The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Global Fund, in its second audit of grants in Nepal, found that the country has made significant progress in the fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria. The number of patients on antiretroviral treatment has increased by 25% in the last three years, the TB treatment success rate is 91%, and malaria…
Funding request information for Global Fund’s 2020-2022 allocation period now available
The Global Fund has published its new funding request materials for the 2020-2022 funding allocation cycle longer in advance of the first application deadline than previously, with Window 1 applications due by 23 March 2020. The reason for the earlier-than-usual publication on the Global Fundās website is to enable countries to prepare well in advance for the application process, including…
Advancing country ownership is central theme of implementers’ meeting in Dakar
From September 11 to 13, the Global Fund Implementer Voting Group (ImG) will hold a retreat in Dakar, Senegal, with the central theme of āAdvancing country ownership and political willā. This will be the implementersā groupās third such retreat, beginning in 2017. In 2016, the ImG developed its first āRoadmapā, which prioritized work areas around strengthening the implementer group, sustainability…
The Global Fund has made some progress in establishing ethics- and integrity-related structures and processes, OIG says
In the first audit by the Office of the Inspector General of ethics and integrity (risks, structures, and processes) at the Global Fund, the OIG assessed the adequacy and effectiveness of the Ethics and Integrity Framework across Global Fund structures and processes, within the Secretariat, governance bodies, and its operations, including those beyond the Secretariat, such as relationships with implementers…