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ABSTRACT Devolution in Kenya has since 2013 caused some interruptions in the supply chain, stockouts at health facilities and has prevented consistent monitoring and evaluation of programs: all of which could have an impact on interventions supported by the Global Fund.
ABSTRACT Etienne Michaud is a senior strategy and policy manager at the Office of the Inspector General for the Global Fund. According to him, there are links to be made between watchdogs at local level as part of the OIG effort to consolidate its network of front-line advocates for transparency and accountability.
ABSTRACT Robert Bourgoing narrates his experience facilitating a meeting in Nairobi with representatives of about 30 organizations from East and Southern Africa involved in the monitoring of global health programmes.
ABSTRACT Using money from the Global Fund, a project in Zimbabwe is enhancing the collection of health data by providing Internet connection infrastructure in 82 sites. Similar projects are underway in other countries.
ABSTRACT Distribution of insecticide-treated nets in sub-Saharan Africa needs to more than double current levels, according to the Global Fund’s “Update on Results and Impact” report.
ABSTRACT According to the Global Fund’s “Update on Results and Impact” report, significant progress has been made against TB, but the multiple-drug-resistant form of the disease is still a significant threat.
ABSTRACT The Global Fund has published an update on the results achieved by programmes supported by the Fund. It says that the rapid progress attained presents both challenges and opportunities.
ABSTRACT An evaluation of the President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief has found that the planning and implementation processes of PEPFAR and the Global Fund are not always aligned. However, the evaluation also found that collaboration between the two entities is increasing.
ABSTRACT The Global Fund's new five-year Evaluation Strategy is built around three types of evaluations: programme evaluations to assess performance, efficiency and quality; thematic evaluations to assess the success of key initiatives; and impact evaluations at country and global levels.
ABSTRACT All four PRs in Cambodia established separate structures parallel to national ones to manage procurement and M&E functions within Global Fund grants. According to the OIG, this goes against the intention of core Global Fund principles that call for the use and strengthening of national systems.
