The past 20 years have marked an exponential 268 percent growth in diagnosed HIV cases in the country. In recent years, the national HIV response has made significant progress in advancing voluntary counseling and testing in 17 governorates; providing access to free antiretroviral medication for 359 people living with HIV; and supporting civil society prevention programs to the most at risk populations and people living with HIV. Total expenditure on HIV in Egypt was US$6.4 million in 2007and US$7.7 in 2008, 50 percent of which is contributed by the government.
The past 20 years have marked an exponential 268 percent growth in diagnosed HIV cases in the country. In recent years, the national HIV response has made significant progress in advancing voluntary counseling and testing in 17 governorates; providing access to free antiretroviral medication for 359 people living with HIV; and supporting civil society prevention programs to the most at risk populations and people living with HIV. Total expenditure on HIV in Egypt was US$6.4 million in 2007and US$7.7 in 2008, 50 percent of which is contributed by the government.
