Post Script: The French Presidency has been awarded a 0.25 for reiterating support for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, but for not explicitly mentioning HIV/AIDS or support for past commitment to the Global Fund with regards to HIV/AIDS. The G8 supports the Global Funds implementation of a “reform agenda to improve [...]
Post Script: The French Presidency has been awarded a 1 for committing in the 2011 final communiqué, to increasing the effectiveness of aid with respect to health through the alignment of health programming with partner country plans and priorities, guided by the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, the Accra Agenda for Action, and the Rome [...]
Post Script: The French Presidency has been awarded a score of 0.25 for failing to mention health system strengthening in the final 2011 G8 Deauville communiqué. The French Presidency has been awarded a 0.25 because, while health system strengthening is not explicitly mentioned in final communiqué, the communiqué emphasizes transparency, accountability, and delivery with respect [...]
Post Script: The French Presidency has been awarded a score of 0.75 for reaffirming the G8s commitment to the Muskoka Initiative, addressing maternal, newborn, and child health. The final communiqué states that the G8 will continue to monitor the implementation of the principles of the Muskoka Initiative “in coordination with all partners, including stakeholders in [...]
Prospects: Although HIV/AIDS is not a specified 2011 G8 Deauville Summit agenda item, it will likely enter into G8 discussions on African development, identified by Sarkozy as one of several priority issues. There may be additional focus on HIV given the imminent discussions on the Muskoka Initiative on Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, endorsed at [...]
