Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- The Agenda for Action -- Background -- Continuing Challenges -- Future Actions for the Bank -- Implications for the Africa Region Work Program -- Notes -- 2 The Diagnosis -- The Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa -- The Development Impact of HIV/AIDS -- The Implications for Africa -- Note -- 3 The Bank's Response to Date -- The Results -- Lessons Learned -- 4 Strategic Challenges in the New Environment -- Finance, Sustainability, and Accountability -- Operational Issues -- 5 The Agenda for Action 2007-2011 -- Strategic Objectives -- Overall Conceptual Framework -- The Foundation: Renew the Commitment -- Pillar 1: Focus the Response through Evidence-Based and Prioritized HIV/AIDS Strategies -- Pillar 2: Scale Up Targeted Multisectoral and Civil Society Responses -- Pillar 3: Deliver Effective Results through Increased Country M&E Capacity -- Pillar 4: Harmonize Donor Collaboration -- Anticipated Results -- The Potential Impact and Consequences of Inaction -- Note -- 6 Operational Implications for the Bank -- Work Program Implications for the Africa Region -- An HIV/AIDS Support Program for FY2007-FY2011 -- Implications for Staffing and Budgeting -- 7 Conclusion -- Appendixes -- 1 Agenda for Action Consultations -- 2 HIV Indicators for Sub-Saharan Africa -- 3 Bank Response to HIV/AIDS: A Chronology of Events -- 4 The Potential Impact of HIV/AIDS Interventions: Methodology and Simulations -- 5 World Bank HIV/AIDS Portfolio for Africa, Fiscal Years 1989-2007 -- 6 MAP Achievements -- 7 MAP Challenges and Improving Performance of the MAP for Africa -- 8 HIV Prevalence and Global Financing -- 9 The Bank's Role in the UNAIDS Division of Labor -- 10 Agenda for Action: Implementation Plan and Results Framework -- 11 The HIV/AIDS Results Scorecard.

References and Other Resources -- Index -- Figure 2.1 Estimated Number of People Living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990-2007 -- Figure 2.2 The Heterogeneity of HIV Prevalence in Africa -- Figure 2.3 Changes in Life Expectancy at Birth in Selected African Countries with High and Low HIV Prevalence, 1965-2005 -- Figure 4.1 Active HIV/AIDS Commitments by World Bank Sector -- Figure 5.1 Global Funding for HIV/AIDS in the Top 10 High-Prevalence African Countries -- Figure 5.2 World Bank HIV/AIDS Lending in Africa FY00-FY07 -- Figure 5.3 World Bank HIV/AIDS Agenda for Action in Africa Conceptual Framework -- Figure A2.1 Life Expectancy at Birth for Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries, 1965-2005 -- Figure A4.1 Universal Access to Treatment: Number of Deaths Averted, 2007-2030 -- Figure A4.2 Universal Access to Treatment: Cumulative Number of Life Years Gained in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2007-2011 -- Figure A4.3 Infections Averted Due to Prevention Efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2007-2011 -- Figure A4.4 Number of OVC in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Table 2.1 Ten Most Common Causes of Mortality and Morbidity in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Table 4.1 Funding Sources and Commitments -- Table 4.2 Resource Needs for Universal Access, 2007-2011 -- Table 5.1 Country Types and HIV/AIDS Typology -- Table 5.2 Possible Differentiated Responses -- Table 5.3 Foundation -- Table 5.4 Pillar 1: Focus the Response through Evidence-Based and Prioritized HIV/AIDS Strategies -- Table 5.5 Pillar 2: Scale Up Targeted Multisectoral and Civil Society Responses -- Table 5.6 Pillar 3: Deliver Effective Results through Increased Country M&E Capacity -- Table 5.7 Pillar 4: Harmonize Donor Collaboration -- Table A1.1 Agenda for Action Consultations -- Table A2.1 HIV Prevalence, Income, Access to Treatment, and Quality of Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2006.

Table A2.2 Life Expectancy at Birth for Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries, 1965-2005 -- Table A3.1 Bank Response to HIV/AIDS: A Chronology of Events -- Table A4.1 Cross-Classification of Interventions by Cost Effectiveness and Impact -- Table A4.2 Studies of Cost Effectiveness of HIV/AIDS Interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Table A5.1 Closed MAP and Stand-Alone Projects, and Closed Projects with HIV/AIDS Components -- Table A5.2 Active MAP and Stand-Alone HIV/AIDS Projects, and Active Projects with HIV/AIDS Components -- Table A6.1 Results in Countries in Africa with MAPs -- Table A6.2 Outcome-Level Results to Which MAP Has Contributed -- Table A7.1 Overview of the Key Recommendations -- Table A8.1 HIV Prevalence and Financing, by Country -- Table A9.1 World Bank Role in UNAIDS' Technical Support Division of Labor -- Table A10.1 The Foundation: Renew the Commitment -- Table A10.2 Pillar 1: Strengthened Long-Term Sustainable National Response -- Table A10.3 Pillar 2: Accelerated Implementation of HIV/AIDS Programs -- Table A10.4 Pillar 3: Strengthened National Systems for Financial Management, Human Resources, Procurement, Supply Chains, and Health and Social Systems -- Table A10.5 Pillar 4: Strengthened Donor Coordination -- Table A11.1 The HIV/AIDS Results Scorecard.