A database of civil society organizations in Burkina Faso was instrumental in developing the community component of a concept note on health systems strengthening, according to Simon Kaboré, executive director of RAME (Réseau pour l’Accès aux Médicaments Essentiels) and member of the country coordinating mechanism. In 2012, PADS (Programme d’Appui au Développement Sanitaire), an entity of the Ministry of Health…
OPERATING BUDGET AND WORKPLAN FOR 2016 APPROVED
The Global Fund Board has approved an operating budget of $305 million for 2016, which includes $16.3 million for the Office of the Inspector General. This compares to actual expenditures of $286 million in 2014 and projected expenditures of $296 million for 2015. If the Fund spends the full $305 million for 2015, it will have spent $887 million for…
Global Fund Project in Zimbabwe Uses Technology to Improve Data Collection
Wallace Mawire and Karanja Kinyanjui
Global Fund Project in Zimbabwe Uses Technology to Improve Data Collection
A project being implemented under a Global Fund grant will improve Zimbabwe’s health information systems by providing Internet connection infrastructure for 82 urban and rural sites. The Zimbabwe project is just one of many similar projects around the world where modern communications technology is being used to enhance data collection. The project is part of a Round 8 health systems…
GLOBAL FUND PROVIDES CCMS WITH NEWTOOL FOR GRANT OVERSIGHT
Bernard Rivers
The Global Fund Should Take Transparency to Another Level
Robert Bourgoing