The Global Fund board delegation that represents “Communities Living with AIDS, TB and Malaria” is seeking a person to serve as Communications Focal Point. This position requires one quarter to one half of the chosen person’s time, and is unpaid, through costs are paid for attending Global Fund board meetings. Details of the requirements and of how to apply are…
Prospects for London Replenishment Meeting
An analysis of the Fund’s financial needs and its likely income suggests that it may well not be possible for the Fund to launch any new rounds in 2006 or 2007. At best, there might be money for one new round in 2007, but none in 2006. This is a very different future than the one hoped for by the…
“Providing” Treatment Versus “Supporting” Treatment
A key feature of the Global Fund is that it says it is “results-based” – that it can measure the impact that its grants have, and it can prove to its donors that their money is well-spent. Recently, PEPFAR (the $15 billion US bilateral AIDS program) has had a difficult time coping with some confusions that its published numbers have…
Fund’s Chief of Operations to Depart
reasons. Herbert has been with the Fund for almost three years, and for much of that time has been in charge of all work regarding oversight of Global Fund grants. Upon announcing his plans to depart, Herbert told all staff that “to have been part of the start-up and to lead such a great team has been the highlight of…
The Fund’s "Executive Dashboard"
In June 2004, Richard Feachem, the Fund’s Executive Director, informed the board, “We have developed the so-called ‘Executive Dashboard’, an IT-based tracking and reporting tool, which will allow us to monitor progress against agreed targets on an ongoing basis and intervene early when there are signs of slippage.” A year later, the Executive Dashboard was made available from the Fund’s…