At the recent Global Fund Board meeting, considerable discussion and energy was devoted to the design of the new funding model (NFM), particularly concerning the issue of how funding would be allocated. The discussions took place during the pre-meeting (12 September) and on both days of the Board meeting itself (13 and 14). Almost 12 hours had been set aside,…
The Coca-Cola Company and the Global Fund are expanding a project which uses Coca-Cola’s distribution systems and business expertise to help government and non-governmental organisations deliver critical medicines to remote parts of Africa, according to a news release issued by the Fund on 25 September. “Project Last Mile,” was established in 2010 to help the Government of Tanzania build a more efficient…
In an article in GFO 195, we said that “the calculation of committed assets in the forecast includes a provision of $171 million to fund the Affordable Medicines Facility–malaria (AMFm) up to the end of 2013.” This is incorrect. The $171 million for the AMFm is not included in the forecast. The Board paper in which the forecast is discussed says that donor contributions…
The government of Peru has taken up funding for many activities that were initiated with Global Fund support over the past eight years and has achieved considerable success in the fight against the three diseases. This was one of the conclusions of a diagnostic review of Global Fund grants to Peru conducted by the Office of Inspector General. The review…
In an article in GFO 195 on the search for the next Executive Director of the Global Fund, we wrote: “As previously agreed by the Board, the final list of four candidates will include at least two women.” We used that same language in an article in GFO 184 in May 2012, citing as our source a news release issued by the Global Fund…
The Global Fund says that over the past few months, it has taken steps to improve the outcomes of the grant renewal process. This information is contained in a report prepared by General Manager Gabriel Jaramillo for the Board meeting in Geneva. Mr Jaramillo said that one of the key steps has been the involvement of partners on the Grant…
The Global Fund Board has begun the process of selecting its next Chair and Vice-Chair. The terms of the current Chair (Simon Bland) and Vice-Chair (Dr Mphu Ramatlapeng) will come to end following the May 2013 Board meeting. According to the By-Laws of the Global Fund, the positions alternate between individuals drawn from the donor voting bloc and the implementer…
The Global Fund has narrowed the search for a new Executive Director to 11 candidates, six males and five females. This information was provided to Board members at the Global Fund Board meeting in Geneva by Masaki Noke and Karlo Boras, respectively Chair and Vice-Chair of the Ad-Hoc Nominations Committee (AHNC). The AHNC reported that by 19 June 2012, the…
The Global Fund is now forecasting that it will have uncommitted assets worth $1,428 million by December 2014. The forecast was prepared by the Secretariat and was presented to the Global Fund Board at its meeting on 13–14 September 2012. The forecast represents an increase of $373 million over the forecast presented to the Board at its 26th meeting in May…
Subscribe to our newsletter below and never miss the latest updates.
Subscribe to our weekly newsletter below.
