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...

Sammi Fredenburg - Feb 17, 2006 Hello everyone: There seems to me to be a reccurring theme of concerns for sustainability of programs, and assurance that the funds actually get to the ground where they are intended. Hopefully this will be a bridge that is gapped, as I believe it's the fund's...

Tshering - Feb 16, 2006 I agree with most of your contributions: partnership, collaboration and bottom up approach… however, we should be aware of the objectives of special interest to all the donor agencies, many of whom decide what the country needs rather than rely on local decisions especially by...

Feb 15, 2006 Summary of Online Discussions and Lead Contributors for Week Four / Feb.5-12 Theme: The Global Fund’s Strategic Positioning; Week’s sub-question: What do you think should be the appropriate role for the Global Fund in the future? In particular, what do you think are new or different roles...

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...

Mar 06, 2006 Question: What actions, if any, do you think the Global Fund should take to ensure that its overall portfolio of grants is balanced -- particularly across the three diseases, different types of interventions, different kinds of recipients, and regions? Lead contributors, in no particular...

Mar 22, 2006 Lead Contributors and Summary: March 13-20; Having a positive effect on the market for essential health products: Lead Contributors: Ben Karenzi (Rwanda), Mohammed Jimoh (Nigeria), Rose Joshi (Nepal), Njei Moses Timah (Cameroon), Manuel Lluberas (FL, USA), Vanessa Marenco (DC, USA), Darren...

efriedman - May 22, 2006 Hello, The Global Fund has an important role to play in health system strengthening. A friend of mine who is HIV-positive recently observed that if even for him and his peers who are receiving AIDS treatment now, if they want to continue to receive it 3, 5, 10 years from now...

Amadougalo - May 22, 2006 Good evening members. In my opinion what can be done to improve communication with and between developing contries to improve understanding of what the Global Fund is and how it works, and stimulate more active resource mobilization from these countries on behalf of the GF is...

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...