Conflict of interest

ABSTRACT A report on an advisory review on governance completed by the Office of the Inspector General in 2017 has now been released. Publication of the report was delayed while the Board completed a Governance Action Plan responding to the findings of the advisory review. The action plan was published in May 2018. This article reports on the OIG’s findings, with a particular focus on governance oversight.

ABSTRACT The CCM Hub at the Global Fund Secretariat has developed a standard orientation package for CCM members. The purpose is to improve CCM performance by providing members with the knowledge and skills they need to effectively carry out their roles and responsibilities. The orientation package will be rolled out to CCMs in a phased approach, starting in April 2017.

ABSTRACT Just about everybody who has commented on the Global Fund’s selection process for a new executive director agrees that the process was too rushed. What else are they saying? This article reflects our own observations, those of stakeholders that either spoke publicly or submitted comments to the Board, and those of journalists and other commentators.

ABSTRACT A reform of the country coordinating mechanism is taking place in the Democratic Republic of Congo to comply with Global Fund requirements. Among the main achievements of this reform: the size of the CCM was reduced by half, conflict of interest regulations were written, and a system of rotation of members was put in place to prevent them from staying too long in their positions.

ABSTRACT During an Aidspan regional roundtable held in early August, watchdogs representing more than 30 organizations spoke candidly about their struggles in securing funding – making their engagement in the Global Fund system a lifeline for their futures. How to manage conflicts of interest now that there is that engagement, however, remains relatively unclear.

ABSTRACT In a significant change from earlier rounds, a considerable number of Round 9 applications from CCMs were deemed ineligible by the Global Fund's Screening Review Panel, and thus were never even sent to the TRP for consideration, because some of the Fund's "six CCM minimum requirements" had not been followed. In addition, the panel recommended that CCM conflict of interest policies be extended to apply to all CCM members.