Adèle Sulcas
GLOBAL FUND AND OTHER DONORS COMMIT MONEY AND FOCUS TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The COVID-19 pandemic appears to be uniting the world’s major powers and donors in a spirit of strong solidarity – with the notable exception of the political powers of the United States and China – and major global health entities are beginning to describe their strategies related to this coronavirus. So far, the World Health Organization is fulfilling its mandate…
GLOBAL FUND REACTED QUICKLY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND FLEXIBILITIES TO COUNTRIES AFFECTED BY COVID-19
As early as 4 March 2020, the Global Fund published on its website its first guidance note on responding to COVID-19, in which it acknowledged the serious threat that this epidemic poses, particularly for the most vulnerable countries. As a major player in global health, and a provider of large grants aimed at strengthening the health systems of implementing countries,…
LESOTHO’S HIV AND TB PROGRAMS FACE MULTIPLE CHALLENGES AROUND GOVERNANCE AND OVERSIGHT, OIG SAYS
The Office of the Inspector General’s first audit of Global Fund grants to Lesotho concluded that quality of services overall was ‘partially effective’ but that program oversight and governance ‘need significant improvement’. The audit report, published on 28 February, paints a picture of fragmented HIV and TB programs, implemented by two Principal Recipients (the Ministry of Health and Pact) whose…
COVID-19 AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS IN AFRICA: GLOBAL FUND GRANT IMPLEMENTERS RESPOND
The first cases of COVID-19 appeared in Africa in March, and the epidemic is spreading, albeit at a slower rate than in European countries – or so it would seem. Civil society organizations (CSOs) in several African countries are organizing their responses, aware of the danger that the pandemic presents for their countries and their populations. These organizations have witnessed…
COVID-19 PANDEMIC MAKES A CASE FOR MORE EFFECTIVE GLOBAL FUND INVESTMENTS IN HEALTH SYSTEMS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
The COVID-19 pandemic is currently wreaking havoc in Western European countries and the United States of America (U.S.), according to the World Health Organization. As of 31 March, Corona Virus had infected more than 250 000 people in the U.S. and Italy combined, more than the 81 000 in China, where the epidemic originated in December 2019. Italy and Spain each…
OIG AUDIT SHOWS COST SAVINGS FROM GLOBAL HEALTH CAMPUS PROJECT EXCEED EXPECTATIONS
The first audit by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Global Health Campus (GHC) concludes that the ‘project’ of sharing both costs and risks among several global health partners has been more effective than originally anticipated. “Significant cost savings” have been realized, the audit report said, highlighting a decrease of 41% in the Global Fund’s annual running…
NEW WHO GUIDELINES RELEASED ON WORLD TB DAY 2020 AIM TO SCALE UP PREVENTIVE TREATMENT
The first audit by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Global Health Campus (GHC) concludes that the ‘project’ of sharing both costs and risks among several global health partners has been more effective than originally anticipated. “Significant cost savings” have been realized, the audit report said, highlighting a decrease of 41% in the Global Fund’s annual running…
