By Paul Nesara Many African countries are facing multi-faceted policy challenges, in part, due to the quality of data collected or the verticalized “big data” existing ecosystems that are not fully interrogated to generate evidence. Blumer et al., describe big data as “the extensive volume of information that individuals and agencies generate daily”.[1] There are…
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…
Learn more about CBLNs in 5 questions: What ? CBLNs are meant to increase African countries’ influence in Global Fund policies and decisions. As the recipient of the fund’s nearly 70% of grants, it is in the best interest of the continent if it were more organized, and collaborated for a united stand using the…