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The cost of providing anti-AIDS treatment, care for orphans and prevention services in developing countries is expected to reach US $12 billion by 2005 and $20 billion by 2007, UNAIDS has said.
In its new report, "Financing the Expanded Response to AIDS," the agency said the bulk of the increase reflected the cost of expanding treatment for HIV-positive people from fewer than 500,000 currently to 6 million by 2007, and the provision of essential services.
UNAIDS predicted that funding for 2005 would fall short by an anticipated $6 billion, despite total global HIV/AIDS spending having increased from $1.2 billion in 2000 to $6 billion in 2004.
The report was compiled using data from 78 countries on the "actual costs" of HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment, orphan support, advocacy, administrative and policy programmes.
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