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GLOBAL FUND SUSPENDS ALL UGANDA GRANTS

GLOBAL FUND SUSPENDS ALL UGANDA GRANTS

The Global Fund announced today that it has temporarily suspended all five of its grants to Uganda, after learning of “serious mismanagement of the grants” by the unit within the Ministry of Health that was set up to administer them. The Fund, which only weeks ago approved a Uganda grant for “Phase 2 renewal,” ordered the suspension after discovering that…

FEWER ROUND 5 PROPOSALS THAN EXPECTED ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL

FEWER ROUND 5 PROPOSALS THAN EXPECTED ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL

The Technical Review Panel (TRP) has completed its assessment of Round 5 proposals, and, according to the Global Fund Secretariat, has recommended proposals for board approval that will cost $726 million over the first two years. This is about three-quarters of the $1,000 million cost that was originally projected. The list of which particular proposals have been recommended for approval…

LESSONS FROM THE UGANDA EXPERIENCE

LESSONS FROM THE UGANDA EXPERIENCE

I would not want Brad Herbert’s job. He and his team of a few dozen people at the Global Fund have to negotiate hundreds of grant agreements, disburse billions of dollars, and then attempt to ensure that the grants deliver the promised results with no inappropriate diversions of money. The Global Fund money attracts wonderful people and organizations who do…

GLOBAL FUND TERMINATES GRANTS TO MYANMAR

GLOBAL FUND TERMINATES GRANTS TO MYANMAR

The Global Fund has terminated its three grants to Myanmar (Burma), because it has concluded that political restrictions imposed by the government mean that the grants “cannot be managed in a way that ensures effective program implementation.” Last month, the government of Myanmar instituted new requirements restricting access to grant implementation areas by relevant staff, and other requirements that affect…

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