Tanzania (United Republic)

ABSTRACT Tanzanian NGO Sikika has uncovered the cause of shortages and stockouts of ARVs over 2014, which led to some patients receiving fewer supplies and others having their treatment regimens and medicine brands changed, prompting some patients to experience new side effects. Among the reasons stock management was so poor was a failure to properly implement the Global Fund’s pooled procurement mechanism and failure to adhere to government requirements and procedures.

ABSTRACT Sub-recipients and sub-sub recipients of Global Fund grants are critical to the Fund's implementation model as they engage directly and consistently with populations and beneficiaries. Little research has been done to understand their experiences and document how they consider Global Fund operations could be improved. Aidspan surveyed SRs across four countries in the High Impact Africa I region: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda. While the response rate was low, the survey reported a highly diverse set of experiences with principal recipients and Global Fund processes.

ABSTRACT Representatives from the seven countries in High Impact Africa 2 met with Global Fund secretariat staff for a two-day training and peer-mentoring session trying to preempt questions and confusion about the roll-out of the new funding model. GFO was there, observing.

ABSTRACT Coca-Cola and the Global Fund are expanding a project to deliver medicines to remote areas. The project, which started in Tanzania in 2010, will be expanded into more areas in Tanzania and also into Ghana and Mozambique.

ABSTRACT The Global Fund encountered worrying challenges when the Tanzanian and Ugandan Ministries of Finance got involved. Will such problems arise with other countries?