The two sub-Saharan African constituencies on the Global Fund Board have made significant changes to the way their Board representatives are selected and how the constituencies operate. These changes were made at a consultation meeting of two constituencies on 9–11 July in Johannesburg, South Africa. The meeting was convened by Dr Mphu Ramatlapeng, Vice-Chair of the Global Fund Board, and former…
FRENCH AMBASSADOR LAYS OUT HER ROADMAP FOR THE GLOBAL FUND
Editor’s Note: In the session on “The Global Fund: The Next 5 Years” at the International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C. on 26 July, Mireille Guigaz, Ambassador of France for the Fight Against HIV and Communicable Diseases, and representative of France on the Global Fund Board, described what she saw as the opportunities, challenges and risks for the Fund. This text…
CIVIL SOCIETY IS BEING LEFT OUT OF CRITICAL DECISIONS, CS SPOKESPERSON SAYS
Specific concerns spelled out To achieve maximum impact, the Global Fund needs the full engagement of civil society (CS). However, CS has not been meaningfully involved in the critical decisions currently being taken by the Fund. This was the view expressed by Nadia Rafif, one of the panellists at the session on “The Global Fund: The Next 5 Years” on…
SECRETARIAT, OIG AGREE ON NEW PROTOCOL
David Garmaise
MOVING ON
Bernard Rivers