ActionAid: New Macro Policies Needed for Education, Health and Fighting HIV/AIDS

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From: Ilana

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Sent: Wednesday,

September 14, 2005 4:08 PM

Ilana

Subject: ActionAid: New Macro

Policies Needed for Education, Health and Fighting HIV/AIDS

Dear Colleagues:

ActionAid International offers 2 new related reports about

macroeconomic policies as they relate to the need for scaling-up public

expenditures to meet the Millennium Development Goals, health and education for

all, and to fight effectively against HIV/AIDS.

The first report, “Changing Course: The Need For New

Macroeconomic Policies to Fight HIV/AIDS and Achieve National Economic

Development” by ActionAid International USA, is directed at the national

and international networks of HIV/AIDS, health and education advocates and

explores ideas for more expansionary alternative fiscal and monetary policies

being proposed by economists to significantly increase long-term public

investments in health and education. Changing Course is available at: http://www.actionaidusa.org/pdf/Changing%20Course%20Report.pdf

This report is being released along with a companion study by ActionAid

International, with the support of the Global Campaign for Education, called,

“Contradicting Commitments: How the Achievement of Education for All is

Being Undermined by the International Monetary Fund” It is available at: http://www.actionaidusa.org/pdf/ContradictingCommit8663C.pdf

ActionAid International plans to continue to work in this area over the

upcoming year, encouraging education, HIV/AIDS and health activists to engage

with their Ministries of Finance and Central Banks on alternative macroeconomic

policies that can allow education and health goals to be achieved. If you are

interested in participating in follow up work on these issues please let us

know.

As always we welcome comments on the reports.

Sincerely,

Ilana

Program Assistant

Action Aid International USA

1112 16th Street NW, Suite 540

Washington,

DC 20036

202-835-1240

ilana.solomon@...

www.actionaidusa.org