Global Fund Observer (Nairobi)
An independent newsletter about the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, provided by Aidspan.
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June 12
Africa: Civil Society Organizations Gather in Ghana to Increase Engagement in Global Fund Programs
Health advocates from across Africa share experiences, build capacity, and strategize on how to respond to HIV, TB and malaria Read more »
June 11
Africa: Gavi and the Global Fund - Collaborating for Impact and Efficiency
Sharing knowledge and coordinating political advocacy are two of the areas on which the organizations work together Read more »
January 09
Burkina Faso: GAC and TRP Comment On Global Fund Grants to Burkina Faso
Among the grants approved by the Board in December were HIV, TB/HIV and malaria grants for Burkina Faso. This article provides a summary of the comments of the Technical Review… Read more »
Zambia: Capacity Issues and Delays in Implementation Plague Otherwise Successful Global Fund Grants to Zambia, OIG Says
Despite substantial economic challenges, Zambia has successfully scaled up interventions across the three diseases. Nevertheless, issues concerning the capacity of health workers… Read more »
December 12, 2017
Africa: Board Approves Third Batch of Global Fund Grants Valued At $2.83 Billion
Sixty-two grants from 29 countries were approved Read more »
October 23, 2017
Nigeria: Global Fund Provides Update On Incentive Funding Awarded to Nigeria and India
The awards were conditional on the recipient countries coming up with matching funds Read more »
October 17, 2017
Africa: The Global Fund Forms Partnership to Find Missing Cases of TB
The Global Fund, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Stop TB Partnership and 13 countries with a high burden of TB have launched a program to find and treat an additional 1.5… Read more »
October 03, 2017
Africa: PEPFAR's New Strategy Has Implications for the Global Fund
PEPFAR will focus its resources in 13 priority countries Read more »
Africa: Appropriations Committees in U.S. Congress Vote to Maintain Funding for Global Fund and PEPFAR
President Trump had proposed cuts to both Read more »
Africa: Global Fund Agrees to accept in-Kind Payment for Recovery of $27 Million Owed by Ghana
Payment consists of reforms to enable the country to produce its Supply Chain Master Plan Read more »
September 19, 2017
Burkina Faso: Global Fund Board Approves Transfer of Funds Within the 2014-2016 Allocation to Burkina Faso
The Global Fund Board has approved the transfer of € 2.6 million from within the 2014-2016 allocation to Burkina Faso. The funds are being transferred from a TB/HIV grant and… Read more »
August 22, 2017
Africa: Activists Stunned By HIV Funding Decision
Eight grants worth nearly $60 million are affected by the decision Read more »
August 08, 2017
South Africa: Improvement Needed in HIV/Aids, TB Grants to South Africa, OIG Finds
Start-up delays and coordination challenges have hampered implementation Read more »
July 14, 2017
Tanzania: Tanzania Requests $700 Million for HIV, TB and Malaria From the Global Fund
Two new civil society PRs will implement new and innovative programs Read more »
April 27, 2017
Uganda: Uganda CCM and the Global Fund At Odds Over Funding Request
Proposed program split and stand-alone RSSH component turned down Read more »
April 03, 2017
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Submits U.S.$630 Million TB/HIV Funding Request
The request has a strong focus on improving quality of care Read more »
March 13, 2017
Africa: What Went Wrong With the Selection Process for a New Executive Director?
Everyone agrees that the process was too rushed. Read more »
February 28, 2017
Africa: Global Fund to 'Restart' Search for New Executive Director
Board members chose not to consider either of the two short-listed candidates Read more »
November 02, 2016
Niger: The ITP Initiative Expects to Improve the Performance of Global Fund Grants in Niger
As a result of Niger's participation in the ITP, the country is now expect increased absorption rates of some grants. The country is one of those participating in the Global Fund's… Read more »
October 04, 2016
Africa: Fluctuating Currencies and the Implications for HIV and Aids Financing
From 1990 to 2015, gross domestic product (GDP) rose by an average annual rate of 3.86 percent in sub-Saharan Africa, compared to 2.79 percent for the world. Those differences are… Read more »
September 05, 2016
Africa: Global Fund Rolls Out Strategic Actions for Gender Equality Initiative
Increased investments and enhanced capacity to address gender inequality Read more »
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