BeckyMc - Jan 26, 2006 My name is Becky McDonald and I am the Vice Chairperson of the Board of the Foundation for Hospices in Sub Saharan Africa. I have 28 years of experience in hospice administration in the US and our hospice program has a hospice "twin" or partner in Johannesburg, SA. These...

Feb 02, 2006 Theme: The Global Fund’s Strategic Positioning; The Fund’s unique roles and participants’ opinions on its performance The second and third week’s discussions focused on the Fund’s strategic positioning: it’s unique or different roles in comparison to those played by other organizations funding...

basilb - Mar 14, 2006 One of the highest and primary priorities for the Global FUND in the war against HIV should be NUTRITION. It is given such a low priority that it is hardly mentioned. Check out the sentence for debate - nets and drugs - nothing on nutrition. The reason I believe this is happening...

Workneh Kassie - Apr 26, 2006 The best case scenario for a predictable and sustained replenishment mechanism would be for the Global Fund and its traditional donors (countries, private foundations, corporations etc.) to agree on a medium term agreement for an earmarked annual contribution as countries...

Tshabalala - Apr 10, 2006 Institutional Governance in the area of human resource management, procurement systems and priority-setting as a platform for effectiveness; presents itself as one of the entry points for the Global Fund with respect to the strengthening of health systems. Capacity to manage...

LPPrayas - Mar 27, 2006 Proper Project Planning and a good Network Infrastructure- these are two steps that the Global Fund can take to be more in line with country priorities and systems, therefore reducing transaction costs and ensuring the lasting impact of its funded programs.[/u] I work amongst...

Dr. Saka Mohammed Jimoh - Mar 17, 2006 I also think positive impact will be more felt at reduced price if GF involve detailers (retailers?) (these are community based pharmacist ) in each zone for products, and to a certain extent depend on local agencies' regulation of the proriety patent medicine...

Luc Comhaire - Feb 14, 2006 Speaking about TB control. The fund should be doing what it's good at and refrain from doing things where it's not good at. Objectives should not only be result-oriented but also process-oriented (e.g. is the programme able to manage ? If not, something needs to be...

Dr Benjamin Udodigbo - Feb 10, 2006 I think that the major plank upon which the success of the GF's intervention will rest in the future is the issue of sustainability. In the particular case of HIV/AIDS control,it is not going to be enough to allow the response to be caged in by time.If you commence...