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Article No: 1

2021-07-21

EDITOR’S NOTES

Ida Hakizinka

ABSTRACT A special birthday issue to remind you of our humble beginnings and some great journalism:...

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Article No: 2

2021-07-21

FROM AN ACORN GREW AN OAK TREE

Arlette Campbell White

ABSTRACT In 2002, the nonprofit organization Aidspan and its online newsletter the Global Fund Obse...

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Article No: 3

2021-07-21

THE GLOBAL FUND: WHICH COUNTRIES OWE HOW MUCH?

Tim France*, Gorik Ooms** and Bernard Rivers***

ABSTRACT In the early days of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, financial co...

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Article No: 4

2021-07-21

AN INTERVIEW WITH THE FOUNDER OF AIDSPAN

Arlette Campbell White

ABSTRACT In 2002, Bernard Rivers set up Aidspan as an independent voice that would explain the new ...

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Article No: 5

2021-07-21

HOLDING THE GLOBAL FUND ACCOUNTABLE

Bernard Rivers

ABSTRACT The Global Fund Observer has always strived to observe its role as the conscience of the G...

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Article No: 6

2021-07-21

THE ELEPHANT AND THE MOUSE

Bernard Rivers

ABSTRACT In his biographical interview, Bernard mentioned that after he retired from Aidspan his ro...

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Article No: 7

2021-07-21

A BLAST FROM THE PAST: PLAY THE CORRUPTION QUIZ! AND OTHERS

Arlette Campbell White

ABSTRACT We couldn’t resist – three more brief examples from the archives of Bernard Rivers tha...