Global Fund money to be added to Ugandan health budget

PharmacoEconomics & Outcomes News 398 - 8 Feb 2003

Global Fund money to be added toUgandan health budget

In a dramatic policy U-turn, the Ugandan governmenthas agreed to use money received from the Global Fundto Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria to increase thecountry’s health sector spending, states the Lancet.

The Ministry of Finance had originally earmarkedGlobal Fund money to maintaining a predeterminedhealth budget ceiling. However, the finance ministryrecently advised the Ministry of Health that Global Fundmoney would now be additional to the predeterminedhealth budget, stating that it had revised its originalposition. Local and international pressure appears tohave played a part in the government’s change of heart.Over the next 3 years, Uganda expects to receive $US52million for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. The$US21 million earmarked for HIV/AIDS is expectedbefore July 2003, while money for malaria andtuberculosis ($US14 million) expected this year may notarrive until next financial year.Wendo C. Uganda agrees to increase health spending using Global Fund’s grant.Lancet 361: 319, 25 Jan 2003 800925194

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