Fw: [lgbrpcv] New Report Shows Major AIDS Funders Fail to Track Investments for Gay Men and Transgender People
Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jack Beck 510.332.0786 (m) 510.271.1956 (o) jbeck@msmgf.org New Report Shows Major AIDS Funders Fail to Track Investments for Gay Men and Transgender People Country-level data indicates severe underfunding for these highly vulnerable populations August 9, 2011 -- A new report indicates that most major bilateral, multilateral and private philanthropic funders that focus on HIV do not consistently track their investments targeting men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people. Produced by the Global Forum on MSM & HIV (MSMGF), the report also examines tracking of domestic government funding dedicated to these populations in all UN Member States, revealing that only 25% these countries recorded levels of HIV prevention spending for MSM in 2010 and no country tracked spending for transgender people. "With overwhelming evidence for the need to prioritize MSM and tra