Schneider, Matthew T.Birger, MaxwellHaakenstad, AnnieSingh, LavanyaHamavid, HannahChapin, AbigailMurray, Christopher J.L.Dieleman, Joseph L.2016-08-092016Schneider, Matthew T., Maxwell Birger, Annie Haakenstad, Lavanya Singh, Hannah Hamavid, Abigail Chapin, Christopher J.L. Murray, and Joseph L. Dieleman. 2016. “Tracking development assistance for HIV/AIDS: the international response to a global epidemic.” AIDS (London, England) 30 (9): 1475-1479. doi:10.1097/QAD.0000000000001081. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000001081.0269-9370http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:27822364Objective: To better understand the global response to HIV/AIDS, this study tracked development assistance for HIV/AIDS at a granular, program level. Methods: We extracted data from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation's Financing Global Health 2015 report that captured development assistance for HIV/AIDS from 1990 to 2015 for all major bilateral and multilateral aid agencies. To build on these data, we extracted additional budget data, and disaggregated development assistance for HIV/AIDS into nine program areas, including prevention, treatment, and health system support. Results: Since 2000, $109.8 billion of development assistance has been provided for HIV/AIDS. Between 2000 and 2010, development assistance for HIV/AIDS increased at an annualized rate of 22.8%. Since 2010, the annualized rate of growth has dropped to 1.3%. Had development assistance for HIV/AIDS continued to climb after 2010 as it had in the previous decade, $44.8 billion more in development assistance would have been available for HIV/AIDS. Since 1990, treatment and prevention were the most funded HIV/AIDS program areas receiving $24.6 billion and $22.7 billion, respectively. Since 2010, these two program areas and HIV/AIDS health system strengthening have continued to grow, marginally, with majority support from the US government and the Global Fund. An average of $252.9 of HIV/AIDS development assistance per HIV/AIDS prevalent case was disbursed between 2011 and 2013. Conclusion: The scale-up of development assistance for HIV/AIDS from 2000 to 2010 was unprecedented. During this period, international donors prioritized HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and health system support. Since 2010, funding for HIV/AIDS has plateaued.en-USdevelopment assistance for healthhealth financingHIV/AIDShuman immunodeficiency virusmillennium development goalsJournal Article2016-08-0910.1097/QAD.0000000000001081