According to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria’s recently published Eligibility 2020 list, the list of countries and disease components currently eligible for Global Fund support, 131 countries are eligible to receive an allocation from the Global Fund during the 2020–2022 period. However, this eligibility does not automatically result in an allocation as countries still need to apply…
GLOBAL FUND BOARD DISCUSSES NEXT PHASE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SUSTAINABILITY, TRANSITION AND CO-FINANCING POLICY
The 42nd Global Fund Board meeting discussed the Sustainability, Transition, and Co-financing (STC) policy as part of the ‘pre-day’ agenda, in the form of an “interactive discussion”. This discussion reaffirmed the importance of this policy and its implementation. The STC policy aims to invest Global Fund monies better so that countries can maintain and scale up service coverage for the three diseases…
The Global Fund Board should emphasize transition planning and outcomes
The Board of the Global Fund will discuss, at its 42nd Board meeting next week, the Sustainability, Transition and Co-financing (STC) Policy, and its implementation. This policy insists on, among other aspects, transition planning where a country “moves towards fully funding and implementing its health programs independent of Global Fund support while continuing to sustain the gains and scaling up…
Latin America and Caribbean constituency expresses concerns following Global Fund’s 41st Board meeting
Edner Boucicaut