or IDPs

• NSPs from primary and secondary sources • Approved Global Fund proposals from org's

website

Conflict-affected displaced persons need to benefit more from HIV Global Fund grants and national strategic plans

Results

Conflict-affected displaced persons need to benefit more from HIV Global Fund grants and national strategic plans

Spiegel PB, Hering H, Paik E, Schilperoord M. Conflict-affected displaced persons need to benefit more from HIV and malaria national strategic plans and Global Fund grants. Confl Health 2010;4:2.

Results

Conflict-affected displaced persons need to benefit more from HIV Global Fund grants and national strategic plans

Spiegel PB, Hering H, Paik E, Schilperoord M. Conflict-affected displaced persons need to benefit more from HIV and malaria national strategic plans and Global Fund grants. Confl Health 2010;4:2.

Conclusions• Gov. have legal obligations and public health

imperative to include these groups in NSPs and funding proposals

• Their inclusion may have positive direct effects for host pop. as int’l and UN agencies often have strong logistical capabilities that could benefit both pop.

• Given recent developments in Global Fund and HIV funding in general, HIV funding situation for forcibly displaced persons may worsen

Conflict-affected displaced persons need to benefit more from HIV Global Fund grants and national strategic plans