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ABSTRACT ,Dreamlopments (DLP) has set up the M-Fund, the first insurance system for unregistered migrants living on the Burma-Thailand and Cambodia-Thailand borders. Dr. Nicolas Durier, the founder, explains the concept and the challenges of this insurance mechanism, supported by the Initiative, among others.
ABSTRACT SHIFT is a two-year regional advocacy program in Southeast Asia that aims to empower civil society organizations and key population communities to advocate for sustainable HIV financing. The four countries are Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand, all of which have started to plan for transition away from Global Fund support.
ABSTRACT In what may be its final TB and HIV grants from the Global Fund, Thailand aims to boost services for key populations. It will also improve sub-national planning and provincial coordination of HIV and TB programs as part of Thailand’s preparation for transition. The Board approved the grants in December 2017 after Thailand revised and resubmitted its TB/HIV funding request.
ABSTRACT Opinions differ on how well Thailand’s transition away from Global Fund support is going. Some say it is a shining example; others worry about how services to key populations will be maintained.
ABSTRACT Brief details of all events at the Bangkok conference that relate to the Global Fund.
ABSTRACT The Global Fund has informed Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and India, the four countries most seriously affected by the December 26 tsunami, that it is willing to be flexible in how their grants are implemented.
ABSTRACT A list is provided of Global Fund contact staff dealing with each country that is eligible for Global Fund grants.
ABSTRACT "If you want to put serious new money into fighting AIDS, where can you get the best bang for your buck? By going bilateral? By choosing the UN route? By using new funding mechanisms? Based on the early evaluations, I would put my money in the Global Fund."
ABSTRACT The Gates Foundation announced a new pledge of $50 million for the Fund. No other new pledges were announced during the conference. Kofi Annan has agreed, if asked, to co-chair the Global Fund's Replenishment Conference next year, and to attend the Fund's November board meeting.
ABSTRACT The International AIDS Conference ended today. Thanks in large part to criticisms of President Bush's $15 billion PEPFAR initiative, the Global Fund was widely and somewhat simplistically portrayed by many as the funding source that could do no wrong. The Fund received unexpectedly strong endorsements from former President Nelson Mandela and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.
