Partnerships with international agencies
It is recognised that in some countries external financing for HIV continues to be channelled through multiple entities and parallel systems with the potential for duplication. The 2005 GTT report captures the international commitment to harmonisation and alignment and includes recommendations for multilateral institutions and international partners to align their support to national strategies, policies, systems, cycles, and annual priority AIDS action plans.
All the African countries reviewed by HLSP (2007) exhibited significant recent increases in external financing and a commitment to harmonisation and alignment with development partners. There was increasing cooperation between the NACs and donors with a growth in mechanisms to further align external funding to NAC priorities, including development partner coordination mechanisms and initiatives such as pooled or common funding arrangements. However substantial players remaining outside the alignment agenda challenged the NACs coordination mandate.
All the African countries reviewed by HLSP (2007) exhibited significant recent increases in external financing and a commitment to harmonisation and alignment with development partners. There was increasing cooperation between the NACs and donors with a growth in mechanisms to further align external funding to NAC priorities, including development partner coordination mechanisms and initiatives such as pooled or common funding arrangements. However substantial players remaining outside the alignment agenda challenged the NACs coordination mandate.
