The World Bank Group is committed to building a substantially stronger and more effective global response to meet the challenge of HIV/AIDS. The World Bank is one of the largest sources of financing for HIV/AIDS programs in the United Nations system. In the last few years, the Bank has committed about US$1.7 billion through grants, loans and credits for programs to fight HIV/AIDS.

The World Bank as a founding co-sponsor of UNAIDS and serving as trustee of the Global Fund is dedicated to fighting HIV/AIDS and building partnerships to halt and eventually reverse the spread of the epidemic. To find out more about the Bank, please visit www.worldbank.org

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, works with client companies to identify and address the multiple impacts of HIV/AIDS on their business. As part of an ongoing commitment to sustainable development, IFC designs corporate prevention and care programs in support of employees and their communities. For more information about the IFC Against AIDS Program, please visit: http://www.ifc.org/ifcagainstaids

To see more information about the World Bank's HIV/AIDS programs in Africa, please visit the ACTafrica website

For more information on the World Bank's Global AIDS Program, please click here.