http://www.pacificfriendsglobalfund.org en hourly 1 FV Community News http://www.aidspan.org/documents/gfo/GFO-Issue-184.htm Tim Siegenbeek van Heukelom 15 May 2012 1. NEWS: The Global Fund Turns the Tap Back On
2. NEWS: Main Decisions Made at Board Meeting
3. NEWS: Secretariat Re-Organisation Was Hindered by Weak Performance Management System, Jaramillo Says
4. NEWS: Global Fund Launches Process to Select New ED
5. NEWS: How Grants Will Be Managed in the Restructured Secretariat
6. ANNOUNCEMENT: Aidspan's 2011 Annual Report Now Available

]]> 1. NEWS: The Global Fund Turns the Tap Back On
2. NEWS: Main Decisions Made at Board Meeting
3. NEWS: Secretariat Re-Organisation Was Hindered by Weak Performance Management System, Jaramillo Says
4. NEWS: Global Fund Launches Process to Select New ED
5. NEWS: How Grants Will Be Managed in the Restructured Secretariat
6. ANNOUNCEMENT: Aidspan's 2011 Annual Report Now Available

]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michel-sidib/hiv-aids-africa-mothers-child_b_1499122.html Tim Siegenbeek van Heukelom 14 May 2012 By Michel Sidibé: This Mother's Day, I am asking everyone to help bring future families more joy and less anxiety. There are three simple things we can all do to ensure babies everywhere can be born free from HIV. Together we can go from 390,000 children becoming infected with HIV each year to zero.

]]> By Michel Sidibé: This Mother's Day, I am asking everyone to help bring future families more joy and less anxiety. There are three simple things we can all do to ensure babies everywhere can be born free from HIV. Together we can go from 390,000 children becoming infected with HIV each year to zero.

]]> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304203604577393732617886576.html Tim Siegenbeek van Heukelom 14 May 2012 The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has boosted its coffers and will resume funding new grants following the launch of a management overhaul prompted by a slowdown in donations and past disclosures of some misused grant money.

]]> The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has boosted its coffers and will resume funding new grants following the launch of a management overhaul prompted by a slowdown in donations and past disclosures of some misused grant money.

]]> http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/blog/29070/ Tim Siegenbeek van Heukelom 14 May 2012 In this issue:
- Available Funding
- Transformation in 90 Days
- Monitoring & Evaluation System Country Profile Tool
- Profile: Cees Klumper

]]> In this issue:
- Available Funding
- Transformation in 90 Days
- Monitoring & Evaluation System Country Profile Tool
- Profile: Cees Klumper

]]> http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/mediacenter/pressreleases/2012-05-09_Global_Fund_Forecasts_USD_1_6_billion_in_Available_Funds_for_2012_2014_Major_Shift_Reflects_Strategic_Choices_b Tim Siegenbeek van Heukelom 14 May 2012 A new financial forecast by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria estimates that more than $1.6 billion in additional funding will be available in the 2012-14 period for investment in projects that save lives. The new forecast is a result of strategic decisions made by the Board, freeing up funds that can be invested in countries where there is the most pressing demand, and adopting a plan to transform the Global Fund that has created multiple positive effects, including improved financial supervision and overall efficiency.

]]> A new financial forecast by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria estimates that more than $1.6 billion in additional funding will be available in the 2012-14 period for investment in projects that save lives. The new forecast is a result of strategic decisions made by the Board, freeing up funds that can be invested in countries where there is the most pressing demand, and adopting a plan to transform the Global Fund that has created multiple positive effects, including improved financial supervision and overall efficiency.

