Health system

ABSTRACT The Africa Constituency Bureau, which supports the representation of 46 African countries in their engagement with the Global Fund, convened virtual meetings of the representatives of those countries to discuss key challenges and achievements during this current strategy and collect input for the next strategy.

ABSTRACT Malawi has made significant progress in the fight against HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria since it started receiving Global Fund funding in 2003. Malawi faces significant challenges in implementing Global Fund grants, such as low domestic contributions to the health sector, low absorption of Global Fund grants, and a weak health system, which undermine achieving maximum impact against the three diseases. Some challenges relate to Global Fund processes while most relate to Malawi’s economic and political context. Solutions include increased country investments in health systems, addressing bottlenecks to effective absorption of funding, and increased oversight of grant implementation.

ABSTRACT The Global Fund Board has called for a coordinated regional response to the health crisis in Venezuela. The Board expressed continued concern “about the resurgence of malaria, shortages of critical commodities for HIV and TB, and the broader health crisis in Venezuela and its impact on the region.”

ABSTRACT The Global Fund is one step closer to having a new strategy for 2017-2022 following the adoption by the Board of a Strategic Framework.

ABSTRACT Two new reports on audits conducted by the Office of the Inspector General found that controls were adequate in some areas but inadequate in others. The Rwanda audit focused as much on the implementation of the results-based financing pilot as on the grants themselves.