The Health and AIDS learning program is comprised of the following three components: Capacity Building for Accelerated implementation of HIV/AIDS programs
This component focuses on capacity building for accelerated implementation of HIV/AIDS programs. This is in response to the fact that although donors have committed substantial amounts to fight the HIV/AIDS pandemic, implementation has been slow. Consequently, the epidemic continues to claim more than 50,000 lives every week and barely 7 percent of the 5 to 6 million people requiring Anti-Retroviral (ARVs) have access. This component addresses key bottlenecks to accelerated implementation by offering capacity building programs to address operational needs in the following area: Managing procurement of HIV/AIDS drugs and related supplies Rapid Results Initiative for accelerated Implementation Analyzing Macro-economic impacts of aid for HIV/AIDS Strengthening Capacity of Parliamentarians for HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health Contracting for Health Services and Drugs (HIV/AIDS) Multi-sector Approach to Implementation.
Achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Other Health Outcomes
Capacity building activities under this component are aimed at achieving health outcomes especially among the poor and marginalized groups of society. Emphasis is placed on meeting the MDGs for health as well as ensuring equitable access to health services. Capacity building activities under this component cover the following areas: Health Systems and Health Economics
In order to improve the efficiency of health delivery systems while at the same time ensuring that the poor and marginalized groups have access (equity), adequate and critical attention is needed for policy design, institutional arrangements, and the sustainability and fairness of financial mechanisms. This component of the Health and AIDS Program addresses policy design and the basics of health economics. Capacity building activities under this component comprise: 
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