Global Health U.S. Agency for International Development Fights AIDS in Africa, but Better Data Needed to Measure Impact

HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where more than 2/3 of the people who are infected with HIV live. The Agency for Internat. Develop. (USAID) allocated a 54% increase in funding, from $114 mill. to $174 mill., for FY'01 to expand its HIV/AIDS efforts in sub-Saharan Africa. This report: identifies the develop. & impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in SSA & the challenges to slowing its spread; assesses the extent to which the USAID's initiatives have contributed to the fight against AIDS in SSA; & identifies the approach that the agency used to allocate increased funding & the factors that may affect the agency's ability to expand its HIV/AIDS program in SSA.Hutton, John P. is the author of 'Global Health U.S. Agency for International Development Fights AIDS in Africa, but Better Data Needed to Measure Impact' with ISBN 9780756713577 and ISBN 0756713579.