|**Contents**|
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|**EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................... 6**|
|**LIST OF ACRONYMS AND GLOSSARY .................................................................................................... 11**|
|**I.**<br>**INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 12**|
|**II.**<br>**ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK AND STUDY METHODOLOGY ............................................................ 14**|
|1.<br>ANALYTICALFRAMEWORK................................................................................................................... 14|
|2.<br>STUDYMETHODOLOGY...................................................................................................................... 18|
|**III.**<br>**BRIEF OVERVIEW OF HIV AND AIDS IN COLOMBIA ..................................................................... 19**|
|1.<br>COUNTRYCONTEXT........................................................................................................................... 19|
|2.<br>THEEPIDEMIC.................................................................................................................................. 20<br>|
|3.<br>HIV/AIDS NATIONALRESPONSE......................................................................................................... 24|
|_(a)_<br>_Insurance Component .............................................................................................................. 25_|
|_(b)_<br>_Public Health Component ........................................................................................................ 28_|
|**IV.**<br>**RESEARCH FINDINGS ................................................................................................................... 29**|
|1.<br>PROGRAMMATICDIMENSION.............................................................................................................. 29|
|_(a)_<br>_Knowing the Epidemic ............................................................................................................. 29_|
|_(b)_<br>_Programmatic Framework: National Level .............................................................................. 30_|
|_(c)_<br>_Programmatic Framework: Regional Level ............................................................................. 35_|
|_(d)_<br>_Summary of Findings ............................................................................................................... 36_|
|2.<br>BUDGETARYDIMENSION.................................................................................................................... 37|
|_(a)_<br>_Funding Sources ....................................................................................................................... 37_|
|_(b)_<br>_HIV/AIDS Budgets .................................................................................................................... 38_|
|_(c)_<br>_HIV/AIDS Expenditures ............................................................................................................ 39_|
|_(d)_<br>_Summary of Findings ............................................................................................................... 42_|
|3.<br>SERVICEDELIVERYDIMENSION............................................................................................................ 43|
|_(a)_<br>_Coverage .................................................................................................................................. 43_|
|_(b)_<br>_Access Barriers ......................................................................................................................... 45_|
|_(c)_<br>_Service Delivery ........................................................................................................................ 48_|
|_(d)_<br>_Summary of Findings ............................................................................................................... 51_|
|**V.**<br>**CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................................. 53**|
|1.<br>EFFICIENCY OF THEHIV/AIDS RESPONSE INCOLOMBIA........................................................................... 53|
|2.<br>ISSUES TO BEADDRESSED.................................................................................................................... 54|
|3.<br>RECOMMENDATIONS......................................................................................................................... 57|
|**ANNEX: RESEARCH TOOLS ................................................................................................................... 60**|
|1.<br>DOCUMENTSREVIEWED..................................................................................................................... 60|
|2.<br>STAKEHOLDERSINTERVIEWED.............................................................................................................. 62|
|3.<br>SURVEY FORHEALTHTERRITORIALENTITIES........................................................................................... 64|