With the Global Fund committee meetings that happened at the end of June and early July 2018, the month of June was a relatively busy month for the ACB. Critical to Africa’s representation in Global Fund committee and board meetings, are the consultative processes that need to happen to generate African consensus over policy issues.…
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The ACB Board met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from August 2-3, 2018. The meeting aimed to (i) review of the governance framework, (ii) do the formal handover of the leadership and (iii) schedule next the Annual Consultative Meeting (ACM) among others. During the meeting, H.E. Hon. Dr. Kebede Worku – Board Member for East and…
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“It is critical that the African voice is heard because Africa bears the greatest brunt of the three epidemics” Global Fund Executive Director, Peter Sands, stated as he addressed the more than thirty delegates that attended the high-level meeting with ministers of health from West and Central Africa (WCA) on the sidelines of the World…
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« Il est essentiel que la voix africaine soit entendue parce que l’Afrique est le continent le plus affecté par les trois épidémies (SIDA, Tuberculose, Paludisme (NDLR) », a déclaré Peter SANDS, Directeur exécutif du Fonds mondial, devant plus de trente délégués qui ont participé à la réunion de haut niveau avec les ministres de…
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What were the key decisions made during the 39th Global Fund board meeting? The eligibility policy – with its broad implications to the levels of funding – was always going to be the elephant in the room. Given the spike in epidemics among some populations, particularly among Upper Middle-Income Countries (UMICs), affected stakeholders opened up…
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As stated in the preceding article, the 39th Global Board meeting approved six key policies – eligibility, Global Fund approach in non-eligible countries experiencing health crises, risk appetite framework, board leadership selection process, Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) code of conduct, CCM policy and CCM evolution including funding for it – all largely favorable to the…
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Quelles sont les décisions majeures ? La politique d’éligibilité Ceux qui sont en faveur d’une révision estiment que le statut de pays à revenu intermédiaire ne garantit pas que les pays investiraient pour répondre à leurs épidémies. Le conseil d’administration a ainsi accepté de conserver en grande partie la politique d’éligibilité afin de s’assurer que…
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Le prochain cycle d’allocation Le principal enjeu des prochaines réunions du conseil et des comités sera la méthodologie d’allocation des subventions 2020-2022 ; il s’agira de définir la politique qui encadrera la méthodologie de distribution des ressources du Fonds mondial dans le cycle de financement 2020-2022. Les circonscriptions africaines doivent prioriser les stratégies pour ce…
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On November 17th 2017, a Forum on National Dialogue regarding Health care Financing in Senegal was held at the King Fahd Palace Hotel in Dakar-Senegal. This event engaged all the stakeholders involved in health care: public and private sectors, civil society, technical and financial partners and was presided by His Excellency Macky Sall, President of…
DetailsThe meeting was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 1-2 November 2017 and drew participants from Regional African Union Organs, Economic Communities (RECs), Regional Heal Health Organizations, UNAIDS, WHO, UNICEF, UNDP, The Global Fund, CHAI, and representatives from Civil Society and the private sector. “We have the science and tools to end AIDS, TB and…
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