Facing cuts, gov’t pressured to take lead in fight against AIDS

21 November 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Aid and development / Health care policy and administration / HIV/AIDS / Priority health concerns / Public health / Social development
Center for Disease Control / Global Fund / HIV/AIDS / Ly Penh Sun / National Center for HIV/AIDS Dermatology and STD / President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) / USAID / World Heath Organization

Two of the major donors who have supported Cambodia’s highly successful fight against HIV/AIDS are set to make significant cuts to their funding, putting pressure on the government to increase its own spending, officials and experts said. Both the Global Fund, which has contributed more than $252 million to the fight against HIV/AIDS since 2003, and USAID, which has given more than $140 million since 2006, are planning to scale down their spending, according to Ly Penh Sun, deputy director of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology and STD (NCHADS). …

 Paula Brito
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/facing-cuts-govt-pressured-to-take-lead-in-fight-against-aids-72788/