The value of RR for HIV/AIDS and children UNICEF allocated $48 million of Regular Resources to
continues to affect funding levels in this area. In
HIV/AIDS programmes in 2010. This represented 26
2010, RR funds helped the organization promote
per cent of the $188 million in RR and OR resources
wide-ranging national advocacy campaigns as well
spent in this Focus Area throughout the year. Regular
as prevention, protection, and treatment initiatives.
Resources are as important as ever to UNICEF’s HIV/AIDS programme, as the global economic crisis
2010 quick facts • UNICEF supported a year-long radio and televi-
• The UNICEF-supported Youth Ambassador
sion campaign with the African Broadcast Media
Network in China engaged 420,000 out-of-school
Partnership in which 63 public and commercial
young people in high HIV-prevalence areas, and
African broadcast companies across 38 countries
young migrants working in urban areas, in partici-
– with a prospective audience of 200 million –
patory HIV prevention activities.
committed to dedicating 5 per cent of daytime airtime to HIV programming. • UNICEF advocacy contributed to the adoption of an international goal to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV, which was reaffirmed at the MDG Summit in September. By the end of 2010, several countries had begun to integrate the elimination goal into their national HIV strategies and plans.
• Awareness-raising activities and services in India reached 8 million people across 22 states, including testing for 36,000 people and counselling for 57,000 people. • I n Uganda, UNICEF and the Ministry of Health increased paediatric HIV testing services from 66 per cent in 2009 to 78 per cent in 2010.
• UNICEF procured $101 million in HIV commodities for 65 countries, including antiretroviral drugs, tests for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, and HIV diagnostics.
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