As the 48th Global Fund Board meeting just ended with a renewal of the leadership of the Implementers Group (ImG), we would like to take the opportunity to dissect this particular platform that has had an African representative in its leadership. Robyn Montgomery from Developed Country NGOs constituency was chair, and Dr Gerald Gwinji from East…
The Global Fund to fight HIV, TB and malaria invest in countries following a step-by-step process. It decides on the Global Disease Split using epidemiology and income category to obtain a formula-derived allocation per country. Then, the Global Fund conducts “qualitative adjustments”. What is the qualitative adjustment? Qualitative adjustments are refinements to formula-derived amounts (FDAs)…
The Annual Consultative Meeting of the Global Fund’s African Constituency Bureau is the opportunity to bring together the 46 countries of the African constituencies to exchange views on the policy issues which are the topics for discussion on the agenda for the Global Fund Board Meeting. This year is special. The African Constituency Bureau is celebrating…
The Global Fund’s new 2020-2023 grant implementation cycle has been launched with the expectation that it will produce greater results in the 23 countries of the West and Central African constituency. This builds on the fact that these countries have started to implement the recommendations of the Global Fund’s Office of the Inspector General, which…
The two African constituencies are represented mostly in pairs at the Global Fund three committees (the Strategy, Ethics and Governance; and at the Audit and Finances committees) and at the Board by the committee, board and alternate members representing the West and Central Africa and the East and South Africa. Both regions combine 46 African…