Executive director

ABSTRACT Executive Director Mark Dybul says that although the Global Fund has had success in providing services to women and children, and in reducing infections, the rate of infection among adolescent girls and young women remains shockingly high.

ABSTRACT At the Global Fund’s 43rd Board meeting, the Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands delivered his fourth report to the Board. He highlighted the influence of the COVID-19 crisis on the Global Fund grant implementation and the Global Fund response.

ABSTRACT At the Global Fund’s 42nd Board meeting, Executive Director Peter Sands delivered his second annual report to the Board, taking stock of the Global Fund’s progress against 2019 priorities, its priorities for 2020 and beyond, and adding his own observations. These included the need for maximum impact in the next grant cycle, co-financing, Country Coordinating Mechanism evolution, a step up in HIV prevention modes and efforts, and removing in-country legal and human-rights barriers to treatment access.

ABSTRACT In his first report as Executive Director to the Global Fund Board, eight months after assuming his new role, Peter Sands outlined progress made in the fight against the diseases, how the Fund has executed against its own strategic priorities, his view of transformation towards greater efficiency and effectiveness, and his vision of the Global Fund’s role as a partner, catalyst and influencer, especially with regard to SDG 3.

ABSTRACT A decision on who will be the Global Fund’s next executive director is expected to be made on the first day of the Board’s meeting on 14-15 November in Geneva. The four shortlisted candidates have been taking part in teleconferences with various Board delegations. Meanwhile, in a blog posting, the organization Women in Global Health lamented the fact that only one of the four finalists is a woman.

ABSTRACT On the eve of a Board Retreat planned for 24-25 October, the Global Fund released the names of the four finalists for the position of executive director. The final selection is expected to be made on 14 November, the first day of the next Board meeting.

ABSTRACT The Executive Director Nomination Committee says that the Global Fund Board is on track to select a new executive director at its meeting on 14-15 November. Advertisements published in June and July in four leading newspapers generated 92 applications. Additional candidates have been identified through outreach by Board members and others. The process really starts to pick up steam when the Nomination Committee meets to finalize a long-list of candidates to be interviewed. This meeting is scheduled to happen this week.

ABSTRACT Mark Dybul, the Global Fund’s departing executive director, has some words of advice regarding the search for his successor. Rather than hire a technically minded public health expert, Dybul said, the Fund should be looking for someone who can structure deals, make pitches to policymakers and reach into the private sector where the majority of people in countries with big disease burdens — like India and Indonesia — access their healthcare.

ABSTRACT Through an advertisement on the online Jobs Board of the newsmagazine The Economist, the Global Fund is soliciting applications for the position of executive director. The closing date is 21 July 2017.

ABSTRACT In addition to developing a new supply chain strategy, the Global Fund will conduct supply chain diagnostic studies in 12 countries and use these to develop specific plans to strengthen supply chain systems.