People living with HIV represented in all key decision forums Cuba has broad spectrum of activities focusing on the promotion of human rights and the respect of sexual diversity At the end of April this year, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a diagnostic review of the Global Fund grants to the Republic of Cuba. The purpose of…

Fund rated “strong” in results and relevance, but only “satisfactory” in organisational behaviour Leadership and human resources policies assessed as “weak” One year after receiving a high score in the UK’s Multilateral Aid Review (MAR), the Global Fund received a very mixed report card in the Australian Multilateral Assessment (AMA). The Australian aid agency AusAID rated the effectiveness of 42 of…

Progress report more subdued than past reports CCM oversight, sub-recipient management and the role of local fund agents all require greater attention, according to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). These comments are included in the OIG’s Progress Report for November 2011-March 2012, which was presented to the Global Fund Board at its meeting in May in Geneva. The…

Focus will be on improving participation of implementing countries Roles of partners, TRP, OIG to be reviewed The Global Fund Board is embarking on Phase 2 of its governance reform project. This phase will focus on strengthening communications and enhancing participation from implementing countries. In Phase 1, the role of the Board was clarified; the committee structure was revised; coordination…

Nigeria’s country coordinating mechanism (CCM) has formed a task force to recover Global Fund money that has been misused. The communication officer of the CCM, Emmanuel Couson, told GFO that the task force includes the Minister of Health and the country’s Auditor General. The task force will review the final audit report on Global Fund grants in Nigeria issued by the Fund’s…