]]> http://www.aidspan.org/documents/gfo/GFO-Issue-183.htm Tim Siegenbeek van Heukelom 14 May 2012 1. NEWS: Global Fund Forecasts $1.6 Billion in “Additional Funding” for New Grants
2. NEWS: Global Fund Vows to Stay Committed to Civil Society Involvement After Restructuring
3. COMMENTARY: New Structure at Global Fund Will Reduce Influence of Civil Society
4. NEWS: OIG Releases Audit Report on 10 Grants in Ethiopia

]]> 1. NEWS: Global Fund Forecasts $1.6 Billion in “Additional Funding” for New Grants
2. NEWS: Global Fund Vows to Stay Committed to Civil Society Involvement After Restructuring
3. COMMENTARY: New Structure at Global Fund Will Reduce Influence of Civil Society
4. NEWS: OIG Releases Audit Report on 10 Grants in Ethiopia

]]> http://blogs.cgdev.org/globalhealth/2012/05/how-does-hivaids-funding-affect-a-countrys-health-system.php Tim Siegenbeek van Heukelom 14 May 2012 By Victoria Fan, Amanda Glassman and Rachel Silverman:
Recently, the American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene published a paper by Shepard et al. evaluating the impact of HIV/AIDS funding on Rwanda’s health system. The headline of the press release was catchy and assertive: “Six-year Study in Rwanda Finds Influx of HIV/AIDS Funding Does Not Undermine Health Care Services for Other Diseases. Study Addresses Long-standing Debate about Funding Imbalances for Global Diseases.”

]]> By Victoria Fan, Amanda Glassman and Rachel Silverman:
Recently, the American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene published a paper by Shepard et al. evaluating the impact of HIV/AIDS funding on Rwanda’s health system. The headline of the press release was catchy and assertive: “Six-year Study in Rwanda Finds Influx of HIV/AIDS Funding Does Not Undermine Health Care Services for Other Diseases. Study Addresses Long-standing Debate about Funding Imbalances for Global Diseases.”

]]> http://www.aidspan.org/documents/gfo/GFO-Issue-182.htm Tim Siegenbeek van Heukelom 14 May 2012 1. NEWS: OIG Releases Four New Reports
2. NEWS: Sixty-One Applications Received for TFM Funding, Representing Demand of $616 Million
3. COMMENTARY: Error-Filled Media Stories Are Another Risk the Global Fund Needs to Manage
4. NEWS: Global Fund Releases More Information on the Renewals Process
5. NEWS: France Will Use a Portion of Its Global Fund Contribution to Provide Technical Assistance
6. NEWS: CCMs Are Not Taking Full Advantage of Funding Opportunities from the Global Fund
7. ANNOUNCEMENT: New Edition of M&E Toolkit

]]> 1. NEWS: OIG Releases Four New Reports
2. NEWS: Sixty-One Applications Received for TFM Funding, Representing Demand of $616 Million
3. COMMENTARY: Error-Filled Media Stories Are Another Risk the Global Fund Needs to Manage
4. NEWS: Global Fund Releases More Information on the Renewals Process
5. NEWS: France Will Use a Portion of Its Global Fund Contribution to Provide Technical Assistance
6. NEWS: CCMs Are Not Taking Full Advantage of Funding Opportunities from the Global Fund
7. ANNOUNCEMENT: New Edition of M&E Toolkit

]]> http://blogs.cgdev.org/globalhealth/2012/04/is-the-global-fund-getting-better.php Tim Siegenbeek van Heukelom 26 April 2012 By Victoria Fan: Amidst tough times, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is rapidly transforming for the better. After negative, if not slightly hysterical, press from cases of fraudulent spending (that the Global Fund itself discovered and reported in 2010), compounded by doubts among certain bilateral donors on the sustainability and efficiency of the Global Fund, the newly appointed temporary General Manager Gabriel Jaramillo and his team has moved forward to “transform” the Global Fund with considerable speed and deftness.

]]> By Victoria Fan: Amidst tough times, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is rapidly transforming for the better. After negative, if not slightly hysterical, press from cases of fraudulent spending (that the Global Fund itself discovered and reported in 2010), compounded by doubts among certain bilateral donors on the sustainability and efficiency of the Global Fund, the newly appointed temporary General Manager Gabriel Jaramillo and his team has moved forward to “transform” the Global Fund with considerable speed and deftness.

]]> http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/global-pulse/qa-us-global-aids-coordinator-eric-goosby Michael Wong 26 April 2012 Goosby discusses the revelation that the US has accumulated nearly $1.5 billion in unspent funds intended to go to HIV/AIDS programs around the world.

]]> Goosby discusses the revelation that the US has accumulated nearly $1.5 billion in unspent funds intended to go to HIV/AIDS programs around the world.

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