This multi-country and intercontinental study examines how the governments of four African counties - Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa and Namibia; and five Latin American countries - Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico and Nicaragua - are funding the fight against HIV/AIDS. The work is unprecedented as a compendium of data and research into government budget allocations for HIV/AIDS, conducted by civil society, research and NGO organisations within each country involved; and collated and appraised for comparative purposes between countries and across continents.