Namibia

Namibia has made substantial progress in responding to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and moving the country towards achieving its 95-95-95 (Source: UNAIDS Understanding Fast Track 2015) targets, where currently:

• 94% of Namibians knows their HIV status
• 96% of Namibians who know their HIV status are on antiretroviral treatment (ART)
• 95% of Namibians on ART are virally suppressed

Despite the country’s progress, 36% of all HIV/AIDS related costs are funded by donors, which positions Namibia as having one of the highest donor dependency rates among its peer countries in the region. (Source: Ministry of Health and Social August 2018. Namibia’s Health and HIV Financing Landscape. Evidence from the 2015/16 & 2016/17 Resource Tracking Exercises. Windhoek, Namibia.)

Overall, 80% of donor funding for the health sector is dedicated to the HIV/AIDS response. Namibia’s progress towards epidemic control combined with its upper-middle income country status has meant a continuous trend of decreasing donor resources and support.  This trend highlights the importance of ACS’ work in supporting long-term domestic investments in Namibia’s HIV/AIDS response and movement towards UHC.