Global HIV/AIDS Initiatives Network

Researching National and Sub-National Effects of Global HIV/AIDS Initiatives at the Country Level

Peru

Lessons learned from the implementation of the GFATM-supported HIV/AIDS project in Peru and its effects on the health sector, civil society and affected countries

Study Aim

The study aims to assess the effects of the Global Fund HIV/AIDS programme on the health system focusing on: potential changes in interactions among actors relating to HIV/AIDS decision-making; processes, organisation and activities of HIV/AIDS and other programmes within the health sector; the impact of the Global Fund on funding sources; the impact of the initiative on vulnerable and HIV/AIDS-affected communities.

Themes

Themes include:

• The effects of the Global Fund on the health system including changes in interactions among HIV/AIDS decision-makers, processes, organisation and activities of HIV/AIDS and health sector other programmes, impacts on funding sources including whether agencies can absorb additional funding
• The impact of the Global Fund on vulnerable and HIV/AIDS-affected communities including equity of access to services and impacts on stigma/discrimination

Country Team

• Principal Investigator: Carlos Caceres.
  Cayetano Heredia University, Lima, Peru

Research Funder

• Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research

Further information can be obtained from Aisling Walsh aislingwalsh@rcsi.ie or from Neil Spicer, neil.spicer@lshtm.ac.uk or from any of the individual country researchers.

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