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ABSTRACT A sneak preview of the upcoming Board agenda shows a packed schedule for the Board meetings to be held on 10, 11 and 12 May. In particular, the debate on catalytic investments is proving to be a hot topic. Moreover, constituency pressure has resulted in the Secretariat announcing a revised agenda to allow more in-depth discussion of topics such as the plans for Strategy implementation.
ABSTRACT The Global Fund Board will meet between 10 and 12 May to discuss several issues, four of which are for decision and the remainder are for the purposes of information and discussion. This article brings you some of the opinions expressed by Global Fund constituencies regarding one of the most important topics: the Update on Strategy Implementation.
ABSTRACT During the recent 46th Global Fund Board Meeting held on 8 to 10 November 2021, the Technical Review Panel updated the Board on its work in 2021 and plans for 2022. TRP reported that it had reviewed and recommended 98% of the allocated funds for the 2020-2022 cycle for funding. It also reported the findings of its assessment of its performance in 2020, its advisory on Global Fund investments in health systems, and a Secretariat-commissioned Advisory by the Office of the Inspector General on its mandate and functioning.
ABSTRACT The Technical Evaluation Reference Group conducted Prospective Country Evaluations in eight countries for the allocation period 2017- 2019, followed by one additional year and a three-month extension. In October, a position paper was presented to inform the Strategy Committee of the results for the three-month extension period and the TERG’s recommendations, and to request submission of the document to the Board for information.
ABSTRACT The Global Fund Board is expected to discuss the continuation of a pilot initiative reporting on country-specific results on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Previously, the KPIs were reported in aggregate and, when it was relevant, at the regional level, and the Secretariat did not report any country-specific results to the Board or to Committees. The change came earlier this year in response to requests from constituencies for country-specific analysis at the country and grant level to better understand challenges and performance.
ABSTRACT The allocation methodology for 2020-2022 will be very similar to the methodologies used for the last two allocation periods. The methodology prioritizes funding for high-burden and low-income countries. In approving the methodology, the Board decided that up to $800 million of the funds available for country allocations will be used to top up components that require “paced reductions” and components that previously received less funding than the formula calls for.
ABSTRACT The Global Fund Board has approved the catalytic funding priorities for the next allocation period. The total cost to fully implement all 26 priorities is $894 million. However, the actual budget won’t be known until after the Sixth Replenishment pledging conference in October 2019. The Board decision contains five potential funding scenarios. Nevertheless, the Secretariat can now begin planning for implementation of the catalytic funding priorities.
ABSTRACT At its meeting on 15-16 May, the Global Fund Board is expected to approve an allocation methodology for the 2020–2022 allocation period. This article provides a preview of the decisions expected at the Board meeting.
ABSTRACT The Board has acknowledged that there might be a circumstance where the Global Fund will want to provide support to a non-eligible country experiencing a health crisis (e.g. Venezuela). The Board tasked the Secretariat with preparing proposals for countries in this situation and said that the proposals will have to describe how the support would be funded. The Board is concerned about the potential impact on programs in eligible countries if the Fund supports non-eligible countries in crisis. The Secretariat appears frustrated with how this issue has been handled up to now.
ABSTRACT The Board has announced appointments to its three standing committees for two-year terms that started on 11 May 2018. The Ethics and Governance Committee has been directed to undertake a review of the process for selecting the leadership and members of the committees.
