Current GFO Articles
Eagerly anticipating new funding cycle allocation letters
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Dear subscribers Surely the most discussed topic within the Global Fund and among countries themselves must be the 2023-2025 allocation letters which are imminently about to be sent out? Countries must be waiting for their arrival with some trepidation, concerned... 8 Dec 2022 |
Early lessons from the implementation of a standalone health system strengthening grant in Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Since its inception, the Global Fund has invested $9.4 billion in strengthening health systems and $4.9 billion of this is in the current cycle, which began in January 2021. For the first time in 2020, countries had been asked to identify a specific envelope for health system strengthening (HSS... 7 Dec 2022 |
Countries will soon be informed of their Global Fund allocations for the 2023-2025 funding cycle
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Countries eligible for Global Fund funding in the 2023-2025 allocation period are waiting for the Global Fund Secretariat to inform them of their overall country allocations for this next funding cycle, for HIV, TB, malaria (HTM), and resilient and sustainable systems for health (RSSH). For the... 7 Dec 2022 |
Board thematic discussions on gender
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At the 48th meeting of the Global Fund Board, members were treated to two Thematic Discussions, one on gender and the other on communities. The gender thematic presentation was based on the Gender Thematic Report. This article summarizes the important points of the Board presentation and... 7 Dec 2022 |
Time to accept that we do not know how to prepare for pandemics
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The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the global lack of pandemic preparedness. Despite drastic measures, containment failed, and millions died. Our best measure of COVID-19 deaths is the World Health Organization (WHO) and its excess mortality data. The measure is imperfect because it only looks at... 7 Dec 2022 |
