Donors :
AVAHAN- India AIDS Initiative of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Since India has one of the largest HIV/AIDS populations in the world and the disease hits four groups hardest: sex workers, their clients and partners, men who engage in risky sex with men, and injecting drug users, AVAHAN- a national HIV prevention initiative?in 2003 established by the Bill and Melinda gates foundation
To help address this challenge, the foundation established Avahan?a national HIV prevention initiative?in 2003. We?re working to expand access to effective prevention in the six states with India?s highest infection rates and along the nation?s major trucking routes.
To date, Avahan has committed $258 million. We work closely with the Indian government and the India National AIDS Control Organization

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USAID INDIA
India has the potential to be a catalyst for economic growth and development in an unstable region. As the world's largest democracy, it is also a key U.S. ally in the war on terrorism. More than 50 years of U.S. assistance have helped India make tremendous gains. Working with the government, the private sector and other donors, USAID leverages approximately five dollars for every dollar of development assistance. However, poverty, rapid population growth, pockets of weak governance and poor health systems and indicators continue to pose serious challenges for India. The United States and India are committed to working in partnership to reach India?s development goal of halving poverty by 2015.

Key program Areas

• Economic Growth
• Health
• Disaster Management
• Energy and Environment
• Opportunity and Equity

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