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MAXIMIZING POSITIVE SYNERGIES - World Health Organization

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Ukraine: Effects of the Global Fund on<br />

the health system<br />

Abstract<br />

Tetyana Semigina 27<br />

Ukraine has one of the most rapidly growing HIV/AIDS epidemics in Europe, with estimated<br />

numbers of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) reaching 400,000 in 2008. Since 2003, the Global<br />

Fund has committed to providing US$ 243 million towards the control of HIV/AIDS in Ukraine. This<br />

study examines the impact of Global Fund financing on HIV/AIDS services and the health system in<br />

Ukraine. Research was conducted in Kyiv, Odessa and L’viv.<br />

The research finds that Global Fund resources have supported a dramatic scale-up of services for<br />

PLWHA and at-risk populations. There has been a substantial increase in the number of PLWHA<br />

receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). New laboratory, diagnosis, prevention and support services<br />

have been developed. The Global Fund grant has strengthened service delivery by training health<br />

workers and supporting the development of HIV/AIDS surveillance systems.<br />

Whilst the Global Fund has had a positive impact on governance and leadership, for instance by<br />

promoting transparency among government health service providers and improved management<br />

practices, cooperation between government and nongovernmental service providers is limited,<br />

and coordination structures are weak. Many services financed by the Global Fund are provided by<br />

nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) heavily dependent on continued Global Fund support,<br />

highlighting issues of sustainability.<br />

27 School of Public <strong>Health</strong> and School of Social Work, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Kyiv, Ukraine. The research for this study<br />

summary was funded by The Open Society Institute, New York. The study summary was produced with the support of<br />

the GHIN Network (www.ghinet.org).<br />

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