HIV & TB Programmes in Eastern Europe & Central Asia: Challenges & effetive Solutions
TB Europe Coalition - "The TB and HIV epidemics represent a serious threat to public health in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) region. Europe has the fastest growing HIV epidemic and the highest rates of MDR-TB in the world.
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As the economies of the region are growing, countries in EECA are gradually becoming ineligible for development assistance, including donor support to their health systems. Many countries in EECA substantially rely on international funding to tackle specific diseases, including HIV and TB. External donor funding is still very often the only source to finance programmes targeting vulnerable groups and key affected populations. Funding for harm reduction programmes in many cases comes from the Global Fund exclusively. Similarly, many countries in the region still heavily rely on the Global Fund to provide second-line TB drugs.This situation is raising concerns that funding gaps may not be met by increases in domestic funding, putting at risk the progress made so far in the TB and HIV response." |
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