There are countless examples of SMART Aid programmes achieving results across Africa, whether in fighting disease, promoting literacy, boosting agriculture, helping African countries to trade and attract investment, or empowering African citizens to fight corruption and hold their own governments to account. MORE
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, created in 2002, raises and distributes significant resources to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, which together killed nearly 4.2 million in 2007. MORE
Health Chapter from DATA Report 2007. PDF Download. MORE
Health Chapter from the DATA Report 2008. PDF Download. MORE
The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) was announced by President Bush in his 2003 State of the Union Address as a five-year, $15 billion initiative to combat global HIV/AIDS. It was reauthorized in 2008 for up to $39 billion to fight HIV/AIDS. PEPFAR is the largest international health initiative in history dedicated to fighting a single disease. MORE
Health Chapter from DATA Report 2006. PDF Download. MORE
HIV/AIDS Chapter from DATA Report 2006. PDF Download. MORE
Every day, nearly 11,500 people die from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, nearly two-thirds of whom are living in sub-Saharan Africa. MORE
1.7 million people die from tuberculosis every year (including 456,000 people who are also HIV-postive). MORE