prevention
Zimbabwe’s TB/HIV funding request to the Global Fund: “Not much room to manoeuver”
As GFO reported a few weeks ago, Zimbabwe submitted a TB/HIV funding request for $629 million in Window 1 of the current funding cycle. The $629 million request consisted of $432 million that was within Zimbabwe’s allocation, and $197 million for a prioritized above-allocation request (PAAR).
Is the Russian Federation willing and able to manage its HIV epidemic?
In January 2017, the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation rejected a request to allocate $1.2 billion over four years for the response to HIV, citing “a lack of federal funds.” The Ministry of Health had asked for the funds in order to implement the National AIDS Strategy 2017-2020.
Advocacy for increased domestic funding a success in Ukraine
Advocacy for increased domestic funding led by CSOs and PRs, and strongly underpinned by the Global Fund’s conditions put to the government of Ukraine, has achieved outstanding results. Communities, empowered by the Global Fund, have been able to partner with the Ministry of Health.
Is ending AIDS by 2030 a realistic goal?, researchers ask
In an article published in The Lancet, a group of researchers questions whether the goal of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030 with current prevention approaches is realistic.
Funding approved for shortened HIV grant to Uganda
On 3 August 2016, the Board approved additional funding of $37 million to ensure that all essential services for a shortened HIV grant to Uganda can be provided through to 31 December 2017. The money will come from the $700 million which the Fund has identified as being available for portfolio optimization. The Board was acting on recommendations of the Technical Review Panel (TRP) and the Grant Approvals Committee (GAC).
Special efforts made to maintain HIV Services in Crimea
Political changes in the Crimea region which took place from February 2014 – i.e., the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation – have significantly altered The Global Fund programs in the region.
Le matériel de prévention continue à atteindre les zones dites « non contrôlées » de l’Est de l’Ukraine
Prevention materials are still getting through to the “uncontrolled areas” of Eastern Ukraine
Operating in difficult and deteriorating conditions, the Alliance for Public Health (formerly the International HIV/AIDS Alliance Ukraine), in cooperation with the Global Fund and the World Health Organization, have managed to deliver a one-year supply of the rapid test kits for HIV, STIs and hepatitis C to the uncontrolled regions of the Donbas area in Eastern Ukraine – i.e. Donetsk and Lugansk.
Réduire le montant du financement d’encouragement afin de trouver des fonds pour combler les déficits dans les pays ayant sollicité une durée de subvention écourtée, selon le CTEP
Le Comité technique d’examen des propositions (CTEP) a indiqué que le montant des fonds d’encouragement en faveur des composantes ayant soumis leur demande lors de la quatrième période d’examen avait été réduit dans la mesure où le Secrétariat « n’a pas vu d’autre possibilité pour combler les déficits de financement des pays ayant sollicité une durée de subvention écourtée ».
Incentive funding awards reduced to find money to cover gaps in countries with shortened grant durations, TRP says
According to the Technical Review Panel (TRP), incentive funding recommendations for components submitted in Window 4 were reduced because the Secretariat “saw no other option to cover gaps for countries with shortened grant durations”. The gaps refer to the period between the end of the shortened grants and December 2017, after which funding from the next replenishment should become available.
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