To our readers (both new and old), On behalf of Aidspan and the Global Fund Observer, I would like to thank all of you for your continued support over the years and particularly in 2021. Despite the challenges faced in this second pandemic year, we consistently brought you news, analysis, and commentary about the Global Fund, COVID-19, and other global health developments. As the year draws to a close, we wish you all a restful holiday season and peace, joy, and prosperity throughout the coming year, 2022. This edition of the Global Fund Observer will be our last for 2021. We will publish our next edition on 26 January 2022. We are so excited about all that 2022 has in store for us. We look forward to continuing to bring you Global Fund-related news and insights, especially as it lays the groundwork for the implementation of the 2023–2028 Strategy and seeks to raise additional resources for the 2023-2025 allocation period in the 7th Replenishment. We will also continue bringing you developments and insights from the Global Fund recipient countries as they continue implementing 2021–2023 grants despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

To our readers (both new and old), On behalf of Aidspan and the Global Fund Observer, I would like to thank all of you for your continued support over the years and particularly in 2021. Despite the challenges faced in this second pandemic year, we consistently brought you news, analysis, and commentary about the Global Fund, COVID-19, and other global health developments. As the year draws to a close, we wish you all a restful holiday season and peace, joy, and prosperity throughout the coming year, 2022. This edition of the Global Fund Observer will be our last for 2021. We will publish our next edition on 26 January 2022. We are so excited about all that 2022 has in store for us. We look forward to continuing to bring you Global Fund-related news and insights, especially as it lays the groundwork for the implementation of the 2023-2028 Strategy and seeks to raise additional resources for the 2023-2025eve allocation period in the 7th Replenishment. We will also continue bringing you developments and insights from the Global Fund recipient countries as they continue implementing 2021–2023 grants amid the COVID-19 pandemic.