Fig. 2

Evolution of public action on HIV/AIDS in Mali. The fight against HIV/AIDS went through three main stages that witnessed a steadily growing partnership between public authorities and patient associations. Official public commitment came early and progressively involved patient associations, as show the series of policies adopted to prevent and control HIV/AIDS (blue lines). Malian AIDS associations engaged later to complement the official strategy (green lines). External support was high and stable from the outset, including financial and/or technical support (red lines refer to organisations and events at international level; orange lines indicate organisations funding AIDS projects in Mali)