Aidspan Editorial Team
INCOMPLETE AND INACCURATE DATA REPORTED IN 11 COUNTRIES FOR 2019-2020
As countries finalize their funding requests to the Global Fund or negotiate their grants for the 2020-2022 allocation cycle, it becomes important to reflect on systemic issues reported in the previous allocation cycle. Our review of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) audit reports for 2019-2020 reveals that inaccurate and incomplete data is the third leading issue plaguing Global…
THE AFRICAN CONSTITUENCY BUREAU SUPPORTS COUNTRIES TO WEIGH IN ON THE NEXT GLOBAL FUND STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT
The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria is developing its post-2022 strategic plan. The Global Fund has requested input from partners, implementers, and other stakeholders to help identify emerging challenges and opportunities that will be critical for its next strategy. The Africa Constituency Bureau (ACB), which supports the representation of 46 African countries in their engagement with the…
THE GLOBAL FUND TECHNICAL REVIEW PANEL PRAISES INNOVATIVE FUNDING REQUESTS AND WORRIES ABOUT IMPACT OF COVID-19
The Technical Review Panel (TRP’s) has just completed its assessment of the funding requests submitted within the first window in March. It is sending notifications to the Secretariat’s country teams and the Country Coordinating Mechanisms (CCMs). Due to the disruptions caused by COVID-19, the TRP worked remotely to assess funding requests. This article presents the TRP’s preliminary observations on window…
COVID-19 PANDEMIC MAKES A CASE FOR MORE EFFECTIVE GLOBAL FUND INVESTMENTS IN HEALTH SYSTEMS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
The COVID-19 pandemic is currently wreaking havoc in Western European countries and the United States of America (U.S.), according to the World Health Organization. As of 31 March, Corona Virus had infected more than 250 000 people in the U.S. and Italy combined, more than the 81 000 in China, where the epidemic originated in December 2019. Italy and Spain each…
