HIV and AIDS Programs: How they Support Health System Strengthening 

Funding for disease-specific interventions or programs have traditionally been channeled vertically, however with the growing recognition of the role of strong health systems to effectively implement these programs has caused many funders to explore how funding can be used to improve service delivery in weak health systems. In this paper, funded by UNAIDS, the US-based Results for Development Institute explores the importance of how funding for AIDS has helped to strengthen health systems in the past and the role it can play in the next 25 years in improving the delivery of interventions while simultaneously helping to improve overall system performance.