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Supporting Regional and Country Efforts Against HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Supporting Regional and Country Efforts Against HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The Roles of the World Bank November, 2002. Helping countries to fight HIV/AIDS by …. Mobilizing support for cost-effective actions Improving knowledge base for HIV/AIDS Control

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Supporting Regional and Country Efforts Against HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

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  1. Supporting Regional and Country Efforts Against HIV/AIDS inEastern Europe and Central Asia The Roles of the World Bank November, 2002

  2. Helping countries to fight HIV/AIDS by…. • Mobilizing support for cost-effective actions • Improving knowledge base for HIV/AIDS Control • Supporting evidence-based strategies and programs • Mobilizing financial resources • Improving access to technical assistance • Assisting countries to implement programs

  3. Overview • Non-lending services – policies & programs • Regional strategies • Sub-regional studies • Supporting country efforts to mobilize additional resources • Improving access to technical assistance • Lending services • Belarus • Moldova • Ukraine • Russian Federation • Others

  4. Formulating/ Updating Sub-Regional Strategies In progress, for completion by mid-2003: • Poland and the Baltics [Mukesh Chawla, mchawla@worldbank.org] • Central Asia [Joana Godinho, jgodinho@worldbank.org] • Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia [Dominic Haazen, dhaazen@worldbank.org]

  5. Estimating the economic impacts of HIV/AIDS at the country level • County example: Russia • Joint effort by Russian specialists and World Bank staff • Financed by a grant from DFID-UK • For more details, see: http://www.worldbank.org.ru/eng/group/hiv/

  6. Refining Estimates of Resource Needs(a non-lending service) Study of incremental resource requirements for HIV/AIDS Programs in ECA Region • Joint effort by WB & UNAIDS Secretariat • Contractor: The Futures Group International • Approach: Refinement of model and direct interactions with country program managers and specialists • Completion date: March 2003 [Contacts: Olusoji Adeyi (oadeyi@worldbank.org); Sarbani Chakraborty (schakraborty1@worldbank.org)]

  7. Improving Access to Technical Support(a non-lending service) Development of Directory of Technical and Managerial Resources • Joint WB-UNAIDS Secretariat effort • Planned completion: mid-2003 • Contacts: Henning Mikkelsen, (UNAIDS Secretariat), Olusoji Adeyi (oadeyi@worldbank.org)

  8. Promoting a more supportive policy environment(a non-lending service) High-level advocacy in support of HIV/AIDS control in ECA Region • Formative research to be done in 2 countries in a 1st Phase • Advocacy and PR to be based on findings of formative research • Roll-out will benefit from lessons in 2 countries during Phase 1 [Contact: Sharon Felzer: sfelzer@Worldbank.org]

  9. World Bank lending in support of country programs Programs at various stages of preparation: • Belarus [insert link to PID] • Moldova [insert link to PID] • Russian Federation [insert link to PID] • Ukraine [insert link to PID here]

  10. Averting HIV/AIDS Crises in ECA Region:The World Bank’s Regional Support Strategy Forthcoming: a region-wide support strategy • Unifying framework for the evidence base, advocacy, policies and programs • Identifying major unmet needs • Defining future areas of WB work based on our comparative advantages • Outlining approaches to continued collaboration with partner agencies • Planned completion date: mid-2003 [Contact: Olusoji Adeyi: oadeyi@worldbank.org]

  11. Supporting Country Effortsto Mobilize Resources & Implement Programs • WB supports country strategies and programs as basis for relations, non-lending and lending services • WB teams provide/broker targeted assistance of limited scope (e.g., Moldova’s application to GFATM) • WB teams support countries during program implementation, with emphasis on local ownership

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