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ABSTRACT Aidspan has officially launched a new data analysis tool designed to provide comprehensive information about historical and current pledges and contributions to the Global Fund.
ABSTRACT The Global Fund Board has adopted a new streamlined policy on grant extensions, replacing a patchwork of 10 different policies.
ABSTRACT The Global Fund Board has approved a policy framework to guide the transition from the third replenishment of rounds-based funding to the fourth replenishment and full roll-out of the new funding model (NFM). The debate prior to the decision was the most contentious at the 31st Board meeting in Jakarta.
ABSTRACT A new series of briefing documents prepared by the Asia Pacific Coalition on Male Sexual Health has been shared with 17 countries that are eligible for Global Fund support for HIV programming. The documents aim to provide key populations with the information they need to get involved at all stages of the new funding model process.
ABSTRACT In 2002, the new Global Fund was a world leader in aid transparency. It had committed to publish a volume and level of technical details on its grants that was unprecedented in international development.
ABSTRACT Two suppliers of mosquito nets implicated in corrupt practices in Cambodia see their suspensions lifted by the Global Fund and will be required to accede to a series of compliance conditions in order to continue as contractors.
ABSTRACT The requirement that Malawi submit an integrated concept note for HIV and TB under the new funding model should boost the southern African country’s ability to bring the disease under control.
ABSTRACT Country ownership is a core principle of the Global Fund model. But as is often the case, the ideal has been complicated by political realities, namely, who owns country ownership? Too often it is the loudest voice, not the best harmony of a variety of voices, which drives the process away from the ideals of the Fund into potentially uncomfortable territory.
ABSTRACT With a budget of $65 million annually, Local Fund Agents (LFAs) represent a significant and critical element in the Global Fund’s architecture and reflects about 20 percent of its total operating budget. A review paper written by Frank Wafula and published by Aidspan explores the nature of the relationship between LFAs and the Fund and the lessons learned over the last 12 years.
ABSTRACT GFO recently reported that country coordinating mechanisms will be required to conduct self-assessments annually starting in 2014. This article provides more information on the process.
