thomasrn - Apr 09, 2006 Heath, great discussion. I am a nurse and I understand the magnitude that an epidemic like AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria can have on our country. I would like to say that it is unique associations such as this one that helps to enhance education and provides funding to help...

Sammi Fredenburg - Feb 07, 2006 Hello: I believe this remarkable fund has already set a precidence on what it will be like in the future. It's establishment is one that works outside the boxes of norm; that in itself will cause many to sit up and take a good deep look. No other program is as widely...

Feb 22, 2006 Summary of Week 5 - Complementarity with the Global Fund’s Key Partners. Feb.12- 19. Question of the week: What do you think the Global Fund should be doing to ensure that its work and that of its key partners complement each other? Lead Contributors (In no particular order): English Forum...

Heath - Feb 10, 2006 Greetings, Comments were made about the importance of the GF's role in education about the 3 diseases. In my opinion, educating people about the diseases will help to diminish and hopefully eliminate the stigma that still surrounds the diseases, especially AIDS. In this prosperous...

Feb 24, 2006 Message from Tom Mboya Okeyo , MoH- Kenya My contribution this week is a Case study on Kenya (powerpoint presentation available on request). It demonstrates that without the Global Fund, PEPFAR, MSF, Clinton Foundation, the number of people on ART in Kenya by end of January, 2006 would have...

Carrr - Feb 24, 2006 To achieve real sustained impact in malaria control (as well as for AIDS and tuberculosis) there needs to be a concerted push to streamline, simplify and harmonize procedures and practices to improve the effectiveness of country-led responses and reduce the burden placed on countries...

Tshering - Mar 01, 2006 I have read and agree with what other colleagues have been contributing towards this fruitful discussion. There is no doubt the Global Fund will take this forum as their ears and refer to these contributions while implementing projects. What diseases and interventions should be...

dr joseph stephen mambo - Apr 12, 2006 hallow, First of all may I congratulate both of you for your excellent ideas in enhancing GF in health system strengthening worldwide. My suggestion is, for the GF to prosper, it should give the Ministries of Health ( preferentially Tanzania) full responsibility...

chandap - Apr 04, 2006 Grants which come to the end of phase II would appear to have very valuable lessons in how planned proposals were implemented. The way to go would be to critically review the processes and outcomes of such issues as raised, assess the validity of such concerns and then use such...

Mar 30, 2006 Message from Mohammed Saka Jimoh , Nigeria. Thanks for your message, am also learning through the forum. Many issues hinder harmonious implementation of M&E, procurement, and other principles depending on the level of system development. I think common to all are: -Issues of ownership...