Botswana

ABSTRACT A new report on HIV prevention in Southern Africa points out that the needs of the most important population groups are not being addressed. Generalized prevention programs are unlikely to reach or cater to the needs of younger people and key populations. Targeted and increased prevention funding is necessary to accelerate change. The report provides a contemporary overview of HIV prevention funding in Southern Africa in ten selected countries. Its purpose is to support advocacy efforts that increase spending to the requisite levels and end the epidemic.

ABSTRACT This GFO’s ‘Of Interest’ column highlights Sir Elton John and French President Emmanuel Macron’s joint appeal for a $14-billion Replenishment, Japan’s pledge to save ‘one million lives’ with its commitment to the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment, the launch of German NGOs’ #FillUpTheFund campaign, South Africa’s new human rights plan for TB and HIV, and Botswana’s decriminalization of homosexuality.

RÉSUMÉ Le 12 novembre 2018, le Conseil d’administration du Fonds mondial a approuvé des financements d’une valeur de 98,0 millions de dollars pour 14 subventions provenant de 13 pays. Il a également approuvé deux subventions multipays d’une valeur de 12,5 millions de dollars et affecté 13,6 millions de dollars au financement d’interventions placées sur le registre des demandes de qualité non financées. Cet article fournit des renseignements sur le nombre de demandes de financement traitées, le nombre de subventions approuvées ainsi que les détails des commentaires du Comité d’approbation des subventions sur deux des subventions approuvées, celle du Monténégro et celle du Niger. Les commentaires détaillés concernant quatre autres subventions sont décrits dans un autre article du numéro 347 de la version anglaise de l’OFM.

ABSTRACT Of the $98 million approved by the Global Fund Board on 12 November 2018 for 14 country grants from 13 countries, $57.8 million went to countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region. This article repeats some of the overall grant approval information discussed in the first article on grant approvals in this issue, summarizes the LAC grants, and gives some detail on the Grant Approval Committee’s comments about the new grants for Belize, El Salvador, Panama and Paraguay.

ABSTRACT The Global Fund Board has approved another $229.4 million in funding for 16 country grants. The grants emanated from funding requests submitted by nine countries. The Board also approved $24.0 million for three multi-country grants. Interventions worth $127.4 million were added to the Unfunded Quality Demand Register. Of the $229.4 million for country grants, Nigeria led the way with three grants valued at $71.2 million.

ABSTRACT On 12 November 2018, the Global Fund Board approved funding in the amount of $98.0 million for 14 country grants from 13 countries. The Board also approved two multi-country grants valued at $12.5 million and awarded $13.6 million to fund interventions on the Register of Unfunded Quality Demand. This article provides information on the number of funding requests processed, numbers of grants approved, and details of the Grant Approvals Committee’s comments on two of the approved country grants: Montenegro and Niger. Details on comments for four other grants are described in another article in this issue.

ABSTRACT Botswana’s country coordination mechanism is the first to pilot a self-assessment tool created by Aidspan, Southern African AIDS Trust (SAT) and partners in Southern Africa.

ABSTRACT The Global Fund Board has decided that for Round 7, it will not implement a rule that would have excluded three upper-middle-income countries (South Africa, Botswana and Equatorial Guinea) from eligibility to apply for HIV/AIDS grants.