The World Bank

Failing the Multi-Country Aids Program, Failing HIV/Aids

Bibliographic Data

ID6188814
AuthorsSarah Harman (0000-0001-5708-280X, corresponding author), Sophie Harman
Year2007
Volume13
Issue4
Pages485-492
Publication date2007-08-12
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobal Governance A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1075-2846 • E-ISSN: 1942-6720
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/19426720-01304004
OpenAlexW1875703333
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited2

he Multi-Country AIDS Program (MAP) is a World Bank commitment of $ 1 billion to fight HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. The main aim of the I MAP, launched in 2000, was to bring about a major scaling up of the mul tisectoral response to HIV/AIDS. Multisectorality referred to the involvement of community-based organizations (CBOs), nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), line ministries, and, principally, the highest level of state government in shaping and leading the response to HIV/AIDS. As a consequence, the MAP engendered significant state support, an upsurge in community participation, and a reconfiguration of the interplay between international organizations, the state, and the community within global governance. The MAP, however, has failed, and such failure has provided the foundation on which the current HIV/AIDS response is based. This foundation rests on rivalry between interna tional organizations, limited community engagement, and contention over state sovereignty. This article demonstrates how the MAP has failed and why

Corporate governance · Economic growth · Economics · International community · Management · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Rivalry · Sovereignty · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · International Development and Aid · Law · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Public Administration