Feachem On The Record

Bernard Rivers

ABSTRACT Clear and forthright quotes on a number of important Fund-related issues.

What is a Local Fund Agent?

ABSTRACT Local Fund Agents are the Global Fund's "eyes and ears" in countries where projects are implemented. Their r ...

CURRENT STATUS OF ROUND 1 GRANTS

Bernard Rivers

ABSTRACT One year after Round 1 grants were approved, 47 of the 69 grant agreements have been signed, with fund disburs ...

PROGRESS WITH SIGNING GRANT AGREEMENTS

Bernard Rivers

ABSTRACT After a slow start, the Secretariat of the Global Fund has been signing grant agreements at an increasing rate ...

Pointed Lessons from a Regrettable Row

Bernard Rivers

ABSTRACT The Global Fund was recently involved in a public argument with the government of South Africa over whether ...

An Open Letter to Richard Feachem and The Board of the Global Fund

Rajiv Kafle

ABSTRACT "The Nepal Ministry of Health insists that the contract be approved by the cabinet, the top council of gover ...

AIDSPAN LAUNCHES WEB-BASED EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR GLOBAL FUND GRANTS

Bernard Rivers

ABSTRACT Aidspan has released a major web-based "early-warning" system that shows for every Global Fund grant how well ...

RUSSIA ANNOUNCES MAJOR PLEDGE TO GLOBAL FUND

Bernard Rivers

ABSTRACT Russia has announced a pledge of $270 million through 2010, sufficient to reimburse the cost of all Global Fu ...

RECORD AMOUNT IN NEW GRANTS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL IN ROUND 7

Bernard Rivers

ABSTRACT Round 7 applicants submitted fewer, but bigger and better, proposals than in any previous round. The TRP has r ...

<EM>"AIDSPAN GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL FUND PROCESSES FOR GRANT IMPLEMENTATION - VOLUME 2: FROM FIRST DISBURSEMENT TO PHASE 2 RENEWAL"</EM> IS RELEASED

Bernard Rivers

ABSTRACT Volume 2 of the "The Aidspan Guide to Understanding Global Fund Processes for Grant Implementation" has just b ...