Until recently, there was no publicly available data regarding how many people within each country need ARV treatment, or regarding how many of those people are receiving it. (Such information was available at a global level but not at a country level.) This made it hard to determine which countries are most in need of "scaling up" regarding the provision of ARV treatment, through Global Fund support or otherwise. However, this specific information, along with much other health data, is now available at www.GlobalHealthFacts.org. This helpful site was created by the Kaiser Family Foundation, and is based upon data compiled by a number of international organizations. The value of the site is that all the data has been pulled together and can be accessed through a simple interface. In the table below, we give examples of the forms of data that the site provides regarding a sample country, Kenya. There are two ways in which users can see the data shown below. The first option is to go to www.GlobalHealthFacts.org/factsheets_custom.jsp and specify which country and which indicators one wants to see. The second option is to go to www.aidspan.org/grants (note: Aidspan is publisher of GFO) and specify which country one wants to see, and then choose the option for "Country-Specific Data Sheet on HIV, TB and malaria from www.GlobalHealthFacts.org". In the latter case, one doesn't have to choose indicators - the table shows all indicators. In both cases, one can then download the data to a spreadsheet or to a PDF file.
Notes:

1. The data provided at www.GlobalHealthFacts.org is obtained by the Kaiser Family Foundation from UN and other international entities.
2. Explanatory comments in square brackets above are provided by GFO.
3. Another source of data on each country is the WHO's epidemiological facts sheets on HIV/AIDS, accessible at www.who.int/GlobalAtlas/predefinedReports/EFS2008/index.asp. Access to these fact sheets is also provided via www.aidspan.org/grants.