In the year 2022, Ghana spent $126,415,269 on HIV- related activities as compared to $127,828,300 in 2021 – a 1% decrease in total expenditure in 2022.
Out of the total expenditure, $51,650,765 was from the government, $20,589,629 from the private sector, and $54,174,875 from international partners.
This is contained in the 2022 results of the National AIDS Spending Assessment (NASA) shared with the media by Dr Kyeremeh Atuahene, Director General of the Ghana AIDS Commission in Accra, on Wednesday.
He said the assessment showed that international organizations, primarily the global fund and the US government accounted for the largest portion of financing with an increase of 3% from 2021 to 2022.
The report also showed an increase of 19% in the government’s expenditure towards HIV-related activities within the period.
Dr Atuahene said HIV treatment, care, and support accounted for 53% of HIV financing at an amount of $68,011,545.
He said the assessment also noted that areas such as social protection, development synergies, and HIV-related research has received relatively little attention.
“The main beneficiary population was Person Living with HIV who received the highest proportion of funds thus 54% on the total expenditure, followed by the general population, 6.2% and 3.5% for key populations.”
Dr Atuahene said for the year 2022, five HIV prevention pillars, thus Adult and Young People Living with HIV, key populations, condoms, Pre-exposure prophylaxis(PrEP), and Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision contributed to the greater part of the HIV prevention activities.
The report is made yearly to track transactions related to public, private, and foreign spending on HIV and AIDS across different sectors in support of the NSP2021-2025.
The assessment also facilitates country reporting to the United Nations General Assembly on Financing for HIV and AIDS interventions in Ghana.
The report is a strategic tool that allows stakeholders to assess the impact of interventions, identify areas for improvement, and align efforts with the evolving needs of communities.
Since 2005, Ghana has conducted and used NASA as its primary method for tracking HIV resources and the data has influenced HIV programmes.
