Bernard Rivers
AIDSPAN LAUNCHES CONSULTATION ON DESIGN OF NEW FUNDING MODEL
On 12 October 2012, the Global Fund Secretariat submitted a paper containing options and recommendations for the design of the new funding model to the Strategy, Investment and Impact Committee (SIIC) of the Global Fund Board. The SIIC will discuss the paper at its meeting in Geneva of 24–26 October 2012. At its meeting in September, the Board approved in…
FUTURE OF AMFM TO BE DECIDED AT GLOBAL FUND BOARD MEETING IN NOVEMBER
The future of the Affordable Medicines Facility–malaria (AMFm) will be decided at the Global Fund Board meeting on 14–15 November 2012. The outcome appears anything but certain. The AMFm was launched as a two-year pilot phase in April 2009 and began operations in July 2010. The AMFm is hosted by the Global Fund but its programme funding comes from other…
WHY ALL THIS FUSS ABOUT THE NEW FUNDING MODEL? – A LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
At the recent Global Fund Board meeting, considerable discussion and energy was devoted to the design of the new funding model (NFM), particularly concerning the issue of how funding would be allocated. The discussions took place during the pre-meeting (12 September) and on both days of the Board meeting itself (13 and 14). Almost 12 hours had been set aside,…
GLOBAL FUND AIMS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES OF GRANT RENEWAL PROCESS
The Global Fund says that over the past few months, it has taken steps to improve the outcomes of the grant renewal process. This information is contained in a report prepared by General Manager Gabriel Jaramillo for the Board meeting in Geneva. Mr Jaramillo said that one of the key steps has been the involvement of partners on the Grant…
SEARCH FOR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE GLOBAL FUND IS DOWN TO 11 PERSONS
The Global Fund has narrowed the search for a new Executive Director to 11 candidates, six males and five females. This information was provided to Board members at the Global Fund Board meeting in Geneva by Masaki Noke and Karlo Boras, respectively Chair and Vice-Chair of the Ad-Hoc Nominations Committee (AHNC). The AHNC reported that by 19 June 2012, the…
SECRETARIAT AIMS TO FIX “STUCK” GRANTS
The Secretariat is making a special effort to fix what it calls “stuck grants.” These are grants to which no money has flowed within the first three months after signature of the grant agreement or, for more mature grants, to which no money has flowed within the last six months. This information is contained in the report prepared for the…
MAIN DECISIONS MADE AT BOARD MEETING
Editor’s Note: Included in this summary is the Board decision on the broad elements of the new funding model. On 13–14 September 2012, the Global Fund Board held its 27th meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. GFO was present, with observer status. The main decisions made at the meeting, in chronological order, were as follows. (For precise wording of what the Board agreed, see…
