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Global FundThe Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (often commonly called "The Global Fund") was established in January 2002 to dramatically increase global financing for interventions against the two pandemics (Malaria is actually Endemic). It is the largest international funder of programs to combat malaria and tuberculosis, providing two-thirds of all financing, and provides 20% of all international funding to combat HIV/AIDS More on Global Fund World Bank (EMSAP)The Government of Ethiopia has issued a Policy on HIV/AIDS in 1998 advocating a multi -sectoral approach in response to the epidemic. In addition the Government has developed a five-year Strategic Framework and a three-year Multi-sectoral AIDS Project (EMSAP) to implement the policy. The EMSAP is financing a total amount of 63.4 million USD through World Bank Loan and government contribution, to cover three years component of the country’s 2001-2005 HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan. Forty percent of the fund is allocated for community driven HIV/AIDS initiatives. UN and bilateral donors and international NGOs are also providing funds to the multi-sectoral response.More On World Bank PEPFAREthiopia is one of the Emergency Plan’s 15 focus countries, which collectively represent approximately 50 percent of HIV infections worldwide. Under the Emergency Plan, Ethiopia received more than $48 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2004, more than $83.7 million in FY2005, and approximately $123 million in FY2006 to support comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care programs.
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