David Garmaise
THE AMFM ENDANGERS PUBLIC HEALTH, OXFAM SAYS
Frank Wafula and David Garmaise
“FRIENDS” ORGANISATIONS PROMOTE THE WORK OF THE GLOBAL FUND
Karanja Kinyanjui
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…
MALARIA GRANT RENEWALS IN NIGERIA INCLUDE $50 MILLION IN “NEW” MONEY
The Global Fund Board recently approved two Round 8 malaria grant renewals for Nigeria worth $225 million. This amount included $50 million in “new” money, which will be used to purchase bed nets. A spokesperson for the Global Fund told GFO that although adding new money to a grant is not typical, it does happen from time to time. In…
GLOBAL FUND BOARD APPROVES “RE-LAUNCH” OF MALARIA GRANT IN MOZAMBIQUE
In June 2012, the Global Fund Board approved the “re-launch” of a health systems strengthening (HSS) grant in Mozambique. After two years of inactivity, the grant was re-launched as a three-year re-programmed grant. It is believed to be the first time a grant has ever been re-launched. The grant, bearing the number MOZ-809-G08-S, was from a Round 8 proposal that…
