ISSN: 2642-6250
Authors: M Kheir Sara Gabrallah, Habbani Khalid and Mousnad MA*
Introduction: HIV/AIDS continues to be a major global health issue, claimed more than 35 million lives so far. In 2017, 1.8 million people becoming newly infected and 940,000 people died from HIV-related causes around the world and approximately 36.9 million people were living with HIV at the end of 2017. Sudan has conducted three rounds of National AIDS spending assessment (NASA). Those rounds was not published or reviewed. Aims: to systematize review Sudan National AIDS Spending Assessment (NASA) conducted rounds. Methods: A systematized literature review, qualitative retrospective analytical study. It composed of the current literature that clarifying the research question. SALSA framework was selected and used in this study. Three countries NASA exercise reports China, Iran and Nigeria were selected to be in comparison with Sudan. Results: Sudan NASA showed that international donors are the main financer for HIV/AIDS services in Sudan. HIV/AIDS spending by Spending Categories (ASC) and beneficiary population revealed that Sudan spent more in programmatic and administration category and non-targeted interventions respectively. Conclusion: Sudan needs to solve its HIV/AIDS financing paradox to step up funding efficiently and sustainably HIV/AIDS services to end HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Health Expenditures; HIV; Sudan
